<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In another overtime nail-biter for the United States, the women&#8217;s hockey team defeated Canada to capture their third Olympic gold medal.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since women&#8217;s hockey made its Olympic debut in 1998, only Canada and the United States have won gold in the event, and this year was no exception. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The rivalry was on full display in the arena Thursday when the teams competed in the finals for the seventh time — with Canada having won five of them. But this year, it was America’s turn.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After a scoreless opening period, Kristin O&#8217;Neill broke the deadlock for Canada and they took the 1-0 lead into the third. The gold was just within reach.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The arena then erupted when Hilary Knight tied the game 1-1 — adding to her own <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/2026-winter-olympics-hilary-knight-usa-womens-hockey-scoring-record-canada/">Olympic resume</a> — with just two minutes remaining in regulation. When the third period ended, the teams</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> headed to 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime, a 20-minute period played until the first goal.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But overtime didn’t last long. Just four minutes into the extra frame, Megan Keller danced around Claire Thompson and flipped the puck past goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens for the game-winner.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">TEAM USA TAKES GOLD 🥇</p>
<p>Megan Keller wins it in overtime, helping the U.S. to a 2-1 victory over Canada.</p>
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<p>Team USA dominated throughout the tournament until Canada pushed them into a tightly contested championship &#8212; but it just wasn&#8217;t enough to derail the Americans.</p>
<p>&#8220;It was a hard-fought game. Canada gave us their best and they&#8217;re an incredible team. Their goaltending was outstanding. A lot of offense, a lot of great defense, so it was hard,&#8221; Keller <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/usa-vs-canada-live-score-womens-hockey-gold-medal-winter-olympics/2oxlnbLTdsUN/">said</a> after the game. &#8220;But really proud of the way our group stuck together. We fought to get into OT and just happy to finish it off.&#8221;</p>
<p>The rival win must feel extra sweet this year, since the last Winter Games in 2022 resulted in a silver medal against Canada. But for s<span style="font-weight: 400;">ix of Team USA&#8217;s players, including Knight, who has said these Olympic games will be her last, this is their second gold medal.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As for the men’s hockey team, they will compete against Slovakia in the semifinals on Friday. If they win, they have a shot at competing — possibly against Canada — to win their first Olympic gold since 1980.</span></p>

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