(ATR) The United States will be going all out for revenge over their Canadian rivals in Sunday's ice hockey showdown.
Facing off in the gold medal match, Team U.S.A. are seeking to avenge Canada's victory over them in the 2002 Salt Lake City final.
The U.S. defeated Finland 6-1 and Canada defeated Slovakia 3-2 on Friday to qualify for the final. During pool play, the two sides met, with the U.S. claiming victory then 5-3.
All the matches with Canada have been popular events. However, not every seat was occupied at the Slovakia game. The crowd filed in through the night but at the start of the third period, Canada Hockey Place was around 95 percent filled, with several enviable seats at center ice unoccupied.
Canada’s men’s will be hoping they can replicate their female counterpart’s success. Canada defeated the U.S. to claim women’s gold on Thursday. Canada's women's team have won seven gold medals, the most recent coming in 2002. The United States has two Olympic titles, last winning the 1980 tournament.
Canada Reaches Speedskating Finals
Canada's men will take home their first 2010 Olympic medal in speedskating when they face USA in the finals of the men's team pursuit at the Richmond Oval today.
Canada twice set Olympic records on Friday topping out at 3 minutes and 42.22 seconds in its semifinal win over Norway. USA upset Netherlands in the semifinals. The loss for the Netherlands means that start skater Sven Kramer finishes the Vancouver Olympics with just one medal after winning two medals in Turin.
On Friday, Canada's Charles Hamelin helped the home nation to the Olympic 5,000m relay gold medal, seeing off the challenge from defending champions South Korea and the U.S. He had earlier won gold in the men's 500m short-track event.
China's domination of the short track women's events was completed when Wang Meng won the 1,000-meter gold to complete the country's sweep of the four medals.
Sochi 2014 Press Conference
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics leaders will this morning unveil detailsabout the passing of the torch that will take place during theVancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony on Sunday. Traditionally, the closingceremony features a segment dedicated to the passing of the Olympics tothe next Games.
Figure Skating Gala
Olympic figure skaters will dazzle the world one last time tonight in the exhibition gala at Pacific Coliseum.
The gala is figure skating's version of an encore performance. It features medal winners from the 2010 Winter Games. North American viewers can watch the event live and in primetime in Canada and the U.S.
Canadian Joannie Rochette said she would participate in the gala. Roechette captured hearts by winning the bronze medal on Thursday in the ladies' figure skating just four days after the death of her mother. Rochette will skate to music from Celine Dion, one of her mother's favorite singers.
The Great Vancouver Walk-off: The Final Steps Approach
With the end of the 2010 Winter Olympics just hours away, neither side is willing to declare or concede victory in the quest for gold in Olympic walking.
Around the Rings editor Ed Hula and publisher Sheila Hula both insist the winner will be known only at the moment the Games end Sunday night when both cauldrons are extinguished at the closing ceremony.
The Great Vancouver Walk-off is the only competition that lasts all 17 days of the Games.
At the end of 15 full days of competition, the publisher maintains a commanding lead of 69.71 km to the editor’s 26.3 despite taking a day off to nurse a hamstring injury.
“Any gains I make this weekend will because I’m singing in the rain,” the editor groused, referring to the soggy forecast for the Olympic city.
Results will be published Monday at AroundTheRings.com. They will be verified via the VANOC-branded pedometers contained in kits for accredited media.
Medal Events Feb. 27
Nine medal events today, including: Ladies' Cross Country Skiing 30 km Mass Start, Men's Curling, Men's Speed Skating Team Pursuit, Ladies Speed Skating Team Pursuit, Men's Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom.
Medal Table
The U.S. have a comfortable lead heading into the final two days of the Olympics with 34 medals. Germany have 27 and Canada 21. Canada have 10 golds, the most of any nation so far.
Weather
Vancouver – Rain, high 10 c, low 5c
Whistler— Snow, high 4c, low 1c
Cypress Mountain – Rain, high 4c, low 1c
Written by Around the Rings Staff
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