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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 23, 2014, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE B2 SPORTS B2 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 SOCHI, Russia - The Detroit Red Wings don't expect Henrik Zetterberg to play again during the regular season. Zetterberg had back surgery Friday in New York to remove a fragmented disk. " I don't anticipate he'll be ready to play in any games of the regular season," Red Wings general manager Ken Holland told The Associated Press on Saturday. " I'm hopeful that we can play our way into the playoffs and that he'll be back, but that's down the road." The Red Wings and Swedish Olympic hockey team captain played once at the Sochi Games before pulling out because of the injury. Holland is hopeful Zetterberg's back injury does not prematurely end his career. " I'm told it has nothing to do with his career," Holland said. " But the surgery is something that needed to be done and he'll be as good as new." OLYMPICS U. S. forward Patrick Kane missed two penalty shots vs. Finland KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Yohan Goncalves Goutt put East Timor on the Winter Olympics map Saturday night. By completing both slalom runs under the lights - including a treacherous second leg - the 19- year- old Goncalves Goutt became the Asian country's first competitor in Winter Games' history. Never mind that Goncalves Goutt placed 43rd out of the 43 skiers who completed the race, or that he was nearly 50 seconds behind gold medallist Mario Matt of Austria. The crowd roared with support for both of Goncalves Goutt's runs. And, he said, there was enthusiastic support in East Timor, too. " I spoke with my mom just before and she told me that there is a big demonstration on the streets... in a positive way, driving around with the flags saying ' Go Yohan. Go Yohan,' " he said. OLYMPICS RESULTS and TV LISTINGS ON TV Sunday, Feb. 23 6 a. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Ice Hockey ( M) Gold Medal Final ( 3h) NBC ( 6) ( 11) ( 6) 385 Ice Hockey ( M) Gold Medal ( 3h) 9 a. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics ( 1h) 10 a. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 SPNET ( 47) ( 171) [ 408] 418 Closing Ceremony Coverage of the official Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. ( 2h30) CBWFT ( 10) ( 7) ( 10) [ 118] 703 RDI ( 114) ( 27) [ 126] 730 C�r�monie de cl�ture ( 2h30) 12: 30 p. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Ice Hockey ( M) Gold Medal Final ( R) ( 3h30) 1 p. m. NBC ( 6) ( 11) ( 6) 385 Cross Country Skiing ( M) 50km Gold Medal, Bobsleigh ( M) Four- Man Gold Medal ( 4h) 4 p. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics ( 1h) CBCNN ( 45) ( 13) ( 15) [ 502] 390 Closing Ceremony Coverage of the official Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. ( R) ( 3h) 6: 30 p. m. CBWFT ( 10) ( 7) ( 10) [ 118] 703 C�r�monie de cl�ture ( R) ( 1h30) 7 p. m. CBC [ 6] ( 2) ( 5) ( 2) [ 226] 332 Closing Ceremony Coverage of the official Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. ( R) ( 4h) 7: 30 p. m. NBC ( 6) ( 11) ( 6) 385 Closing Ceremony Coverage of the official Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. ( 2h08) 8: 30 p. m. RDI ( 114) ( 27) [ 126] 730 C�r�monie de cl�ture ( 1h30) 10: 35 p. m. NBC ( 6) ( 11) ( 6) 385 Closing Ceremony Coverage of the official Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. ( R) 9 10 5 CANADA'S MEDAL COUNT GOLD SILVER BRONZE Medal standings Nation G S B Tot. Russia 11 10 8 29 Norway 11 5 10 26 Canada 9 10 5 24 United States 9 7 11 27 Netherlands 8 7 9 24 Germany 8 6 5 19 Switzerland 6 3 2 11 Belarus 5 0 1 6 Austria 4 8 5 17 France 4 4 7 15 Poland 4 1 1 6 China 3 4 2 9 South Korea 3 3 2 8 Sweden 2 6 6 14 Czech Republic 2 4 2 8 Slovenia 2 2 4 8 Japan 1 4 3 8 S OCHI, Russia - Teemu Selanne finished his sixth Olympics leading his team around the ice with a bronze medal draped around his neck. If the Finnish Flash is retiring after the NHL season, he picked a pretty good way to go out on the world's stage. Selanne scored twice while Tuukka Rask made 27 saves as Finland routed the United States 5- 0 on Saturday to win hockey bronze at the Sochi Games. The 43- year- old, smooth- skating forward with a lightning- quick shot and Jussi Jokinen scored 11 seconds apart early in pivotal second period. Selanne and his teammates weren't finished, scoring three third- period goals against a team that looked like it would rather be at home. " It was just something special," Selanne said. " I'm so proud." The Americans, meanwhile, were humiliated. " I'm kind of embarrassed where we're at now," U. S. defenceman Ryan Suter said. Selanne has helped Finland win four medals in the last five Olympics, more than any other country in the NHL era. Before the match became a rout, it was a game of missed opportunities for the Americans. Patrick Kane couldn't convert on a penalty shot in each of the first two periods. He missed the net to the right on his first one- on- one duel and hit the right crossbar on his second. " Just didn't really capitalize on anything," he acknowledged. Kane, who also missed a breakaway in overtime against Russia, said Saturday's setback was one of the most frustrating games of his career. " Whether it was confidence or not getting enough chances, who really knows at the end of the