The puck is about to drop in a crucial preliminary round matchup between Team Slovakia and Team Finland at the Fiera Milano arena during the 2026 Winter Olympics. As the scoreboard indicates, this best-on-best contest is expected to be a tight battle right to the final buzzer.

For many decades, Olympic Games included "demonstration sports." Some, like curling, became part of the permanent roster. But others, like skijoring, didn't stick around.