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Russia lost because...

Russia's men's hockey team will finish the 2014 Winter Olympics without a medal following its 3-1 loss to Finland in Wednesday's quarterfinal game. It's a crushing blow, especially considering the pressure on the Russians to win it all on home ice in Sochi. 

There's no simple explanation for Russia's disappointing showing. Maybe they took too many KHL players, or they didn't capitalize on enough scoring chances, or they ran into one of the best goaltenders in the world in Tuukka Rask. There many reasons for Russia's loss to Finland. Here are several of Twitter's finest. Russia lost because...

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