Ryan Donato continues to score with father in attendance

GANGNEUNG, South Korea – Ted Donato, a 1992 U.S. Olympic hockey player, wasn’t going to miss his son playing in the Olympics, even if he only gets a few days away from coaching the Harvard Crimson.

Soon after Ryan Donato scored the first goal of the U.S.’ 5-1 win over Slovakia in Tuesday’s quarterfinals, Ted was shown on the NBCSN broadcast, sitting between his wife and mother-in-law in a black Harvard hockey vest.

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There Ted was again after Ryan scored the U.S.’ final goal in the third period.

Ted coached Harvard to a 5-2 win on senior night on Saturday, then took the first flight out Sunday morning, arriving in South Korea on Monday…