Originally posted by sh76
I'm not asking them to be objective. But a state sponsored protest at an embassy over a call in a sporting event (and a preliminary one, no less) is a bit much.
This wasn't a state sponsored protest. It was a grass root initiative. They were mostly outraged that a ref in the Olympic game involving a US team was an American. It really is wrong, since even if he's trying to be objective there's a clear conflict of interests. Nevertheless, many high ranking Russian hockey officials agreed that the call was made according to the rules. Personally, I believe there should've been a minor penalty to the goalie for a deliberate push of the goal post about 9 secs before the goal.
