Winter Olympics Betting: Day 16 - Sunday February 28

Daily Bet / Tobias Gourlay / 28 February 2010 / Leave a comment

Ryan's Express: Goaltender Ryan Miller has Team USA going full steam ahead for gold

Tobias Gourlay signs off his Winter Olympics column with a bold call on the men's ice hockey. He might not be allowed back into Canada any time soon.

Bet of the Day: Back USA at [2.88] to be Gold Medal Winner in Men’s Ice Hockey

Bode Miller's assault on Whistler's slalom course lasted eight seconds yesterday. A risk-taker to the end, Bode hooked a tip on the fifth gate and became one of 48 men (out of 102) who failed to post a time in dismal foggy conditions.

There's another Miller whose Olympic tale isn't over just yet. The final gold medal of Vancouver 2010 will be awarded to one of the Canadian and American men's ice-hockey teams, who face off at 2015 GMT this evening. The tournament hosts are the favourites, despite a 5-3 group-stage defeat to Team USA and a nervous showing in Friday's semi-final with Slovakia.

The Americans, meanwhile, have been getting better and better, making a series of improvements that culminated in a first-period six-goal salvo against Finland a couple of days ago. Their goaltender, Ryan Miller, has been the outstanding player in his position of the tournament, filling the rest of the team with the confidence they need to win a game that's bigger than any most of them have ever played in.

The first meeting of these two was the most viewed sports programme in the history of Canadian television. Even more will watch this game, crushing their young team under a weight of expectation. Possibly.

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