What teams in the 2010 Winter Olympics hockey tournament were able to defeat two teams that formed a country but then split apart?

kevinatilusa

There are a couple possibilities here: 1) Slovakia defeated both Latvia and Russia (formerly in the USSR) in the group stage of the Men's tournament. 2) Slovakia defeated both Norway and Sweden (once a single nation) in the tournament stage of the Men's tournament. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament 3) The United States defeated both Russia and Finland during the women's tournament http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_tournament 4) Mexico defeated both Bulgaria (a former part of the Ottoman empire) and Turkey (the closest thing to a modern successor to the Ottomans) in the qualification stage for the men's tourney. 5) Both Hungary and Lithuania defeated the former Yugoslav states of Croatia and Serbia in the qualification for the men's tournament. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_qualification Feb 28 10, 7:19 PM

great2beme

very good. but not the country I was looking for. Feb 28 10, 8:57 PM

kevinatilusa

Are you then looking for Finland (beat both Czech Republic in the quarterfinals then Slovakia in the match for the bronze medal)? Feb 28 10, 10:46 PM

great2beme

Correct. Finland defeated the two teams that combined to make Czechoslovakia- Czech Republic and Slovakia! Feb 28 10, 11:06 PM