Two fans who raised a flag of Greenland as the United States played Denmark in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics say they did so as a gesture of European support for the island and for Denmark.

Denmark and Latvia face off in this Group A men's ice hockey matchup during the 2026 Winter Olympics on Sunday.

Team USA has beaten Denmark 6-3 in a preliminary game in men's hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Nick Olesen and Matt Boldy traded goals in the first period before Jeremy Swayman made a brutal error to allow Nicholas Jensen to score from the neutral zone.

After a dominant win over Latvia, the Americans followed it up with another strong outing -- this time against Denmark

Forget the “Greenland Derby” talk. It was just team spirit, hard work and plenty of heart. That’s how Denmark’s players say they took the fight to the United States in hockey at the Winter Olympics.

That’s why we're here, we are all competitors,” Eichel said. Brady Tkachuk scored to make it 2-2 at 9:26 of the second, corralling a clean face-off win by Eichel and snapping it past goalie Mads Sogaard to start the rally.

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But in the end, there would be no miracle. Goliath beat David. The U.S., led by a goal and an assist from Jack Eichel of the Golden Knights, fought off Denmark, 6-3, to go 2-0 in the Olympic hockey tournament.