By Associated Press - Saturday, February 15, 2014

SOCHI, Russia (AP) - “Now that we’ve beaten Slovakia, maybe they’re not going to mix us up with them anymore.” - Slovenia forward Anze Kopitar, after the men’s hockey team picked up the team’s first ever Olympic victory, 3-1 over Slovakia.

- By Jon Krawczynski - Twitter https://twitter.com/APKrawczynski

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