Kirill Kaprizov’s overtime goal lifts OAR to win in thrilling final
Germany took,then lost lead in final seven minutes of regulationPlayers and fans sing Russian anthem in defiance of IOC banRussia did not in fact win their first gold medal in men’s hockey in 26 years with a heart-stopping 4-3 overtime win over Germany on Sunday afternoon. Instead a team competing neutrally as Olympic Athletes from Russia, the IOC’s inspired nomenclatural workaround to incorporate Russians at the Pyeongchang Games despite a wholesale doping ban, or held off a stingy German team in the game of the tournament to capture Olympic men’s hockey gold,the first for a Russian-affiliated team since Albertville 1992.
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Source: guardian.co.uk