Geoff Russ: There is nothing morally superior about a silver medal at the Olympics
Geoff Russ: There is nothing morally superior about a silver medal at the Olympics
Too many Canadians are comfortable with second place, even to the point of celebrating it.
In the final showdown of the men’s ice hockey tournament at the Milano-Cortina Olympics, the United States beat Canada in overtime to take the gold medal.
It was an honourable loss. A deeply talented Team Canada ran into the brick wall that was American goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who stopped 41 shots, allowing Jack Hughes to score the overtime winner.