Team Canada cheers as US skater crashes during short track speed skating

Team Canada's men's team has spent the past couple days in Milano preparing for their tournament opening game against Switzerland on Thursday... while also taking in the sights and the sounds of the Olympics before the puck drops on their own action.

Yesterday, the boys hit the streets of Milano and played tourist for the day.

Then yesterday the team attended short track speed skating and cameras caught them with... an interesting reaction... after an American skater took a tumble.

Check it out:

It's safe to say that this rivalry transcends hockey at this point... who's stoked for Canada vs USA on the women's side today? Drop the puck!