Their goals could be the same: to defend their gold medal and to beat Canada.

He was hoping to answer questions about the team's prospects for defending its gold medal.

Sun did not qualify, and will not defend his gold medal.

The women's team successfully defended their 2004 gold medal with a win over Germany.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he attempted to defend his gold medal.

He led the tournament in scoring with 17 points over 6 games as Sweden failed to defend their gold medal from the previous year.

Sweden finished in fifth place, failing to defend their 2006 gold medal.

He successfully defended his gold medal in the Power-lifting event.

Canada defended their gold medal the following year in the Czech Republic.

Canada failed to defend their gold medal from 2002, however, and were eliminated in the quarterfinal by Russia.