day," he said. " I thought I had opportunities. ... You think you're in three times against the goaltender alone and hopefully you could score a couple of times out of that. It just wasn't meant to be." No, it wasn't. The Americans wasted a chance to earn medals in consecutive Olympic hockey tournaments for the first time since winning gold in 1960 and silver in 1956. Finland, meanwhile, took advantage of two power plays in the third period with goals to put the U. S. away in a game it didn't look interested in after falling behind 2- 0. If the league and players' union do not let the world's best players go to South Korea in four years, Kane and Co. may never get a shot to help the Americans win gold that has been elusive since the 1980 " Miracle on Ice." Jonathan Quick, starting ahead of silvermedal winning goaltender Ryan Miller, stopped all eight shots that got to him in the first before giving up five goals on just 21 shots over the last two periods. " Absolutely not second- guessing the decision to go with Quick in net," U. S. coach Dan Bylsma said. " He was our best player in the semifinal game. " He was excellent again tonight. He made five, six or seven excellent saves in the first half of this game. And no, I did not consider pulling him as the game went to four and five." Selanne, who has said he will retire after playing for the Anaheim Ducks this season, skated off the ice in Sochi for the final time with 20 seconds to play and hugged two teammates on the bench before leaping back over the boards at the final buzzer. From the ice, Selanne reached over the boards to embrace every assistant coach and executive on Finland's bench. The popular player got lifted off his skates more than once by hugs. " Maybe this was his last game for national team and as a captain," Finland coach Erkka Westerlund. " It was excellent game to finish." Finland won bronze for the second straight Olympics and third time since 1998, the first with NHL players. It lost to rival Sweden in the 2006 gold- medal game and in Friday's semifinals. The Finns were fired up for the consolation prize and weren't satisfied with a two- goal lead after two periods, pouring it on with Juuso Hietanen's goal 6: 10 into the third - as a penalty on Kane was expiring - and Selanne scored for a second time less than two minutes later. - The Associated Press Selanne's bronze pure gold Finnish Flash closes Olympic career in elegant style By Larry Lage Zetterberg expected to miss regular season Winter Oly first for East Timor MATT SLOCUM / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Finnish captain Teemu Selanne gestures to the crowd after his country defeated Team USA 5- 0 in the men's bronze- medal game. What Canada did SOCHI, Russia - What Canada Did on Saturday at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games ( distances in metres unless specified): ALPINE SKIING Men's slalom - Michael Janyk, Whistler, B. C., placed 16th overall in one minute 44.36 seconds ( first run: 22nd, 48.82; second: 12th, 55.54); Philip Brown, Toronto, 20th ( 34, 49.97; 20, 59.68) 1: 49.65; Trevor Philp, Calgary, tied for 29th in first run ( 49.55), did not complete second; Brad Spence, Calgary, tied with Philp in first run ( 49.55), disqualified in second run. Biathlon Men's 4x7.5- kilometre relay - Jean- Philippe le Guellec, Shannon, Que.; Scott Perras, Regina; Brendan Green, Hay River, NWT; and Nathan Smith, Calgary, placed seventh overall in one hour 13 minutes 46.2 seconds with one penalty. BOBSLEIGH Men's fours - Canada 1 ( Lyndon Rush ( pilot), Humboldt, Sask.; Lascelles Brown, Calgary; David Bissett and Neville Wright, both Edmonton), stand 10th after the opening two runs in one minute 50.78 seconds; Canada 2 ( Chris Spring, Calgary; Timothy Randall, Toronto; James Mcnaughton, Newmarket, Ont.; Bryan Barnett, Edmonton), 13th ( 1: 51.20); Canada 3 ( Justin Kripps, Summerland, B. C.; Jesse Lumsden, Burlington, Ont.; Cody Sorensen, Ottawa; Ben Coakwell, Saskatoon), 30 ( 1: 55.08). CROSS- COUNTRY SKIING Women's 30- kilometre freestyle ( mass start) - Brittany Webster, Caledon, Ont., 46th overall in 1: 21: 05.5; Emily Nishikawa, Whitehorse, 47th ( 1: 21: 38.6); Amanda Ammar, Onoway, Alta., 49 ( 1: 22: 03.7); Heidi Widmer, Banff, Alta., 52 ( 1: 24: 11.5). SNOWBOARDING Men's parallel slalom - Jasey Jay Anderson, Mont- Tremblant, Que., placed 15th in qualifying with a combined time of 59.77 seconds for two runs, then lost in opening round of head- to- head races to eventual silver- medallist Zan Kosir of Slovenia ( 0.32, 0.34); Michael Lambert, Toronto, 16th ( 59.80) - lost in first round to Vic Wild of Russia ( 0.77, 1.78); Matthew Morison, Burketon, Ont., 18th in qualifying ( 59.96), did not advance. Women's parallel slalom - Ariane Lavigne, Lac- Superieur, Que., was 17th in qualifying ( 1: 05.60 - missed advancing by 0.06 seconds); Caroline Calve, Aylmer. Que., 26th ( 1: 06.15); Marianne Leeson, Burlington, Ont., 27 ( 1: 06.26). SPEEDSKATING LONG TRACK Men's team pursuit - Mathieu Giroux, Pointeaux- Trembles, Que.; Lucas Makowsky, Regina; and Denny Morrison, Fort St. John, B. C.) lost in the bronze- medal race to Poland by 2.33 seconds. Women's team pursuit - Ivanie Blondin, Ottawa; Kali Christ, Regina; and Brittany Schussler, Winnipeg, defeated the United States by 1.73 seconds in the C- final to finish fifth overall. B_ 02_ Feb- 23- 14_ FP_ 01. indd B2 2/ 22/ 14 7: 11: 16 PM ;