DAY #8 SPORTS FOCUS: USA Hockey defeats North American nemesis Canada, 4-2, in 100-year-old Olympic rivalry
Canada has traditionally gotten the best of their American rivals, including gold medal game victories in Salt Lake 2002 and Vancouver 2010, but a young U.S. squad, led by the superb play of goaltender Strauss Mann, prospered on Saturday. Team USA’s collegiate players are now 2-0 in Beijing, but not yet ready to discuss comparisons to the “Miracle on Ice”