So much for Slovakia…

…and so much for my underdog pick. Despite playing their 3rd-string goalie, the neighboring Czechs beat the Slovakian team, 3-1. What now makes this medal round very intriguing is that there’s the strong possibility that neither the U.S., Canada or Russia will even medal. That would be the first time that’s ever happened in Winter Olympics history, this being the 20th Winter Olympic games. That’s right, the only thing standing in the way of an all-European podium is Russia and, in my opinion, they have a good chance of losing to Finland in the semis and the loser of the Czech/Sweden game in the bronze-medal game.