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Russia's Darius Kasparaitis, left, embraces goalie Nikolai Khabibulin after they beat Belarus 7-2 for the bronze medal. The Russian team expected gold, but lost 3-2 to the United States on Friday. "I think we had a good enough team to win the gold medal," Khabibulin said. "But at the same time, nobody gave us bronze without any work. We really thought we could win the gold so it's a disappointment."

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