The Winter Olympics moved on to the knockout stage on Monday, with teams settling the pecking order out of group play. Everyone is still technically in the fight, so we move now to ranking every team’s shot at gold down the stretch.
No.12: Italy
It was a neat experience for Italy. Realistically, there was just no way this team could hang in the a tournament full of NHL players while having none. Credit where it’s due to the host nation’s goaltenders, who stood on their head for much of the tournament while being peppered with dozens of shots — and never really collapsing.
No. 11: France
France is more or less interchangeable with
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