By RYAN HENSELER<\/p>\n
At high noon tomorrow in Sochi, Team USA will battle Canada in men’s hockey with a spot in the gold medal game on the line. The game is a rematch of the final of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, which Canada won in overtime.<\/p>\n
The U.S. is riding high following an epic win against Russia in the group stage, in which TJ Oshie became a cult hero by scoring four shootout goals to propel the Americans to a 3-2 victory. The win has been widely considered the greatest U.S. hockey win since the 1980 Miracle on Ice.<\/p>\n
The Olympics are famous for promoting national unity and no Winter Olympics event accomplishes this goal better than hockey.\u00a0Since the Olympics have begun, shirts bearing the USA emblem have been a common sight across campus.<\/p>\n
The Twitterverse also exploded following the victory against Russia, with hashtags like #Oshie trending throughout the day. Viral videos also surfaced of raucous celebrations of the game-winning goal from bars around the country, mostly attributed to the popular blog Bartsoolsports.com.<\/p>\n
The excitement leading up to the face-off versus Canada has been almost tangible among sports fans across the country. In a way, that is the true magic of the Olympics. Once every two years, everyone in the U.S., though fans of many different sports teams, can unite under one common goal.<\/p>\n
For once, Yankees and Red Sox, Celtics and Lakers, Duke and North Carolina’s fans can all cheer for the same team. Go USA!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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