United States and Canada set for politically-charged gold medal clash

Tage Thompson helped the United States reach the Olympic men’s ice hockey final (Carolyn Kaster/PA)

Canada and the United States will face off in a politically-charged Olympic men’s ice hockey final on Sunday after successfully negotiating semi-finals against Finland and Slovakia respectively.

US president Donald Trump is reported in some quarters to be considering jetting in for the fixture, and potentially making a fleeting appearance at Sunday’s closing ceremony in Verona.