The American Dream on Thin Ice
A decision by the International Olympic Committee has all but guaranteed a loss for Team USA in hockey. But don’t count them out just yet.
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It’s an undeniable fact that the United States’ standing as an international power has taken a serious hit over the past year. And this emerging, still unfamiliar reality is about to be put on full display. As America falls a few notches in the eyes of its peers, Russia and other nations stand to gain in tremendous ways.
This dire-sounding analysis centers on—what else?—the Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament, which as the United States faces Slovenia and Russia tussles with Slovakia in the first two
