Switzerland shut out Italy 3-0 in the Qualifiers, backed by three New Jersey Devils players. ​Switzerland will advance to the next round, where they will face Team Finland. ​

Nico Hischier had a goal and two assists to help Team Switzerland advance to the quarterfinals of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 with a 3-0 win against Team Italy at Rho Arena on Tuesday.

Switzerland and the UAE competed to host the next AI Summit, with an agreement that Israel would organise it in 2028

The Finns will look to stay hot in the quarterfinals against Switzerland, which prevailed over Italy in the qualifying round. My Finland vs. Switzerland predictions expect the Finns to stay hot after dominating their final two games of the round robin. Keep reading for my free betting picks for Wednesday, February 18.

Genoni has a 0.99 goal-against-average and .962 save percentage for Switzerland. He has been between the pipes for each of its wins at the Olympics, including in the preliminary round against Team France (4-0 on Feb. 12) and Team Czechia (4-3 in overtime on Sunday).

Switzerland forward Kevin Fiala has been ruled out for the rest of the Milan Cortina Olympics with an injury to his left leg.

President Donald Trump, in an interview on Tuesday, said that he decided to increase tariffs on Switzerland following a phone conversation with the country's former leader. Trump said on Tuesday that

The Swiss franc is widely viewed as a safe haven asset, rising in value in times of geopolitical or macroeconomic uncertainty.

After a campaign by a right-wing opposition party, the government will hold a referendum in June that would require measures to limit immigration.

Tuesday was Czechia's first win of the tournament. They'll take the afternoon session off and return to play China at 8:05 a.m. ET on Wednesday. Germany falls to 3-4 and seventh in the standings. They'll look to get back in the win column later in the day in a match against top-ranked Switzerland at 1:05 p.m. ET.