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Finland, Sweeden Set for All-Nordic Final
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February 25, 2006
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GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
02-25-2006
Dateline: TURIN, Italy
Finland's captain Saku Koivu, front, leads his team off the bench after beating Russia 4-0 in a 2006 Winter Olympics men's ice hockey semifinal game, Friday, Feb. 24, 2006, in Turin, Italy. (AP Photo/Brian Bahr, Pool)
Finland had plenty to celebrate: The hockey team had just completed a one-sided drubbing of a talented Russian team. And in the process, the Finns put themselves in position to capture their country's first-ever gold medal in hockey.
But they were just as enthusiastic about their championship opponent: Sweden.
"Obviously, if you were born in Finland, you want to play Sweden," Finland defenseman Ville ...
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