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yes! Germany just beat USA in the Team Persuit semi-final. Take that USA! That's what you get for upsetting Canada in the quarters!
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Long Track Speed Skating...who will win?
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USA for mixed!
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So for the bronze in hockey: Slovakia or Finland?
I'm rooting for Finland.
I'm rooting for Finland.
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I'm rooting for Slovakia, but I think it'll probably be Finland.
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Sweeden won women's curling yesterday over Canada. 
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I called it. :rolleyes:
And gold for Canada in snowboarding!
Edit: I called Women's too.
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I called it. :rolleyes:
And gold for Canada in snowboarding!
Edit: I called Women's too.
I know!!! Canada has 3 more gold medals than USA!!!
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Rooting for Slovakia so it looks like USA just faced an easy team?
That's the reason I'm rooting for Finland actually just so people don't say USA faced an easier team.
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Rooting for Slovakia so it looks like USA just faced an easy team?
That's the reason I'm rooting for Finland actually just so people don't say USA faced an easier team.
xD Nah, we already know USA had an easy team. :rolleyes:
But, I really do think that Slovakia is a pretty underrated team. I mean, they have some pretty good players, plus Halak in net. And they did upset Sweden in the quarters.
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Rooting for Slovakia so it looks like USA just faced an easy team?
That's the reason I'm rooting for Finland actually just so people don't say USA faced an easier team.
xD Nah, we already know USA had an easy team. :rolleyes:
But, I really do think that Slovakia is a pretty underrated team. I mean, they have some pretty good players, plus Halak in net. And they did upset Sweden in the quarters.
Not to mention almost come back from being down 3-0 to almost tie it in the last couple of seconds.
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Rooting for Slovakia so it looks like USA just faced an easy team?
That's the reason I'm rooting for Finland actually just so people don't say USA faced an easier team.
xD Nah, we already know USA had an easy team. :rolleyes:
But, I really do think that Slovakia is a pretty underrated team. I mean, they have some pretty good players, plus Halak in net. And they did upset Sweden in the quarters.
Not to mention almost come back from being down 3-0 to almost tie it in the last couple of seconds.
I thought that showed how Canada did poorly under pressure.
Yes, I agree Slovakia is very underrated but another one of my main reasons for rooting for Finland is that Slovakia has Marian Hossa, and if you are from Pittsburgh Hossa is not a friend of yours.
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Rooting for Slovakia so it looks like USA just faced an easy team?
That's the reason I'm rooting for Finland actually just so people don't say USA faced an easier team.
xD Nah, we already know USA had an easy team. :rolleyes:
But, I really do think that Slovakia is a pretty underrated team. I mean, they have some pretty good players, plus Halak in net. And they did upset Sweden in the quarters.
Not to mention almost come back from being down 3-0 to almost tie it in the last couple of seconds.
I thought that showed how Canada did poorly under pressure.
Yes, I agree Slovakia is very underrated but another one of my main reasons for rooting for Finland is that Slovakia has Marian Hossa, and if you are from Pittsburgh Hossa is not a friend of yours.
Yeah, Canada really didn't do too great in the 3rd. They almost let Slovakia force OT.
Lol Hossa. If you're from Pittsburgh, shouldn't you be cheering for Canada? I mean, we have Crosby and Fleury. :rolleyes:
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Should be an awesome game. Canada has only played to their potential in one game (Russia) thus far, and they're extraordinarily dangerous. For the US to win Ryan Miller needs to be the best player on the ice, which he has been each time they've played so far.
Beating Canada once was a big upset, twice would be nearly miraculous. I really think this will be great to watch. This represents what I love about the Olympics. Not that it's pitting country against country, but that it's a great show for so many people to see and the countries just give you somebody arbitrary to root for. It's much more fun to have a rooting interest in a game.
Beating Canada once was a big upset, twice would be nearly miraculous. I really think this will be great to watch. This represents what I love about the Olympics. Not that it's pitting country against country, but that it's a great show for so many people to see and the countries just give you somebody arbitrary to root for. It's much more fun to have a rooting interest in a game.
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Yea, the key in that game was twofold. First, they needed to establish themselves phisically early on in the game, which they did. Second, they had to shut down the key Russian players, mainly Ovechkin, which they did an amazing job on. If Canada can play as well as the did in that game, it should be a really good match to watch.
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If it wasn't USA in this gold medal game I would be rooting for Canada because of Crosby, Fleury (but has he had any ice time?), and Martin Brodeur (who is one of my favorite players). But I got to go with my country. USA has Brooks Orpik (a Penguin) and Pittsburgh native Ryan Malone, and I love a good underdog story and this would be a great one!
A little Off-Topic: I actually read a question online is it unpatriotic to buy a Team Canada Crosby jersey. I don't think that would be unpatriotic because it's more being a fan of that player than of the country and people around Pittsburgh would know that if I was sporting a Fleury jersey but I think it might be kind of unpatriotic to not root for the USA.
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Brodeur won't be playing, will he?
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Lol. Fair enough.
And he wont. After the close game against the Swiss and the lose against USA, he lost his starting position to Looooou
Edit: Canada has defended it's gold in curling.
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