GANGNEUNG, Korea – Canada’s Olympic Committee earned bragging rights in the Canada vs. USA ball hockey showdown Friday, but it didn’t stop U.S. Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Jones from trying to have the last word.
He joked that the loss was a classic case of a team “coming out flat” after a big win.
“We were a little tired,” he said. “We celebrated a bit much after yesterday’s gold medal hockey game where the American women dominated in a shootout.”
The 5-3 Canadian win was the rematch of a 4-4 tie played four years ago at the Olympics in Sochi, Russia.