Team Canada beat Latvia 2 to 1 earlier today in the men’s hockey quarterfinals, but while most viewers were watching the scoreboard, New York Times contributor Ben Rothenberg was watching a guy in the stands:

Assuming the photo is genuine, aside from the fact that the guy in question has Subban’s number on his jersey, Rothenberg doesn’t offer any evidence that he’s actually Canadian. Nevertheless, tweeters were upset by what they saw:

https://twitter.com/metrangerfan711/status/436218037998723072

https://twitter.com/rjohnsonalberta/status/436218309671788545

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