The United States and Latvia competed earlier today for the bronze medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship.
Latvia Makes History at the World Championship
In a surprising turn of events, the Latvians won in overtime to earn the first hockey medal in their history.
Kristians Rubins, a former Leafs player, scored the winning goal.
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An Emotional Win
See the bench's reaction to the goal that wrote a new page of history:
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You can feel all the emotions when the Latvians were signing their national anthem after the game:
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This win will probably feed the Latvians' hunger for the nexxt tournaments. We can't wait to see them compete next year!
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Who do you think will win the gold medal?
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