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The Russian Olympic Committee beat Sweden on penalties after the tightest of matches to send the nation through to the men's ice hockey final. In a cagey first period, both sides failed to capitalise on a two-minute man advantage after the ROC's Vladimir Tkachyov was dismissed for slashing and Sweden's Dennis Everberg for tripping.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China: Few people were surprised when Finland's Iivo Niskanen won the 15km classic race at the Beijing Olympics, but those who looked beyond the podium may have been shocked to see Ireland as the sixth nation on the list with their man in 14th place.
Johannes Thingnes Bo steered Norway to Winter Olympic history as they won a record-breaking 15th gold in Beijing.
BEIJING : It has been the best of times, and the worst of times, for Finland's Marko Anttila at the Beijing Olympics.
Finland beat Slovakia in a tightly-contested clash to progress to the men's ice hockey final. In a cagey opening first period, Finland were first on the board through Sakari Manninen, scoring 16 minutes into the game. Ad/> Manninen deservedly put Finland ahead after some clever play, who was found unmarked on the left of a congested goalmouth, shifted the puck to his left and then slid his shot just inside the post from a narrow angle.
BEIJING : Finland claimed a 2-0 win over Slovakia to reach the men's ice hockey final at the Beijing Games on Friday helped by Sakari Manninen's first period goal and Harri Sateri's shutout netminding.
Finland just shaded a tense and strategic contest with Slovakia 2-0 – with the second goal coming after the Slovaks had pulled their goalie with under a minute to go – at the National Indoor Stadium on Friday (18 February) to seal a berth in the gold-medal game at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (on 20 February).
