He’s on thin ice.
A Slovak fugitive who spent nearly two decades dodging Italian authorities was finally caught this week when he showed up in Milan to cheer on his national hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The 44-year-old, who had an arrest warrant issued against him 16 years ago, was arrested Wednesday night — foiling his plans to attend Slovakia’s opening men’s ice hockey match against Finland, the local Carabinieri police force said in a statement.
Cops said the unidentified man was wanted for a string of shop thefts he allegedly carried out in 2010.
After checking into a guesthouse on the outskirts of Milan, authorities quickly tracked him down and hauled him off to San Vittore prison, police said.
The hockey nut is expected to serve 11 months and seven days for the thefts.
Slovakia’s men’s hockey team — bronze medalists in Beijing 2022 — thumped Finland 4-1 at Milan’s Santagiulia Arena. They’ll face Italy on Friday and Sweden on Saturday.
Slovakia is sitting in second behind Sweden, which defeated Italy 5-2 Wednesday.
With Post wires