Will Women's Hockey Build on the 2006 Olympics?
Sweden's great leap forward last Friday is widely considered one of the most important games ever in women's hockey. But its unintended consequence was to suck most of the drama from today's Olympic final in Torino.
The Swedes were unable to sustain the magic, as Canada cruised to a 4-1 win in the gold medal game. Goaltender Kim Martin, the hero of Sweden's semifinal win against the U.S., stopped 22 of 26 shots. But her team mates managed only eight shots on the Canadian goaltender.
Canada repeats as Olympic champions, and finishes the tournament with just two goals allowed in five games. Sweden and the rest of Europe still have a lot of catching up to do. By the next Olympics in 2010, they need to be good enough to make a win against Canada or the U.S. more than just a shocking, freak occurence.
Recovering from its loss to Sweden in the semifinals, Team USA defeated Finland 4-0 Monday to win the bronze medal. Katie King scored a hat trick, as the team finally rediscovered the finishing touch that would have come in very handy a few days ago.
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i think this was an amazing report, it gave me alot of information about what i needed to know. the only thing i would have chnaged, was give me a little more information, of who got what penaltys, and who ot what goals, and about the fights(if there was any)