Well, if you thought the men's hockey showcase at PyeongChang 2018 was going to be boring or uneventful due to the lack of NHL-ready talent, think again.
On the opening day of the tournament, colossal underdog Slovenia provided one of the biggest Olympic hockey upsets in recent memory, shocking the United States in overtime by a score of 3-2.
The U.S. was pegged to be in contention for at least a medal and went into Wednesday's contest as heavy favorites against a Slovenian side that had only two previous Olympic victories in its history.
Not to take anything away from Slovenia, but this was a collapse of epic proportions on the part of the Americans. So naturally, Twitter had a field day.
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— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) February 14, 2018
SLOVENIA JUST BEAT THE USA 3-2 IN OT #Olympics #Miracle
— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) February 14, 2018
Damn. Slovenia??
— Mike Harrington (@ByMHarrington) February 14, 2018
Americans starting their day after that morning gut punch by Slovenia. pic.twitter.com/aA9HbAgvEQ
— Mike J. Asti (@MikeAsti11) February 14, 2018
Oh USA....
— Namish Modi (@NamishModi) February 14, 2018
Bravo boys!!!! 🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮 @lovehokej #Olimpijskiponos
— Anze Kopitar (@AnzeKopitar) February 14, 2018
Tournament favorite Russia loses opener to Slovakia. USA loses to Slovenia. That's all you need to know about the men's Olympic hockey tournament this year. Sure looks like a wide-open tournament!
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) February 14, 2018
What an awful collapse for USA hockey.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) February 14, 2018
USA Hockey... how
— Derek Phillips (@DerekPhillips89) February 14, 2018
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