By Amy Tennery and Janina Nuno Rios MILAN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Tournament favourites Canada marked their territory with a 5-0 win over Czech Republic to open their men's Olympic ice hockey campaign on Thursday before the United States hit their stride after an uneasy start to win 5-1 against Latvia.

The Americans kicked off their 2026 Olympic men's hockey run with a decisive 5-1 win over Latvia. Team USA got off to a slow start before wearing down the Latvians over the final two periods in a dominant effort.

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Canada played their last two group games without injured captain Marie-Philip Poulin and uncertainty surrounds the return of the five-times Olympian heading into the quarter-finals of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament.

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Macklin Celebrini made his Olympic ice hockey debut with the confidence of a veteran and the timing of a natural scorer, the 19-year-old striking early to spark Canada's commanding 5-0 victory over Czech Republic in their opening game on Thursday.

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MILAN (AP) — As top-seeded Team USA practiced a day before its quarterfinal matchup against host Italy, the Canadians were on the nearby main rink reminding everyone it might not be time to count them out of the women’s hockey Olympic tournament just yet.