Thursday, February 19, 2026

US women's hockey wins gold at Milano Cortina 2026

 The United States women's hockey team won the gold medal in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. They defeated Canada in overtime 2-1. The Canadians were leading 1-0 with under 3 minutes left in the game before Hilary Knight scored a backwards between the legs goal to tie the game. Megan Keller won the game in overtime on a beautiful goal that just slid past the Canadian goalie. 

It was an absolute thrilling game. I didn't watch the first 2 periods because of school, so I turned the game on when I got home. I was frustrated that the US couldn't score and I thought there was no way they were going to win. I am so glad I was wrong. Knight's goal was absolutely beautiful and shocking. I was very impressed by the way she was able to score without looking at the net. It was beautiful. When the game winning goal was scored, I jumped out of my seat. I was so happy and fired up. 

The US men's hockey team will attempt to do the same thing, as they play Slovakia in the semi-finals tomorrow afternoon. We may very well get a US-Canada rematch. I will be happy if we do.

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