Heavy Medal Archive: Ice hockey
UPDATE: It's official; U.S. downs Finland, 6-1, advances to gold medal game
The United States closed out its semifinal victory over Finland, 6-1, to advance to Sunday's gold medal game against the winner of Friday night's Canada-Slovakia game. The U.S. made the game a foregone conclusion quickly. The Americans chased goalie Miikka...
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February 26, 2010; 4:09 PM ET |
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U.S., Canadian spokesmen wager bet on hockey
It's a friendly wager that could leave White House press secretary Robert Gibbs wearing the colors of Canada. Gibbs and his counterpart to the north, Dimitri Soudas, bet on the results of Thursday's gold medal women's hockey contest. Both teams...
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February 25, 2010; 6:53 PM ET |
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Alex Ovechkin, Russia go out with a thud
Here's an update from Slava Malamud of Russia's Sport-Express: The dominating performance of Team Canada in Wednesday night's quarterfinal against Russia provided perhaps one of the most anticlimactic moments of the Games. Not only did the expected Dream Final not...
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February 25, 2010; 12:17 AM ET |
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Tretiak on Canada's goalie switch: 'I'd go with Brodeur'
Vladislav Tretiak, 57, knows what it feels like as a goaltender to get upset by the underdog Americans. (Shaun Best/Reuters) Here's a quick post on the Canadian goalie situation from Sport-Express' Slava Malamud, who will be blogging for us...
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February 23, 2010; 8:42 PM ET |
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Fetisov on Ovechkin's skill, toughness
It was a who's-who-in-Russian-hockey Sunday night in Vancouver as the very top people in the hierarchy of the sport visited the Winter Olympics. I ran into two of them outside Bosco Bar, which is an offshoot of the famous Russia...
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February 22, 2010; 9:28 AM ET |
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U.S. hockey team shocks host Canada, 5-3
When U.S. Olympic hockey player Jamie Langenbrunner scored in the final period Sunday night, a shot ricocheting off his skate blade into the net, he about jumped out of the arena. This wasn't exactly a miracle on ice, but elements...
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February 21, 2010; 10:20 PM ET |
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