Canada, which won the most gold medals (9) in men’s ice hockey at the Winter Olympics, was eliminated in the quarterfinals. Previously, the United States, which formed a two-way system with Canada, was defeated and eliminated together.
Canada lost 2-0 to Sweden in the men’s ice hockey quarterfinals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China on the 16th.
It is a shocking elimination from Canada, which has consistently demonstrated its strong side by winning the bronze medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games following winning the 2010 Vancouver Games and the 2014 Sochi Games for the second time in a row.
It is the first time in 16 years since the 2006 Turin Games that Canada did not reach the quarterfinals of the Olympics.
The game was tight 0-0 until the second period, but Sweden fell down in the third period and scored two goals.
The background of the slump is that players of the North American Ice Hockey League (NHL), the world’s best ice hockey league, were unable to build a normal power due to the absence of players. This is also the reason for the decline in the United States.
The NHL players did not participate in the Olympics for the second time in a row following the Pyeongchang Games.
Earlier, the United States also lost 2-3 to Slovakia in a shootout.
The United States (11), ranked 4th in the world ranking of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), has harvested 2 gold medals, 8 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal in the past Olympics, and Canada (9 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze medals) in the number of medals. 16) is the following.
The United States failed to win three consecutive medals following winning the silver medal at the Vancouver Games. Four years ago, they also lost to the Czech Republic in Pyeongchang and were eliminated in the quarterfinals. They were knocked out of the quarterfinals in two consecutive tournaments.
The men’s ice hockey semifinals were held between Slovakia and Finland and the Swedish and Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). Finland beat Switzerland 5-1 and ROC beat Denmark 3-1 in the quarterfinals.
The semifinals will be held on the 18th, and the bronze medal match and final will be held on the 19th and 20th, respectively.
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