Ice Hockey - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men Semifinal Match - Canada v Germany - Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung, South Korea - February 23, 2018 - Canada's players react to their loss. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
(Reuters) - Canada has long dominated both ice hockey and curling but a stunning string of Olympic defeats in the country's beloved sports at the Pyeongchang Games has left the nation in an unfamiliar state of mourning.
Perhaps the biggest blow to the country's psyche came on Friday when the men's hockey team, who were twice defending champions, lost a semi-final clash to Germany.
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