Winter Olympics: Americans shock favored Canadians
Posted: February 22, 2010 at 4:16 a.m.
USA's Brian Rafalski is congratulated in front of Canada's Sidney Crosby (87) after Rafalski scored his second goal of the game in the first period of a preliminary round men's ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday
The Americans didn’t believe in miracles. They just believed. And they pulled off the biggest Olympic hockey upset since the Miracle on Ice, stunning Canada 5-3 on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of an already mixed-up tournament.
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