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Ukraine takes gold, US hockey falls to Canada
Joy of Victory Photo  Heal
USA forward Zach Parise skates off the ice as Canadian players celebrate after a men's semifinal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Canada won 1-0 to advance to the gold medal game. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) - photo by Associated Press
SOCHI, Russia — Four Ukrainian women gave their politically torn country some good news at the Sochi Games on Friday, and Canada delivered more bad news to the United States — yet another Olympic hockey defeat. As government and opposition leaders worked to end the months-long Ukrainian crisis that erupted in deadly violence this week, the Ukraine women's 4x6-kilometer biathlon relay team won the nation's first gold medal in two decades. The four women celebrated with a Ukrainian flag as lawmakers back home paused to mark the occasion.