SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russian hockey fans are showing they love an underdog. Or maybe they’d just like a tougher path for Canada, their hometown team’s biggest threat.

Chants of “Ro-ssi-ya, Ro-ssi-ya” popped up early in Canada’s preliminary round game against Austria on Friday night, with little on the line besides position in the elimination rounds. The fans coupled their patriotic cheers with roars every time Austria made a good play.