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» Day 2 » Day 4 » Day 6 » Day 9 Semifinals Saturday, Feb. 13 Monday, Feb. 15 Wednesday, Saturday, Feb. 20 12-2:30 p.m. 12–2:30 p.m.,Sweden 2:30-5 p.m., Feb. 17 Playoffs (Canada Hockey Place) 2:30-5 p.m.,Canada vs.Switzerland (UBC) vs.Switzerland (UBC) 2:30-5 p.m. (UBC) 5-7:30 p.m. English 5-7:30 p.m.,Canada 7-9:30 p.m.,Sweden vs.Sweden (UBC) 7-9:30 p.m.(UBC) Bay (Canada Hockey Place) GM Place: vs.Slovakia (Canada vs.Slovakia (UBC) 7-9:30 p.m.,Slovakia 7A Hockey Place) vs.Switzerland (UBC) » Day 11 » Day 14 Hockey n

» Day 5 Monday, Feb. 22 Bronze-medal game e » Day 3 Tuesday, Feb. 16 » Day 7 Playoffs i 2:30-5 p.m.,U.S. Thursday, Feb. 18 11-1:30 a.m. L Sunday, Feb. 14 2-4:30 p.m.(UBC) BC Place: 99 (Canada Hockey Place)

12-2:30 p.m.,U.S. vs.Russia (UBC) 2:30-5 p.m.,U.S. Medal ceremonies, a 7-9:30 p.m.(UBC) Gold-medal game Opening and vs. (UBC) 7-9:30 p.m.,Finland vs.Finland (UBC) d closing ecermonies 4:30-7 p.m.,Finland vs.China (UBC) 7-9:30 p.m.,China 3:30-6 p.m. a vs.Russia (UBC) vs.Russia (UBC) (Canada Hockey Place) n a

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DECONSTRUCTING THE GAMES Airport RICHMOND N WOMEN’S HOCKEY: Will it be gold? Or 99silver? 0 KM 5 There are differences between the men’s and women’s games, including rules about body-checking and face masks — and the certainty that Canada will finish first or second. Canwest News Service writer Steve Ewen looks at the sport:

1.NORTH 2.PROTECTION 3.ON BODY- AMERICAN CHECKING Full face masks are DOMINANCE mandatory in women’s hockey. Former national Body-checking is illegal in team star Cassie Campbell- women’s hockey — but body Twelve world-championship Pascall says players grow up contact isn’t. Campbell-Pascall tournaments have been held playing that way, so they says she’d like to see referees and the Canadians and don’t find them restrictive. more consistently allow Americans have met in every a player “rubbing out an title game. The Canadians “I’ve heard people say that opponent along the boards.” won the first eight crowns, they can’t get into the game “I think they need to be more but the Americans responded that much because they lax on plays like that,” she says. by capturing three of the past can’t recognize the girls four, including the 2009 title through their masks,” Campbell-Pascall is among last April in Hameenlinna, says Campbell-Pascall, those who think the quality Finland. now a hockey analyst of the sport could improve if Canada is the two-time for CBC and TSN.“I don’t buy body checking was allowed. defending Olympic champion. that. Maybe it looks a little She doesn’t buy into the The U.S. finished third behind minor hockey, but to me, theory that it would hurt the Sweden in four years ago, it’s a non-issue. I’ve never development of sport, marking the only time a bought that argument you especially at young ages, North American team failed get from guys that you can’t but she does think it would to finish in the top two at a see.” be difficult to implement. major competition. “Do you just throw it in with everybody right away or do you start in atom hockey and say that every girl from now on plays bodychecking? I’m not sure.”

5’ 8” 5’ 3” THE ATHLETES Size matters Big teams seem to have an edge, going by the final standings at the 2009 world championships. Country U.S. Canada Finland Sweden Russia Kazakhstan Switzerland Japan China Average Height 5-foot-7 5-foot-8 5-foot-7 5-foot-7 5-foot-6 5-foot-5 5-foot-6 5-foot-3 5-foot-5

Average 154 153 144 155 140 133 143 127 138 Weight pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds pounds

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