Canada Men’s Hockey Team Won the Olympics Gold Medal
After being humiliated in the preliminary game by USA team, Canada finally sustained its national honor by winning the gold medal for Men’s Hockey after beating USA team 3 to 2 in overtime in one of the greatest game in Winter Olympics history.
This time, Sidney Crosby was the hero. The 22-year-old Canadian hottest player scored the third and winning goal for Canada 7:40 into overtime to Ryan Miller’s goal. Canada had been struggling to win when the USA team turned over the score in a wonderful comeback through Jonathan Toews and Corey Perry. Groans from USA fans were echoing when Zach Perise tied it up again to 2 – 2. It is the eight gold hockey medal for Canada, the second since 1952.
For USA team, this loss was a great disappointment to them. The team had started wonderfully by beating the more favored Canada and played flawlessly from start. This was the only game they lost in this Olympic. That record and the winning over Canada before had made them believe that they deserved the gold medal. Yet, with the new Olympic format which has been used since 1990, they must let the gold medal went to Canada due their loss in the last game. USA team has never won gold Olympic medal outside their country. The two gold medals they earned were from 1960 at Squaw Valley, Calif., and 1980 at Lake Placid, N.Y.
Tags: 2010 winter olympics, gold medal, Men's Hoceky, Sidney Crosby, Vancouver Winter Olympics
