U.S. Women Break Canada’s Grip on Hockey Gold
A minute later, United States goaltender Maddie Rooney stopped a shot by Meghan Agosta of Canada to give the
American women their first gold medal since 1998, when women’s hockey made its debut as an Olympic sport.
The scene at the end of these Olympic tournaments has almost always been the same: the Canadian women throwing sticks
and gloves across the ice in celebration, while their American opponents wipe away tears, beginning the four-year countdown until their next shot at the sport’s biggest prize.
Down a goal with seven minutes to play, the United States got an equalizer from Lamoureux-Davidson’s sister, Monique Lamoureux-Morando,
and matched Canada through overtime, even staving off a power play through the last 95 seconds.
In one instance, as the Americans battled for an equalizing goal with 16 minutes left, forward Brianna Decker was trying to get on the other
end of a centering pass when she took a fist to the face from Marie-Philip Poulin, captain of the Canadian team, and crumpled to the ice.
Five minutes later, the Canadians took the lead as Agosta grabbed a loose puck near the
blue line, skated deep into the American zone and found Poulin for an open chance.
Two minutes into the second period, Blayre Turnbull of Canada beat a lunging Lee Stecklein
of the United States down the right boards and threw the puck in front of the net.
“I just reacted to her, and then everything kind of went into a blur.”
Four years ago at the Sochi Games, Canada beat the United States in overtime, 3-2, to win gold.
A minute later, United States goaltender Maddie Rooney stopped a shot by Meghan Agosta of Canada to give the
American women their first gold medal since 1998, when women’s hockey made its debut as an Olympic sport.
The scene at the end of these Olympic tournaments has almost always been the same: the Canadian women throwing sticks
and gloves across the ice in celebration, while their American opponents wipe away tears, beginning the four-year countdown until their next shot at the sport’s biggest prize.
Down a goal with seven minutes to play, the United States got an equalizer from Lamoureux-Davidson’s sister, Monique Lamoureux-Morando,
and matched Canada through overtime, even staving off a power play through the last 95 seconds.
In one instance, as the Americans battled for an equalizing goal with 16 minutes left, forward Brianna Decker was trying to get on the other
end of a centering pass when she took a fist to the face from Marie-Philip Poulin, captain of the Canadian team, and crumpled to the ice.
Five minutes later, the Canadians took the lead as Agosta grabbed a loose puck near the
blue line, skated deep into the American zone and found Poulin for an open chance.
Two minutes into the second period, Blayre Turnbull of Canada beat a lunging Lee Stecklein
of the United States down the right boards and threw the puck in front of the net.
“I just reacted to her, and then everything kind of went into a blur.”
Four years ago at the Sochi Games, Canada beat the United States in overtime, 3-2, to win gold.
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