United States-Canada, challenge for gold in para ice hockey

United States and Canadathree weeks after the Olympic final, they find themselves fighting for one gold medal nell’ice hockey. Exactly twenty-one days after the conquest of Olympic title by the stars, tomorrow (4.05 pm) again at the ‘Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena’, Americans and Canadians will compete in the final of the para ice hockey tournamentthe last sporting act of the Milan Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games before the closing ceremony at the foot of the Tofane.

The one between Usa e Canada it’s there most iconic rivalry of the for ice hockey mondiale. It is a great classic of paralympic movement: two national teams who have dominated the discipline for over twenty years and who have already given life to some of the more spectacular challenges in the history of the Games.

The path to the final

The United States they reached the final with a clear 6-1 victory over Czech Republic being carried away by the hat-trick of Declan Farmer. Il Canada has passed the China for 4 to 2 in one semi-final very conflicted.

US hegemony and the Canadian challenge

In the twenty-first century the Paralympic title of the for ice hockey it was conquered only by the two North American nations. In the last four editions the gold medal has always been conquered by United States: a Vancouver 2010 beat Japan, a Sochi 2014 defeated Russia, PyeongChang 2018 e Beijing 2022 beat the Canada. If the Americans were to triumph in Milan too, they would conquer the fifth consecutive Paralympic title and the sixth of their history. The maple leaves are determined to stop theUS hegemony and to return to the top step of the podium afterwards Torino 2006.