Originally Posted By: tonyc
it might not just be an extra hour, it might be five extra hours like the game I cited above -- it's a rare occurrence, but 3OT playoff games are not uncommon. Given that the closing ceremonies were scheduled for 7pm, having the gold medal game go until 11pm wouldn't have been very convenient.

I'm okay with sudden-death overtime. But the solution for your scheduling thingie above, is to simply schedule the hockey final for the day before the closing ceremony day.

-ml