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U. S. vs. Canada for Olympic Gold
I'm glad I checked that Yahoo page, informing us that the big U.S.-Canada game is going to start in half an hour. I thought it was going to begin this evening.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The United States is guaranteed to win 37 medals in Vancouver, not just the most in these Games, but the most ever by a single nation in the Winter Olympics. You could say the Americans have “won” the Olympics.
Canada is in third and will win 26 total medals. Thirteen of them are gold, though, four more than the Americans and the most of any nation here. It ties the record for the most ever, set by the Soviet Union in 1972 and Norway in 2002.
You could argue that if gold is best and Canada was best at winning them, then Canada “won” the Olympics.
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It’s the perfect ending that they play in the final competition of the Olympics in the sport that generates the most interest in the Winter Games. (It’s predicted it will be the most watched hockey game ever on both sides of the border.) The competitors aren’t particularly interested in the overall title, but they understand it’s out there.
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Someone is going to be a legend Sunday. The stakes are that high. The focus and attention is considerable. It’s the biggest hockey game in the history of North America. It’s the USA vs. Canada, wrapping up an Olympics where the two nations cast such a dominant shadow.
It couldn’t end better. Turns out, everyone has won in these Olympics. So let’s play a little hockey for final bragging rights.
-- Dan Wetzel for Yahoo! Sports
Though, the start time is right in the middle of my afternoon nap. Such sleep is more precious to me. Maybe I'll leave the station running silently, for when I wake up. I shouldn't miss more than fifteen, twenty minutes, if I can fall asleep at all.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The United States is guaranteed to win 37 medals in Vancouver, not just the most in these Games, but the most ever by a single nation in the Winter Olympics. You could say the Americans have “won” the Olympics.
Canada is in third and will win 26 total medals. Thirteen of them are gold, though, four more than the Americans and the most of any nation here. It ties the record for the most ever, set by the Soviet Union in 1972 and Norway in 2002.
You could argue that if gold is best and Canada was best at winning them, then Canada “won” the Olympics.
...
It’s the perfect ending that they play in the final competition of the Olympics in the sport that generates the most interest in the Winter Games. (It’s predicted it will be the most watched hockey game ever on both sides of the border.) The competitors aren’t particularly interested in the overall title, but they understand it’s out there.
...
Someone is going to be a legend Sunday. The stakes are that high. The focus and attention is considerable. It’s the biggest hockey game in the history of North America. It’s the USA vs. Canada, wrapping up an Olympics where the two nations cast such a dominant shadow.
It couldn’t end better. Turns out, everyone has won in these Olympics. So let’s play a little hockey for final bragging rights.
-- Dan Wetzel for Yahoo! Sports
Though, the start time is right in the middle of my afternoon nap. Such sleep is more precious to me. Maybe I'll leave the station running silently, for when I wake up. I shouldn't miss more than fifteen, twenty minutes, if I can fall asleep at all.