Team USA Women Win Olympic Hockey Gold
Team USA women's ice hockey clinched gold at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, with celebration posts flooding social media. The victory adds to America's strong Olympic hockey performance across both men's and women's competitions in Italy.
- The victory was a dramatic 2-1 come-from-behind win in overtime against archrival Canada, with Megan Keller scoring the game-winning goal. - Team USA captain Hilary Knight tied the game with just 2:04 left in regulation, a goal that set a new U.S. record for most career Olympic goals (15) and points (33). - This gold medal is the third for the U.S. women's hockey team, which previously won in 1998 and 2018. - The final match was the seventh time the U.S. and Canada have faced off for Olympic gold in women's hockey since the sport's debut in 1998. - Team USA had a dominant run throughout the tournament, outscoring their opponents 31-1 leading up to the final and shutting out Canada 5-0 in a preliminary round game. - The win marked a triumphant first Olympics for head coach John Wroblewski, who took over the team in 2022. - Goaltender Aerin Frankel was a key player in the final, making 30 saves in the victory. - This Olympic final was the first since the launch of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), where many of the players from both teams compete.
