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Team USA has beaten Team Canada 2-1 in their Olympics gold medal women’s hockey matchup, after making a comeback in the third period and eventually winning it all in overtime. Megan Keller was the hero with the OT goal.
For nearly two weeks, Knight had been stuck on 14 career Olympic goals, leaving her tied for the American record held by Natalie Darwitz and Katie King. Now the 36-year-old has the record to herself and a gold medal in what is expected to be the final Olympic game of her illustrious career.
Women’s ice hockey joined the Olympic program in Nagano 1998 and immediately delivered a rivalry that would come to define the tournament. From that first final onward, the gold medal game has been dominated by the United States and Canada,
For much of Thursday's final, it seemed Canada would refuse to relinquish the throne of Olympic women's ice hockey to this younger American squad. But the U.S. found the grit to topple them, 2-1.
Winter Olympics was a huge day for the United States. Alysa Liu became the first American to win gold in women's singles ice skating since Sarah Hughes in 2002 after an electric free skate vaulted her into the lead.
Team Canada and Team USA prepare to battle for gold in Milano Cortina on Thursday. Here's all you need to know about the gold medal game.
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Winter Olympics recap: Alysa Liu wins figure skating gold, US tops Canada in women's hockey final
On a night of American comebacks at the Milan Cortina Games, Alysa Liu delivered the U.S. its first women’s figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years. The 20-year-old Liu performed a near-flawless free skate Thursday to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai.
This was the seventh gold medal match — and fifth in a row — between the two hockey powerhouses.
The U.S. secured gold in women's hockey with a 2-1 overtime win over rival Canada. Switzerland stunned Sweden, winning 2-1 in overtime, to take bronze. American Alys
Brittany Bowe added a new piece of hardware at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The American speed skater, 37, got engaged to girlfriend and fellow Olympian Hilary Knight, with the captain of Team USA’s women’s hockey team getting down on one knee with a silver band at the Milano Cortina Games.