United States and Canada set for politically-charged gold medal clash
Canada almost blew their chance, falling 2-0 behind against defending champions Finland before rallying to level, then going through when Nathan MacKinnon scored a powerplay goal with 36 seconds left on the clock.Canada completed their win without star man Sidney Crosby, who was ruled with a lower body injury. However, Canada coach Jon Cooper suggested Crosby will be back in time for the final.“We have 48 hours to decide that, but I will tell you he’s got a better chance of playing in the gold medal game than he had playing in tonight’s game,” said Cooper.The US had no such problems against the Slovaks, easing to a 6-2 win, helped by an impressive first period in which Dylan Larkin opened the scoring with just over four minutes on the clock, and Tage Thompson adding a second just before the break.Vice president JD Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio attended the United States’ opening match against the Czech Republic. Vance was subsequently booed when his face appeared on a giant screen at the opening ceremony.
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