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(20 Feb 2026)
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Milan, Italy - 20 February 2026
1. Fans arriving at the Olympic semi-final hockey match between Canada and Finland
2. Finnish fans cheering
3. Canadian fans posing
4. Finnish and Canadian fans cheering

++NIGHT SHOTS++
5. Fans leaving the stadium
6. Canadian fans walking
7. Canadian fan walking with Canada flag
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Courtney Bethune, Canadian fan:
"Best game of my life, so happy, couldn't be happier to be here and we are going to get the gold."
9. People waiting outside the stadium
10. Various of Canadian fans walking
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Steve (last name not given), Canadian fan:
"I was up there, I was screaming. I was saying Canada, let's do it. We've got to scream, we've got to yell, we've got to cheer. We've got to go deep, get in the corners, you know, elbows up, get pucks deep, pucks on net, walk away with a W (win)."
12. Various of fans walking
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jürgit Korhonen, Finnish fan:
"Good game. 2-0, but the diving, the high stick here and after that game goes to Canada and we just defense. What are we going to do? Tomorrow the bronze and I hope Slovakia wins medal, the gold."
14. Various of fans walking to the stadium ++DAY SHOTS++
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Wille Koskenvuo, Finnish fan:
"It's a game of hockey, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. With Switzerland, it was the other way around. So, it's hockey. Tomorrow, it's a new game."
16. Various of fans walking to the stadium ++DAY SHOTS++
STORYLINE:
Fans reacted after Canada advanced to the gold medal game at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics following Nathan MacKinnon's late goal in a 3-2 win over Finland on Friday.

The tournament favorite had trailed 2-0 before Sam Reinhart cut the deficit in the second period and Shea Theodore tied it midway through the third period.

Following the match, Canadian fan Courtney Bethune said the game was the "best" she'd seen in her life.

Canada was awaiting the result of Friday's other semifinal: United States vs. Slovakia.

The final is Sunday afternoon in Milan, hours before the Olympics closing ceremony.

Sidney Crosby did not play for Canada because of an injury. It was not immediately clear if the 38-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins star would be available Sunday.

Crosby appeared to injure his right knee in the second period of the quarterfinals against Czechia on Wednesday night.

Finland will play in the bronze medal game on Saturday night.

Finnish fan Jürgit Korhonen admitted that his team was playing defensively after Canada tied the game but challenged the fouls that led to Canada's power play.

AP video by Kostya Manenkov

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