France loses to Czechia, dropping second straight at Milano Cortina 2026

MONTREAL – Halfway through the game, it looked like the French were on their way to pulling off an upset win.

After all, they had overcome a 2-0 deficit and even grabbed a 3-2 lead over Czechia in the second period, surprising their opponents and silencing Czech fans in the stands at the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.

But their opponents put to rest any doubts as they went on to score four unanswered goals to defeat France 6-3 on Friday.

Alexandre Texier was held off the scoresheet and registered one shot on goal. For a second straight game, he logged the most minutes among all forwards (20:45).

For more stats, check out the official Olympic game summary here.

France roster

France goals

P2 18:59 [1]-2 Boudon (Da Costa, Auvitu) - PPG

P2 15:56 [2]-2 Boudon (Bertrand)

P2 14:06 [3]-2 Gallet (Bertrand, Boudon)

Czechia goals

P1 14:04 0-[1] Necas (Pastrnak, Hronek) - PPG

P1 06:56 0-[2] Kempny (Stransky, Faksa)

P2 06:37 3-[3] Pastrnak (Palat, Kempny)

P2 00:32 3-[4] Stransky (Faksa, Hronek)

P3 18:55 3-[5] Chlapik (Necas, Kampf)

P3 18:07 3-[6] Cervenka (Sedlak, Spacek)

What’s next?

Nick Suzuki will take the ice with Team Canada when they go head-to-head against Team Switzerland at 3:10 p.m. ET on Friday at the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.

All games will be broadcast on CBC/CBC Gem and Radio-Canada/ICI TOU.TV, with select games available on TSN, Sportsnet, and RDS.