In a real stunner, Finland’s Olympic hockey team shut down Russia’s hopes for a medal—devastating just about everyone in Russia, particularly the team themselves, who had entered the competition as a sure thing. As USA Today’s Chris Chase has it: “Hockey was going to define Russia’s games one way or the other. A gold wasn’t going to be the cherry on top, it was going to be the whole darn sundae.” Instead, Russia’s team walks away empty handed, and our soul-haunting Olympic mascot is left alone in his own sober thoughts …
