Canada held a 1-0 lead with just over two minutes in regulation from Milan Cortina — but Hilary Knight had other plans. The all-time leading goal scorer in Team USA women’s history registered her record-setting 15th goal on a brilliant deflection that leveled the score at 1-1.
It is the third-ever Olympic gold medal for the United States in women's hockey, and the first since they took down Canada in the gold medal game at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The United States' first gold medal came in 1998 at the Nagano Winter Olympics, when they also beat Canada.
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.
Team USA won the women's hockey gold medal in an thriller Thursday in Milan, beating the Canadian club 2-1 in overtime after rallying to tie the game late.
Day 13 of the 2026 Winter Olympics saw Canada fall short in the women's hockey gold medal game but the curling has delivered
Megan Keller and Hilary Knight's heroics lifted the USA women's ice hockey team to an overtime win over Canada in the Olympic final on Thursday.
Hilary Knight, Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey and Team USA women's hockey face Marie-Philip Poulin and Canada for the Olympic gold medal in Milan.
This was the seventh gold medal match — and fifth in a row — between the two hockey powerhouses.
Team Canada and Team USA prepare to battle for gold in Milano Cortina on Thursday. Here's all you need to know about the gold medal game.
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