Tag: Gold Medal
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Mark Kiszla: Breakfast Brawl between USA and Canada for gold medal is dumbest great idea in NHL history
MILAN – Decades from now, grizzled old puckheads in the United States and Canada will still be telling tall tales about a hockey showdown destined to go down in history as the Breakfast Brawl. Set your alarm clock, pour a beer and buckle up. The Yanks versus the Canucks, with Connor McDavid facing off against…
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Mark Kiszla: In final act of hockey heroism, Captain America saves day for USA in win worth weight in gold
MILAN — Two minutes from being pushed from the ice into retirement, Captain America refused to go quietly and made the loudest play of her hockey life. Down a goal to Canada with the third period of the Olympic gold-medal match slip-sliding away, U.S. captain Hilary Knight scored when teammates needed her most. OK, so…
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Mark Kiszla: Elizabeth Lemley appears from thin Colorado air to be Olympic hero nobody saw coming
MILAN — Whether in an airplane or on skis, Elizabeth Lemley digs flying upside down. What’s the crazy appeal to her? A big shot of adrenaline, Lemley will tell you, before adding: “I love the risk.” Every Olympics needs a “Rocky” story. An underdog counted out. A champion of the peeps. This one comes straight…