167 sats \ 2 replies \ @gnilma 9 Jun \ on: Stacker Sports- Best Rivalries in International Sports Stacker_Sports
Speaking of US vs Canada Olympic hockey, I remember the Sydney Crosby goal in OT in the 2010 winter Olympics. That was a pretty sweet moment. Ryan Kesler was a beast in those winter games and he still seemed pissed off when they mentioned and celebrated his silver medal during the first Canucks game right after the Olympics.
While we're talking about hockey, how about women's hockey between USA and Canada? It's as if almost every gold medal game / championship game are between these two teams.
Argentina vs Brazil in men's football (this one runs long and deep)
Can we do individuals?
Lee Chong Wei vs Lin Dan in men's singles badminton was one hell of a rivalry. Lee Chong Wei never won a Olympics gold in his decorated career because Lin Dan was always in the way. I used to love watching them play each other.
And how about a 3 way rivalry? Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic in men's singles tennis?
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Great submissions. I think we will do individual rivalries in another post.
The women's rivalry is a huge part of the Canada vs US hockey rivalry. I would say it has even surpassed the men's rivalry at this point as other men's teams like Sweden, Czech Republic have become gold medal contenders as well.
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