Latvia Celebrates Historic Hockey Bronze with National Holiday
TL;DR
Latvia declared a national holiday after winning the bronze medal in the IIHF World Championship by defeating the United States 4-3 in overtime. It was the country's first medal in IIHF competition, and the government declared Monday a national holiday to celebrate the victory. Kristians Rubins scored the medal winner just 1:22 into the overtime period. Canada won the gold medal, taking down Germany.
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