Top 4 countries?

[THE JAM]

Those are still outlier occurrences. Miracle happened 44 years ago. Belarus/Sweden 22 years ago.
That you need to go that far back just to find a handful of examples proves just how rare these occurrences are.

Of course the really big upsets are rare but still happen - e g last year Latvia beat Sweden in the WHC bronze medal game...

We haven't had best-on-best real tournaments for ages and the really huge upsets have not been possible due to that

 

[Eye of Ra]

Of course the really big upsets are rare but still happen - e g last year Latvia beat Sweden in the WHC bronze medal game...

It was USA in bronze medal game. Sweden was in qf

 

[Lambo]

We haven't had best-on-best real tournaments for ages and the really huge upsets have not been possible due to that

Although in 2019 Russia defacto had a “best on best” squad and failed in semis vs a Finnish European team.

 

[Liga]

It was USA in bronze medal game.

USA will do better this year with good NHL players?

 

[Eye of Ra]

USA will do better this year with good NHL players?

nah, they are cursed in WC

same as Sweden is in wjc u20

 

[Liga]

nah, they are cursed in WC

USA can still good hockey players from the NHL.

Especially if USA take gold medal.

USA are special when they win.

 

[Liga]

I think France has better spitz than Great Britain had but Great Britain has better teamwork.

 

[Mathieukferland]

I think France has better spitz than Great Britain had but Great Britain has better teamwork.

What?

 

[1Gold Standard]

What?

sounds like a russian poster. he would be referring to special teams. PP & PK.

 

[Albatros]

sounds like a russian poster. he would be referring to special teams. PP & PK.