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Media responses after Wednesday’s victory of Slovak hockey players in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games 2022 in Beijing over the USA 3: 2 after separate raids.
USA Today: “The American hockey team was eliminated from the Olympic tournament. He took less than a minute to advance to the medal fight. Instead, the Americans will not show anything in Beijing, although until the disaster in the quarter-final duel with Slovakia, they made an excellent impression at the Olympic Games. ”
Washington Post: “The Americans – the highest team after the basic part – lost to the Slovaks in the raids and ended up in the quarterfinals at the Olympic tournament. At the third Winter Olympics in a row, the US hockey players will not win a medal. ”
AP: “The US shocked in the men’s hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics after failing to hold the lead. Marek Hrivík scored 43.7 seconds before the end of regular time, Peter Cehlárik was the only one to turn the raid into a shootout and the Slovaks defeated the Americans 3: 2, thus eliminating the highest-placed team. ”
iDnes.cz (Czech Republic): “It was a first-class drama. The Slovak hockey players came out without a goalkeeper, they equalized against the United States in the last minute of the basic playing time and, thanks to Petr Cehlárik’s goal, they advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic tournament after a result of 3: 2 after individual raids. ”
TSN (CAN): “The Americans succumbed to the Slovaks after a quarter-final shock.”
Sport-Express (RUS): “The main sensation of the Olympics: Americans are going home! The USA lost to the Slovaks. ”
Slovak hockey players also reached for the precious metal at the “special” Olympics: