Finland has trounced the United States 5-0 in the contest for the gold medal in men’s hockey. It is a stunning defeat — fans are saying things like “embarrassing” “what a sad eagle” and “collapse” to describe the remarkably poor effort by the Americans. It appears their spirit was well and truly broken by their defeat at the hands of the Canadians. The crushing defeat is the more surprising because of the way Team USA entered the fray two weeks ago. In fairness, the Finns are good. Remember they dispatched a strong Russian team just a few days ago.
