‘Greenland Derby’ against the US is a chance at the Olympics for Denmark to show its hockey growth | National Sports

MILAN (AP) — Denmark’s athletes walking into the opening ceremony at the Olympics led Eurosport broadcaster Davide Livermore to highlight an upcoming men’s hockey game.

“The big crunch derby on Valentine’s Day in the ice hockey rink, given all that’s happening in Greenland at the moment, is the USA against Denmark,” Livermore said. “The Greenland Derby, as no one’s calling it just yet.”

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