UPDATE:  And then there were four.   Canada, The United States, Sweden and Finland have all won today and will play in the semi-finals.   (North-America will play each other and then Northern Europe)

#1 Sweden will play #4 Finland and….

…. Yep, The United States Will Play Canada !!    

Both games will be on Friday with the winner of each playing for the gold medal on Sunday and the loser(s) playing for bronze.   The USA women will also face Team Canada in their gold medal matchup.

To say Russia suffered a devastating loss would be to understate the severity of…

…..The Agony of Defeat !

There is a national pride to the Russian hockey program.   A long-standing expectation of excellence.   The Russians are now eliminated from competition.  (read about the game HERE)

This puts the first two teams into the semi-finals: Sweden and Finland

Canada plays Latvia at noon today on MSNBC, and Team USA Plays the Czech Republic (also at noon) in their respective quarter final matchups. You can watch the Team USA play (live) on the USA cable Channel.