to move up and down
Peetu Piiroinen of Finland competes in the FIS Snowboard Slope Style World Cup finals at the US Grand Prix on January 11, 2013 in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Photo: Shaw/Getty Images)
Kimi Raikkonen of Finland drives on his way to winning the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images). Find more of the weekend’s best photos here: http://natpo.st/TtNfc8
The IIHF World Hockey Championship ended in agony once again for Canada.
“It’s deja vu,” general manager Kevin Lowe said after a 4-3 quarter-final loss to Slovakia on Thursday.
It’s the first time in history Canada has made an early exit from the tournament on three straight occasions. The country also suffered quarter-final losses in 2010 and 2011.
“It hurts like hell right now,” said captain Ryan Getzlaf. “I feel like I let the guys down. To be in a hard-fought game like that and play the tournament we did and lose in that fashion, it’s not easy to swallow as a group.
“The guys worked way too hard to be delivered something like that.”
Hugs for everyone
Canada won the bronze medal game at the world junior hockey championships on Thursday, a small consolation after losing a heartbreaking semi-final to Russia earlier this week. The gold medal game starts at 8 p.m. ET.
Finland’s Janne Happonen takes off from the ski jump during a practice session for the third event of the 60th four-hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck. Photo: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Taking a tumble
A combination photograph shows Aprilia 125cc rider Niklas Ajo of Finland falling during the Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi, north of Tokyo. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
Slovenian players block a ball during the men’s Volleyball European Championship play-off match against Finland at Stadthalle in Vienna September 14, 2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
