Canada-USA Preview

When: Friday, Noon ET (NBCSN, CBC)

Where: Bolshoy Ice Dome

Unlike the 2010 Vancouver Olympics or the games in Salt Lake City eight years earlier, no gold medal will be awarded to the winner Friday between the United States and Canada. The victor will still have one more hill to climb, advancing to the gold-medal game of the 2014 Sochi Olympics on Sunday. The losing country will be faced with the scenario of leaving Russia with bronze at best, and perhaps nothing at all.

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United States (Channel Finder)

12-2:30 p.m. ET -- Men's Semifinal: Canada vs. United States, NBCSN, NBC LiveExtra Online

Canada

12-2:30 p.m. ET -- Men's Semifinal: Canada vs. United States, CBC, TVA (French), Watch Online-EN, Watch Online-FR