The Americans had been pointing to this game for five years, ever since they lost to Sweden on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Olympics
Author: Nancy Armour, USA TODAY
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Shane Wiskus made the U.S. Olympic men’s gymnastics team months after the sport was one of three cut by the University of Minnesota.
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