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MILAN (AP) \u2014 Denmark’s athletes walking into the opening ceremony at the Olympics<\/a> led Eurosport broadcaster Davide Livermore to highlight an upcoming men’s hockey game.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe big crunch derby on Valentine\u2019s Day in the ice hockey rink, given all that\u2019s happening in Greenland at the moment, is the USA against Denmark,\u201d Livermore said. \u201cThe Greenland Derby, as no one\u2019s calling it just yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

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