US Women Defeat Canada to Claim Olympic Hockey Gold

Canada will now focus on beating their rivals and winning a fifth gold medal. At the other end of the ice, Maddie Rooney got the stop for the United States, and with it, the gold medal.

The players swore they knew Lamoureux-Davidson would score against goalkeeper Shannon Szabados.

But this is why they play. Maxim Noreau’s slapshot goal 55 seconds into the third period off Eric O’Dell’s faceoff win lifted Canada over Finland 1-0 while starting goalie Ben Scrivens and backup Kevin Poulin combined to make 21 saves in the quarter-final shutout.

After a see-saw clash in regulation, the sides entered overtime locked at 2-2 but could not be separated.

Skip John Shuster of the USA and vice-skip Marc Kennedy of Canada shake hands after the game. Dani Cameranesci, tip wide.

Unlike her sister who opted for a deke, Monique snapped a wrist shot under the glove of Szabados to knot the score at two and help force overtime.

Marie-Philip Poulin fired Canada into the lead with an opportunistic strike past US goaltender Rooney.

Fans rejoiced in a way that no one could’ve imagined back in those Lake Placid days, sharing memes and joy on social media.

It only made the lack of gold at the Olympics all the more noticeable, and Canada has been in their way since losing the inaugural gold in Nagano in 1998. But the Americans held on to lead to the shootout where Amanda Kessel also scored. And they deserved it. The teams were tied 2-2, and Canada had a distinct advantage known as the hammer, the right to throw the final rock of the end.

Canada’s Melodie Daoust said the team’s loss was “painful”. “We wanted to do what they did” in 1998.

Cammi Granato, the face of American women’s hockey, was on the line. A Canadian power play over the last 95 seconds led to some nerve-wracking moments, but no goals. Figure skater Scott Moir channelled the country as he spread out his arms, a beer in one hand and a toque on his head and screaming “Are you kidding me?”

But it was a good call.

“In my mind it is all about the Olympic Games and I want to be back for sure but being in the final now is the chance of a lifetime maybe and I’m going to try to grab it”. “And the third and fourth teams played in the bronze game”. The teams were tied 1-1 in the second period.

“As an elite athlete, if you don’t learn from it you’re not going to get better from it”, said American forward Kendall Coyne.

The Canadians received their silver medals with a blank stare, Jocelyne Larocque removing hers as soon as it was placed around her neck.

GANGNEUNG, South Korea The call came Wednesday night as the US women contemplated their day of reckoning. This was the time to show it.

Lamoureux-Davidson and Lamoureux-Morando were born into hockey royalty in 1989, a family of six college hockey players – all the rest boys – for Pierre Lamoureux, a former professional player from Saskatchewan.