US Women's Hockey Competes at Milan Cortina Olympics
The U.S. women's hockey team is currently competing in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Figure skater Alysa Liu is also participating in the games. Events are being broadcast locally on NBC 5 Chicago.
- The United States and Canada have a storied rivalry in women's hockey; this will be the seventh time in eight Winter Olympics that the two nations will face each other for the gold medal. Canada leads the all-time Olympic series with a 7-4 record against the USA. - Team captain Hilary Knight is competing in her fifth and final Olympic Games, making her the first U.S. hockey player to do so. A fifth medal would tie her for the most in Olympic hockey history. - The U.S. team has been dominant throughout the Milan Cortina tournament, heading into the final with an undefeated record and having outscored their opponents by a combined 31-1. Goalie Aerin Frankel set a new Olympic record by posting three consecutive shutouts. - In a preliminary round matchup, the U.S. defeated the defending champion Canadian team 5-0, marking the first time Canada has ever been shut out in an Olympic game. - The 23-player roster, led by head coach John Wroblewski, includes 16 players from the newly established Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). - Defender Laila Edwards is making history as the first Black woman to play for the U.S. women's hockey team at the Olympics. - Forward Abbey Murphy, who is competing in her second Olympics, set a record at the 2023 IHF Women's World Championship for the fastest goal in the tournament's history, scoring just seven seconds into a game.
