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S.A. man scores gold-medal winner in Sochi Paralym

S.A. man scores gold-medal winner in Sochi Paralym

S.A. man scores gold-medal winner in Sochi Paralympics hockey final

 

*SOCHI, RUSSIA - MARCH 15: United States players celebrate after winning gold in the ice sledge hockey gold medal game between the Russian Federation and the United States of America at the Shayba Arena during day eight of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games on March 15, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)*

 

SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- The United States Paralympic hockey players have succeeded where the country's Olympic men failed on ice -- by collecting medals in Sochi. And they were gold.

The U.S. successfully defended its Paralympic ice sledge hockey title by beating host Russia 1-0 in the final on Saturday.

Former U.S. Marine Josh Sweeney, one of three San Antonio men on the team, scored in the second period at Shayba Arena, which was close to its 7,000-seat capacity and packed with flag-waving, chanting Russians.

Sweeney, Rico Roman and Jen Yung Lee all did their rehabilitation in San Antonio through Operation Comfort. They were also part of the San Antonio Rampage Sled Hockey team.

It was the third U.S. gold of a Winter Paralympics being dominated by Russia.

At the Olympics, the U.S. men's team missed out on a podium finish, but the women won silver.