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A Matt Boldy turnover led to a scramble in front of the net, and Renars Krasternbergs — who never got higher than the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers in North America — swatted in a loose puck.
Merzlikins was pulled after two periods.
Connor Hellebuyck got the start and made 17 saves.
When Quinn Hughes took a Miller feed in the slot and snapped off a perfect shot into the upper-right corner of the net, the rout appeared to be on.
Just 26 seconds later, Latvia tied the game 1-1.
Nelson joked that he was confused by the rink, which is shorter than an NHL rink, and that’s why he was offside.
Latvia head coach Harijs Vitolins challenged the play, believing Nelson was offside.
Latvia will play Germany earlier the same day.
The United States next plays Saturday against Denmark.
Brady Tkachuk scored an early first-period goal, Tage Thompson and Auston Matthews scored power-play goals and Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Jack Eichel and Matthew Tkachuk had a couple of assists each.
Brock Nelson was in the middle of everything in the United States’ 5-1 beating of Latvia on Thursday night to open their Olympics.
In a nightmarish first period, the Colorado Avalanche center was offside to overturn a Quinn Hughes goal, had a goal of his own overturned when it was determined J.T. Miller interfered with Latvia’s Elvis Merzļikins, and later hit the post on a power play for good measure.
He’s got quite the USA Hockey lineage, with his uncle Dave Christian a member of the 1980 Miracle on Ice and his 88-year-old grandfather Bill Christian and great uncle Roger Christian members of the 1960 gold medal-winning Olympic team.
Another great uncle, Gord Christian, won a silver medal with the 1956 U.S. Olympic team.
Nelson scored two goals to help lift the Americans to victory.
The rest is based on turn technique (60 percent) and time (20 percent).
The pair’s one-two podium finish is the first time this Winter Olympics that Team USA has won multiple medals in the same event.
The double 2024 Youth Olympics gold medalist was certainly cold-blooded heading into the final.
At the start and end of the course are two different jumps, which make up 20 percent of the judges’ scores.
Kauf, 29, fought back after finishing 27th in the first qualification round to take second place.
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