The Olympic men’s hockey semifinals are set - and they’re sure going to be interesting. The Czech Republic edged the United States in a shootout and will face the Olympic Athletes from Russia, who beat out Norway to move on.
Canada narrowly edged Finland in the quarterfinals and will play Germany, who shocked top-place Sweden with an overtime victory, in the semifinals.
It isn’t exactly surprising that the US men didn’t make it past the quarterfinals, particularly given their struggles in the preliminary round. The US men haven’t medaled since 2010 in Vancouver, when they won silver, and of course, haven’t won gold since that 1980 team in Lake Placid.