Fans may be disappointed by the National Hockey League pulling out of the Olympics but the decision was no doubt welcomed by Chinese officials who were braced for humiliating thrashings by their sporting and geo-political rivals.
Such were fears the Chinese men's team might be so outclassed it would prove an embarrassment to the sport and the hosts that the International Ice Hockey Federation considered pulling China from the event in favour of Norway.
In contrast, a U.S. squad of mainly college players will not have had any practice until they arrive in Beijing on Feb. 3. Without the NHL, television ratings for hockey will suffer but the competition will be more compelling and wide open.
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