Ukraine's hopes alive after defeating Swiss
Valentyn Oletsky scored two goals Monday for Ukraine, which kept alive its hopes for advancement from Olympic hockey's preliminary round with a 5-2 victory over Switzerland.

Belarus win over France assures final berth
Vladimir Tsyplakov redirected a slap shot between French goalie Cristobal Huet's pads for the decisive goal, putting Belarus into the final round of Olympic hockey with a 3-1 victory Monday night.

Women's hockey: Sweden edges Russia
Ann-Louise Edstrand scored a power play goal in the first period on Monday as Sweden opened a three-goal lead and held on to beat Russia 3-2 on the first day of the Olympic women's hockey tournament.

North Logan ice lures Oly skaters

U.S. women start their quest for a 2nd gold

Face-off fodder

Latvian dream is Slovakian nightmare

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Hockey — the stuff of hard fights and 'miracles' Ice hockey was developed in Canada in the late 1800s and within several decades evolved into an international sport most popular in the cold-weather regions of North America and Europe. It became an Olympic sport at the 1920 Games in Antwerp, Belgium.

U.S. men's hockey going for gold — and some respect In 1980, Herb Brooks and his group of young overachievers made the United States and the rest of the hockey world believe in miracles. On top of beating the highly favored and feared Soviet Union, they also won the Olympic gold medal at the Lake Placid Games.

Hockey Dream Teams from around globe Approximately 160 NHL players from 12 different countries will make their way to the Wasatch Front next month to compete in the 2002 Winter Olympics. That's about a third more than Nagano in 1998 when 120 NHLers from nine countries hit the ice.

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