21.  There were unexpected swings in momentum, excellent goaltending and a noisy, pro-American crowd that drowned out the pockets of Canadian fans.

22.  When Turgeon moved ahead of her into third to the cheers of the Canadian fans, Street stormed off the mountain without talking to reporters.

23.  Canadian fans were also irked by a warm-up collision between the Russians and Sale, who was knocked to the ice.

24.  Trapped in the middle were US and Canadian fans who saw their most popular national sports shut down.