BEIJING: Sweden survived a gritty Latvia fightback, holding on to claim a 3-2 win in their Beijing Olympics men’s ice hockey opener on Thursday (Feb 10) that had both teams skating off believing the same thing – the gold medal is up for grabs.
With National Hockey League pulling out of the Beijing Games due to a COVID-19 surge that created havoc with its schedule, the Olympic tournament has no clear favourite and the early action at the National Indoor Stadium has underscored just how wide open the medal hunt is going to be.
The first three games have all been decided by a single goal, including one major upset that saw Olympic Games debutant Denmark shock the Czech Republic 2-1.
“Watching the games yesterday anything can happen,” Sweden forward Fredrik Olofsson told Reuters. “You can’t take anything for granted, everyone has a shot at it (a gold medal) it is just making sure you are dialled in every game because there aren’t that many, you’ve got to make them count.”
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