Olympics
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Austria out with loss to Slovenia
Anytime your team loses, it’s rough. When your team loses in the Olympics, it’s rough but the competition is the…
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“Smile Japan” Heads Home with Heavy Hearts
After much of an uphill battle, “Smile Japan” ends their Olympic journey in eighth place. The women’s hockey team faced…
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Slovakia loses to Czech Republic; Disappointing Olympics come to an end
”We came close, but it was too little too late,” Slovakia’s Michal Handzus said. With their 5-3 loss to the…
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USA Advances to Semis
Team USA continued its dominance in its Quarterfinals match-up against the Czech Republic. Coming off several days rest, Team USA…
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Russia Ousted by Finland in Quarter-Finals
With expectations higher than Soyuz rocket capabilities, the Russians faltered in a devastating 3-1 loss to Finland in the men’s…
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Canada: Edges Latvia, Dreams of Gold
A thunderous slap shot from Shea Weber was the deciding goal between Canada and Latvia, giving the Canadians an edge…
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Russia Placed Sixth After Disappointing Olympic Finish
Home ice advantage did not help Russia today, and the Olympic home team finished the tournament today in a disappointing…
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Switzerland Loses to Latvia in Upset
The Swiss fell to the Latvians Tuesday afternoon in a huge upset. Switzerland had allowed just two goals in three…
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Czech Republic Top Border Rival Slovakia, Advance To Semifinal Game Against the USA
For our younger readers, the Czech Republic and Slovakia were a single country for nearly 84 years. Both countries were…
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No Surprise as Norway Falls to Host Russia
In what promised to be a rout for Russian hockey fans to enjoy, Norway and Russia took the ice in…
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Canadians Melt the Swiss 3-1
Entering Sunday’s game the Swiss were in high spirits after defeating Team Russia, and were looking to continue their dominance.…
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Radulov Leads Russia to Quarters
Alexander Radulov opened the scoring, added an empty-netter and one assist in Russia’s 4-0 qualification win against the Norwegians at…
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Phil Kessel Leading the Way
Group play is over. The Americans toughest test came against Russia which it defeated in a shootout. The USA will…
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Slovenia Falls to the U.S.
Thought to be the Olympic underdogs, Slovenia, was unable to gain momentum in the 5-1 loss to the Americans. Now…
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Austria tops Norway off Grabner’s performance
It took a dozen years, but Austria was able to seal an Olympic win. Michael Grabner was the hero in…
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