Competitors on the Women’s Combined race – dh portion of the course
The hockey game wasn’t till 9pm. However it was at GM/Canada Hockey Place and was back-to-back with the Canada vs Switzerland game which went to overtime then a shootout. My brother scored the tix and took me and my dad. Right after Canada beat the Swiss (whew!) we took off to the game. We were early and I got to watch the Russians warm up. Needless to say Ovechkin was centre-stage. Ever-gracious and professional he was last off the ice in the warmup. To watch him his wristshots harder then most slapshots was astoundingly scary to say the least.
Chai and Dad
Chai and Dad before the warmup starts.
In the background is the cop with the best job of the Games- he has to stand
between the two players benches and watch for trouble!!
Nabokov, Zinoviev, Semin and Ovechkin
Ovechkin warming up
Assload of talent on the ice; Fedorov,
Chara, Demitra, Handzus, Marian Hossa etc
on the web that I won’t repeat the obvious – Slovakia beat Russia in the shootout
with Demitra scoring the winner
Faceoff
Datsyuk attacks the net while some Aleksandr dude tries to get in the way
Proof that it actually happened! Gaborik back-checking
Handszus nearly pots one
Slovak fans getting into it. Stadium was crammed full of Russians and Slovaks
– amazing atmosphere
Slovakia pots the first goal in the shootout
Halak poke-checks Datsyuk
Gaborik and Bryzgalov with the blocker
save
Ovechkin wills the puck through Halak
Bryzgalov makes like an ice-dancer to stop
Hossa
Malkin misses (but was incredible the whole
game)
Ovechkin got used 3x in the shootout (misses this one)
Demitra wins a lifetime of sausage with this shootout goal – toe drag, waits
out Bryzgalov then high blocker side
and Slovakia takes Russia down