The U.S. women's hockey team beat Canada 2-1 in the gold-medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday, Feb. 19, at Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan.

For the third time in women’s hockey Olympics history, the United States has claimed the gold medal.

Then, just 54 seconds into the second period, while shorthanded, Canada’s Kristin O’Neill opened the scoring, ending the Americans’ long shutout streak at 352 minutes, 17 seconds.