US Faces Canada Again In Women’s Hockey For Olympic Gold
Feb 15, 2022, 9:19 PM
BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: Team United States celebrates a goal by forward Abby Roque #11 of Team United States in the third period against Team Finland during the Women's Ice Hockey Playoff Semifinal match between Team United States and Team Finland on Day 10 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Wukesong Sports Centre on February 14, 2022 in Beijing, China.
BEIJING (AP) — One of sports’ fiercest and longest-running grudge-matches will resume Thursday when the American and Canadian women’s hockey teams faceoff at the Beijing Games with an Olympic gold medal on the line.
The game will mark the sixth time out of seven Olympics the cross-border rivals will play for the title. Canada has won four times.
We love a good rivalry. 💥
The women of #TeamUSA 🇺🇸 and #TeamCanada 🇨🇦 face off in the gold medal match this Thursday! The U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team enters as the defending gold medalist, so this should be an interesting matchup. Who's tuning in? pic.twitter.com/jb4l3rfbKq
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The United States is the defending champion after a thrilling 3-2 shootout victory in 2018 in Pyeongchang.
The test for the U.S. is finding a way to contain Canada’s dynamic offense.
The Canadians are 6-0 and have outscored opponents by a margin of 54-8.
Canada defeated the U.S. 4-2 in the preliminary round.
