1.  His players would suffer similar lapses of memory against Sweden in their Olympic opener, forgetting on occasion their defensive assignments and their gritty, grinding game plan.

2.  In fact, the United States almost lost its Olympic opener, having to rally to tie Sweden.

3.  And in the Olympic opener, she set down the Canadians like they were counting cards at a blackjack table.

4.  The American baseball team took on Japan in its Olympic opener.