The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics brought many dramas, controversies and the occasional surprise with the streaks over. Clement Noel Breaking a long streak in alpine skiing for France and In ice hockey, the United States and Canada broke another losing streak.
Much The United States and Canada were among the favorite countries to enter the Beijing 2022 podium in ice hockeyEven without the players in the National Hockey League – the most important hockey league – but the shot backfired and they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
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simple and easy, Canada is the country with the most medals in the history of the Winter Olympics, with a total of 16 medals (nine gold, four silver and three bronze), which is why his early elimination at Beijing 2022 was even more remarkable.
The United States is not a hockey-winning country, but it holds the historical third place in hockey at the Winter Olympics. He has 11 medals in this sport (Two gold, eight silver, and one bronze.)
The curious thing about Beijing 2022 and the exclusion of Canada and the United States is that they haven’t been on the stage in 12 years. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, it was the last time both countries were knocked out of the podium in the men’s branch..
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Canada’s exit from Beijing Hockey 2022
Canada entered the match against Sweden with the firm intention of taking another step in their quest to win a medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, but the Swedes won’t let the road come easy. In a fairly close match, they had to spend about two and a half quarters to see the first goal.
Lucas Woolmark found Sweden’s first touchdown in the third quarter, and was responsible for breaking the Canadian wall in defense. Eight minutes later, Anton Lander scored the second and final goal to bid farewell to Canada in ice hockey.
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US signs sanctions against Slovakia at Winter Olympics hockey
Slovakia had already beaten Germany to reach the quarter-finals of the Ice Hockey Championship in the United Arab Emirates Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics And against the United States, the impulse was at its peak.
In the match, the scoreboard went to one and the other to a return duel. Slovakia took first place thanks to Juraj Slavkovsky. The United States managed to turn it around with two goals from Nick Abruzis and Sam Hentigs. Towards the end of the match, Marek Hrivik tied the score and sent the match to a penalty shootout.
The penalties were a nightmare for both of them, but one of them had to come out a winner. Of the nine penalty kicks they took, only one of them scored, and as you can imagine, the goal was from Slovakia. It was Peter Cehlaric who scored the result that kept the United States off the hockey podium in Beijing 2022.
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