As both countries lined up to receive their medals, the pop song "Party in the USA" played throughout the arena. It was a golden coda to the Olympic career of Knight, whose goal made her the all-time leading scorer in U.S. history at the Olympics, with 15.

For much of Thursday's final, it seemed Canada would refuse to relinquish the throne of Olympic women's ice hockey to this younger American squad. But the U.S. found the grit to topple them, 2-1.

This was the seventh gold medal match — and fifth in a row — between the two hockey powerhouses.

The U.S. and Canada delivered another instant classic in the 2026 Winter Olympics gold medal game. Thanks to Megan Keller, Team USA pulled out an exhilarating 2-1 overtime win to cap off a dominant run at the 2026 Winter Olympics and win the third gold medal in team history.

Hilary Knight tied it late in regulation and Megan Keller won it in OT as USA women's hockey beat Canada 2-1 to claim gold at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Winter Olympics was a huge day for the United States. Alysa Liu became the first American to win gold in women's singles ice skating since Sarah Hughes in 2002 after an electric free skate vaulted her into the lead.

Team USA won the women’s hockey gold medal in an absolute thriller today in Milan, beating the Canadian club 2-1 in overtime after rallying to tie the game with about two minutes left. Megan Keller scored the golden goal at 4:07 in the 3-on-3 OT frame to secure the favored Americans’ third Olympic championship.