Full coverage timesGermany reached the men's ice hockey final at the Winter Olympics for the first time by beating defending champions Canada in the semi-finals. The 10th-seeded Germans won 4-3 at Gangneung Hockey Centre despite Canada fighting back from 4-1 down at the start of the third period. Germany will face the Olympic athletes from Russia (OAR) in Sunday's final. Germany are assured of their best Olympic ice hockey result with their only previous medal being bronze in 1932, plus there was a bronze for West Germany in 1976. Earlier, OAR reached the final for the first time in 20 years with a 3-0 win over the Czech Republic.

Source: BBC February 23, 2018 10:40 UTC