Earlier today the four games of the qualifying round of the Winter Olympics was conducted. Slovakia shutout Germany 4-0 to move on, Denmark pulled out a 3-2 win over Latvia, Canada eliminated the host country China 7-2. In the one upset of the round based on the seeding, the 10th seeded the Swiss advanced by beating the seventh seeded Czechs by a 4-2 final.
The four winners join now the four teams who earned bye (USA, Russia Olympic Committee, Finland and Sweden) as the tournament stays in sudden death, one-game to move on or go home.
In a tournament like this, the event is wide-open and the glory of Olympic gold is now just three games away.