March 09, 2022

Paralympics roundup: U.S. sled hockey team cruises to semifinals

By The American Legion
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Paralympics roundup: U.S. sled hockey team cruises to semifinals
Paralympics roundup: U.S. sled hockey team cruises to semifinals

Veterans help team rout Canada and South Korea to advance.

The first week of the 2022 Winter Paralympics saw Team USA’s sled hockey team cruise through pool play thanks to efforts by former servicemembers on the squad.

The Americans defeated Canada, 5-0, and South Korea, 9-1, to earn a spot in the semifinals. The win over Canada was the largest margin of victory between the teams in Paralympic history.

Army veteran Jen Lee stopped nine shots in goal for the shutout of Canada and stopped the only two shots he faced in two periods of play against South Korea.

Retired Lance Cpl. Josh Misiewicz scored a goal in each game.

Team USA will face China in Friday’s semifinals.

In other action:

·       Former SEAL Dan Cnossen had two top-10 finishes in Nordic skiing. He finished fourth overall in sprint sitting biathlon with a time of 19:54.2, 20.9 seconds out of third place, and sixth in long-distance cross-country sitting with a time of 49:22.7. He also finished 12th in middle-distance biathlon and 13th in sprint cross-country.

·       Retired Marine Corps Sgt. Josh Sweeney placed 16th in long-distance cross-country sitting and 19th in sprint cross-country.

·       Former Marine Sgt. Michael Spivey finished 17th in snowboardcross.

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