It was a clash at the top. ringing the trophy, they faced the Finns, who also have high ambitions. Due, which is at least excellent in the podium. But at the beginning of the meeting, the representatives received a crushing blow. Brianna Decker suffered a terrible injury (probably a knee).
Decker, for whom the Beijing event is the third game in a row, stuck under Roni Savolaine and a handful of fans only heard chanting screams. A loud scream that swept through the hall. Let us add: almost empty due to restrictions. Fortunately, medical help appeared immediately and transported the hockey player to the hospital.
– It was terrifying. She is one of the toughest players I have ever played with. He will not cry unless there is a reason for it – this is what Amanda Kessel said about Decker, who has almost 150 matches for the squad.
The fatal injury had a motivating effect on the rest of the team. – You saw our reaction. How we took the initiative after this terrible event – explained Kendall Coyne Schofield to journalists.
And in fact, the enraged Americans dominated the Finns, who are famous for their iron defense and great organization of the game. USA won 5: 2. Coyne Schofield and Alexandra Carpenter scored twice. And one hit was scored by Amanda Kessel. Susanna Tapani scores both goals for the defeated.
Canadians are in shape
The main rivals of the Americans will be, of course, the Canadians, the previous finalists. They showed their ambitions in the first game, to beat Switzerland 12: 1. The result is not a surprise, because Canada is a hockey powerhouse. They brought gold medals for 12 years in a row – from 2002 to 2014.
In the next round, the USA is facing players from Russia, and Canada is facing Finland.
Source: Sport
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