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U.S. one win away from final

By EJ Hradek
ESPN The Magazine

Friday, January 2, 2004

HELSINKI, Finland -- When Finland center Valtteri Filppula's harmless-looking 55-foot wrist shot eluded baffled Russian goalie Konstantin Barulin to break a 3-3 tie with just 13 seconds remaining in regulation time of Friday's quarterfinal match at the World Under-20 Championship (a.k.a.: World Junior Championship), Team USA was suddenly thrust into the role of the bad guy in Helsinki. You see, as a result of Finland's come-from-behind 4-3 victory over its hated rival, the Finns advanced to Sat ...

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