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What went wrong with Team USA

By Scott Burnside
ESPN.com

Thursday, February 23, 2006

TORINO, Italy -- For the second time since the NHL descended on the Olympic Games, the United States will come home without a medal. That will come as little surprise to the many who believed this team lagged far behind the other so-called Big Seven nations in terms of talent. True, the Americans did finish with a desultory 1-4-1 record and four straight losses. But it wasn't all doom and gloom in Torino. Here's a breakdown of some of the issues surrounding this U.S. team, and what the future ...

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