The American women’s hockey team beat the Canadians by a 2-1 score in overtime on Thursday afternoon to win the 2026 Olympic gold medal.
Canada has now lost eight straight games against the U.S.
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With the silver medal, Canada now has 15 medals at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.
Kristin O’Niell scored the game’s opening goal early in the second period on a short-handed breakaway for Canada, but American Hilary Knight scored the equalizer with less than three minutes in the third period. It was Megan Keller who scored the overtime winner for the U.S.
More to come.
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