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Canada drops medals quest; US womens hockey rolls

VANCOUVER, British Columbia A full day later, a U.S. hockey feat over Canada was still booming during a Vancouver Olympics.

The fallout started Monday morning, with a conduct of Canadas Olympic committee surrender that his countrys $117 million, five-year plan to Own a Podium translation: win a medals foe wasnt starting to vessel out.

It wasnt a direct outcome of a hockey game. Still, a timing creates we wonder.

Wed be vital in a fools bliss if we pronounced we were starting to locate a Americans as well as win, COC conduct Chris Rudge said.

In a afternoon, Canada hockey manager Mike Babcock answered a question everybody opposite a nation was asking by dogmatic that he was benching goaltender Martin Brodeur as well as starting Roberto Luongo for Tuesdays win-or-else diversion opposite Germany.

Were in a winning commercial operation as well as to win in any game, during any level, we need large saves, Babcock said. Were looking for Lu to do that.

Other events drew stress from a U.S.-Canada hockey game. For instance, Canadas mens curling group beat a Americans 5-3, eliminating them from a tournament, afterwards one of a Canadian curlers called it some redemption for a hockey team.

And there were a expected victories from a U.S. as well as Canadian womens hockey teams, setting up a showdown in a gold-medal diversion Thursday.

Oh, dont dont think about a alternative tie Monday: Happy 30th anniversary to Mike Eruzione, Jim Craig as well as a Miracle upon Ice club.

It was some-more than a hockey diversion to a lot of people, Craig said. As we get older it becomes some-more as well as some-more critical to us.

With a ice dancing last still to finish, no Americans won medals Monday, though a feat by a womens hockey group clin! ched no worse than silver. That creates during least twenty-five medals for a U.S. squad, tops between all countries as well as relating a haul from a 2006 Turin Games for a most during a Winter Olympics not hold in a United States.

The next large number for a Americans: 34, their jot down for medals won during any Winter Olympics, set during a 2002 Salt Lake City Games.

The United States additionally is perplexing to win a Winter Olympics medals foe for a initial time since 1932 in Lake Placid. Germany made a large pierce to try thwarting that Monday, tying a Americans for a most bullion (seven) as well as getting to twenty-one overall.

The Germans won a womens cross-country group scurry as well as got china in a mens group scurry as well as in ski jumping.

WOMENS HOCKEY

What a day to remember for U.S. manager Mark Johnson: He celebrated a anniversary of a Miracle upon Ice, in that he scored dual goals, as well as saw his group revenge their 2006 Olympic shootout detriment to Sweden with a 9-1 victory.

The Americans jumped ahead 4-0, afterwards put a diversion divided with 4 goals early in a third period, all opposite Kim Martin, a same goalie who stunned them in Turin. Monique Lamoureux scored 3 goals. Angela Ruggiero, a four-time Olympian personification in her jot down 250th game, additionally scored.

Canada advanced with a 4-0 win over Finland. Meghan Agosta set an Olympics jot down with her ninth idea as well as Canada upped its domain of feat for a tournament to 46-2.

CURLING

Skip John Shusters group got an early lead over Canada, though wound up losing 7-2 in a shortened match. The Americans fell to 2-6 starting into their finale Monday night opposite China.

Shuster won bronze 4 years ago, assisting bring some-more courtesy to this sport. It was a initial U.S. curling medal during a Olympics as well as a initial in a major mens foe since 1978. They couldnt set up upon it, though, losing 3 straight matches in extra ends (which have been similar t! o inning s in baseball).

Weve played good as well as just havent utterly gotten there, Shuster said.

CROSS-COUNTRY

Both group sprints a freestyle eventuality with dual skiers taking turns starting 3 laps were decided in dashes to a finish.

Norways Petter Northug did it in a mens event, pulling divided from Germanys Axel Teichmann. Norways Ola Vigen Hattestad a reigning universe hold up in a particular as well as group sprints, as well as winner of a last dual World Cup scurry titles pulled out since of a bruise throat.

Americans Torin Koos as well as Andy Newell were ninth.

Germany won a womens group scurry when Claudia Nystad beat Swedens Anna Haag opposite a line by 0.6 seconds. Americans Caitlin Compton as well as Kikkan Randall were sixth.

Russia took bronze in both events.

SKI JUMPING

On his last burst in a group event, 20-year-old Gregor Schlierenzauer soared over than any one else in these Winter Games to hang up a bullion for Austria. This was his third medal; he won bronze in both particular events.

Switzerlands Simon Ammann, who won both particular events, didnt compete in a group eventuality since his nation didnt have a 4 jumpers indispensable for a team.

BOBSLED

More changes have been coming to a Whistler Sliding Center, this time to shave a ice in multiform wily curves in hopes of creation a lane simpler for bobsledders to navigate.

Its still starting to be a toughest lane in a world. No doubt, U.S. manager Brian Shimer told The Associated Press.

Changes came after a dual sleds crashed during supplemental training, that most nations chose to skip, opting for rest instead.

The womens eventuality is Tuesday as well as Wednesday, with a mens four-man eventuality Friday as well as Saturday.

BIATHLON

Magdalena Neuner of Germany wont go for a third bullion medal, pulling out of a relay upon Tuesday since of exhaustion.

Neuner pronounced she is happy as well as satisfied with carrying won bullion ! in a off ice as well as mass start races, as well as china in a sprint, though that her Olympics have been incredibly stressful.

BUS DRIVER DIES

Police say a 71-year-old bus motorist operative during a Olympics died upon duty whilst driving alternative drivers to their depot. Hes believed to have had a heart attack.

Another motorist grabbed a circle as well as safely stopped a bus, pronounced a Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

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