GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Pavel Francouz stopped all five shooters and Petr Koukal scored the shootout winner as the Czech Republic eliminated the United States from the Olympics with a 3-2 victory in the quarterfinals Wednesday.

Jan Kovar and Tomas Kundratek scored in regulation for the Czech Republic, which was fresher after winning its group and getting a bye into the quarterfinals. The U.S. looked fatigued after facing Slovakia in the qualification round a day earlier and was outshot 29-20.

Ryan Donato and Jim Slater scored for the U.S., which again was led by its youngest players, including speedster Troy Terry. U.S. goaltender Ryan Zapolski allowed three goals on 29 shots and one in the shotoout, while Francouz stopped 18 in regulation and overtime.

“It’s tough when it comes down to the shootout,” U.S. captain Brian Gionta said. “It’s tough to swallow.”

Koukal was the only player to score in overtime. Chris Bourque, Ryan Donato, Marc Arcobello, Terry and Bobby Butler could not beat Francouz. Just before the shootout, Sochi Olympics shootout hero T.J. Oshie of the U.S. tweeted his support for Terry, but Francouz was able to save a multiple-fake try by the University of Denver player.

“Sorry to let him down on that one,” Terry said. “But the goalie made a good save..”

Said Francouz: “He kind of lost the puck so I got lucky there.”

Terry continued skating around opponents as he has done all tournament, and 6:20 in he gave the U.S. a 1-0 lead. Terry sliced down the left wing and dished it to Donato, who used a double Czech Republic screen to beat Francouz.

“He’s always been someone that can raise his game in the big games,” Chuck Terry, Troy’s father, said. “That part’s not that surprising. Just the overwhelming thing of him being at the Olympics, it’s pretty cool.”

The goal was Donato’s fifth in five games, passing his father and Harvard coach, Ted, who scored four for the U.S. at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville.

The Czechs move on to face the winner of the Russians against Norway.

Canadian takesskicross gold

Brady Leman earned gold for Canada in men’s skicross on Wednesday, beating Switzerland’s Marc Bischofberger in a wild final at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Leman took the lead early during Wednesday’s last round and then held off Bischofberger in a two-man duel after Canada’s Kevin Drury and Russian athlete Sergey Ridzik collided early on.

Ridzik picked himself up and raced down for bronze.

The elimination rounds included a handful of frightening crashes that forced several men to leave the course wrapped up in a medical sled.

South Korea wins short track relay

South Korea repeated as Olympic champion in the women’s short track speedskating relay, outdueling China. A judge’s review of a crash then led to the disqualification of both China and Canada, promoting Italy to the silver medal and the Netherlands, which had won the consolation final, into the bronze position. The winning team included Choi Min-jeong, who picked up her second gold of the games.

France claims biathlon relay

Martin Fourcade of France, the anchor, outshot and outskied Arnd Peiffer of Germany to lead France to a gold medal in the mixed relay biathlon.

Peiffer and Germany were comfortably ahead, but he missed two prone shots and then had three misses when shooting standing. That dropped Germany all the way to fourth. Norway won the silver and Italy the bronze.

It was Fourcade’s third gold medal of the games; he earlier won the pursuit and mass start, and he still has the men’s relay to come.

Germany sweeps nordic combined

Germany went 1-2-3 in the large hill competition in nordic combined. Johannes Rydzek won the gold medal, Fabian Riessle the silver and Eric Frenzel, who won the normal hill event, the bronze. All three are strong candidates for another medal for Germany in the team event.