USA wins gold, beating Canada 2-1 in men’s Olympic ice hockey, after overtime.
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The USA’s Olympics gold medal drought is over, and the U.S. men’s hockey team did it on the anniversary of another watershed moment.
Team USA defeated Canada 2-1 on Sunday, Feb. 22 when Jack Hughes scored in overtime.
The win happened 46 years to the day after the USA upset the Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympics on the way to the Americans’ last gold medal.
The United States famously overcame the Soviets, but for 46 years since, Canada was the hill it couldn’t climb.
The Americans settled for silver in 2002, had their hearts broken by Sidney Crosby in 2010, then by Connor McDavid a year ago. There was the 1996 World Cup, sure, but no player who was on this roster in Milan is old enough to remember watching a competition from 30 years ago, and there were no Disney movies made about that.
The U.S. is looking for its first medal in men’s hockey since 2010, when it won silver behind Canada, and its first gold medal since 1980’s “Miracle on Ice” squad toppled the Soviet Union team. Canada’s last medal was bronze at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang.
Matt Boldy scored in the first period for the USA, splitting the defensive pair of Cale Makar and Devon Toews. Makar tied it for Canada late in the second period.
In the three overtimes in the quarterfinals, no overtime lasted longer than 3:27. Overtime is 3-on-3 in Olympics. Quinn Hughes (USA) and Mitch Marner (Canada) scored in overtime.
