In the four major sports in North America, ice hockey occupies a very high position, so the United States and Canada are absolute giants in the field of ice hockey. In the United States, the popularity of ice hockey is even higher than that of the NBA, and in Canada, ice hockey is more of a national ball, which shows how fanatical the people of both countries are for ice hockey. Stretching to the level of the Winter Olympics, the two teams play each other for a long time, and then we will look back at the epic battle between the United States and Canada at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
The last gold for the Vancouver Winter Olympics
At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, the final gold medal was men's ice hockey, and the final of the grand finale was played between the hosts Canada and the United States.
Canada's leading figure is the "Ice Hockey Emperor" Crosby, whose record at that Winter Olympics was 6-5-1. The U.S. team was led by Lavsky, who held out all of them until the final.
The two teams had met once before the Winter Olympics, when the United States defeated Canada 5-3 in the group stage, so canada, as the host, had to win the last gold medal and strive to complete revenge.
With unprecedented attention, the president bet
The match attracted unprecedented attention and was also considered the $224 million battle of the century, followed by 1 billion people worldwide.
Before the game, U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Harper bet on the win-loss of the heavyweight battle, and naturally both supported their respective national teams, with the losing side buying a case of beer for the winner.
Nearly 20,000 crazy fans poured in, including Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The draw was 2-2 in regular time
In the first quarter, the two teams were more tentative, after all, such a final about the gold medal, both sides are very cautious, solid defense. Canada was the first to take the lead. Canada's Richards shot at the high post, U.S. goalkeeper Miller saved, No. 16 Tess directly scored at a small angle, Canada led the United States 1-0, and the whole field boiled instantly.
Subsequently, there were many physical confrontations between the two sides, and Canada's No. 51 Gateslav stepped forward to retaliate.
In the second quarter, the U.S. team's offensive mistake, Rein wittney's mistake hit the ball to an undefended high, and Canada's Perry followed up with a direct shot to score, and the score came to a 2-0 lead. The backward U.S. team began to launch a crazy counterattack, and they had reached the point of fighting backwaters.
Finally, Kessler won back a city for the United States, the score came to 1-2 The United States team is still behind, it is worth mentioning that Kessler plays for the local Vancouver Plus team.
In the third quarter, the Canadian team stabilized the situation and strengthened the defense, and the American team did not want to organize an effective, threatening offense. Minutes and seconds passed, and with 24.4 seconds left in the game, the U.S. equalised.
At that time, the United States' Keane and captain Lamborgh's consecutive shots were blocked, and The No. 9 Paris scored successfully, so that in the final moments of the game, the United States pulled the score to a 2-2 draw.
Extra time is coming
Overtime is 20 minutes of 4-on-4 golden ball overtime, which means that whoever scores first wins the game immediately. At the level of the Golden Ball victory, the United States team can be called the nightmare of the Canadian team, because at the World Youth Championship, the United States team ended canada's dream of six consecutive championships in overtime.
In extra time, fans stood up and watched, as every attack and defense could influence the outcome of the game.
By the 7th minute and 40th second of the game, Canada's leading figure was the "Ice Hockey Emperor" Crosby, who stood up and, although he did not perform well in regular time, he was crowned in extra time. Crosby faced the goalkeeper with a small angle, directly through Miller's "small goal", the game ended, the fans instantly boiled.
In this highly anticipated battle of the century, Canada defeated the United States 3-2 through overtime and won the last gold medal of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, and the Canadian team won the championship this time, achieving the myth of eight crowns.
After the championship match
The two big men also need to make good on their promises, and Obama is willing to gamble and lose, and has to send Harper a case of beer.
Canada won the championship, so that he won the bet this time, I believe this case of beer is The most refreshing harper drink, canada team won the championship, but also won the bet.