U.S. vanquishes Canada in Olympic women's hockey finals, taking first gold since 1998

U.S. women hockey team wins the gold
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Team USA beat Canada in the Olympic women's hockey finals on Thursday in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in a thrilling 3-2 shootout after a hard-fought game that had ended 2-2 even after a 20-minute overtime. Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson fired in the game-winning shot past Canada's Shannon Szabados, and when U.S. goalie Maddie Rooney blocked the potential equalizing shot from Canada's Meghan Agosta, the U.S. women won their first gold medal since 1998, and their second ever. Canada had won the women's hockey gold in the past four Winter Olympics.

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Canada led near the end of regulation time, before Monique Lamoreux-Davidson — Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson's sister — tied the score 2-2. Before Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson's game-winning shot, Americans Gigi Marvin and Amanda Kessel had scored, as had Canadians Agosta and Melodie Daoust. It was the first time the women's hockey gold medal had ever been decided in a shootout.

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The U.S. is now in 4th place with eight golds and 21 total medals, behind Norway (33 medals), Germany (24 medals), and Canada (22 medals, 9 golds).

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.