Another epic encounter
Rival Americans win gold in dramatic shootout, 3-2
Canadian forward Marie-Philip Poulin, left, celebrates her goal against the U.S. with Melodie Daoust during the women’s goldmedal hockey game at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Gangneung, South Korea, on Thursday.
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — Canada’s gold-medal streak in Olympic women’s hockey is over.
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scored in a shootout to lift the United States to a 3-2 win over Canada in the championship game at the Pyeongchang Winter Games on Wednesday night.
Rookie American goalie Maddie Rooney stopped Meghan Agosta to end the game.
The win was redemption for the Americans, who lost in overtime four years ago in Sochi.
Hilary Knight and Monique LamoureuxMorando scored in regulation for the Americans.
Marie-Philip Poulin and Haley Irwin replied for Canada.
Canada had won the four straight golds, losing only in 1998 when women’s hockey made its Olympic debut.
No final had ever been decided by a shootout.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, Canada secured a bobsled bronze medal as Calgary’s Kaillie Humphries and Phylicia George of Markham, Ont., were third in women’s competition. Humphries, a gold medallist in the event in 2010 and 2014, picked up her third medal to become Canada’s most decorated Olympic bobsledder.
Early Wednesday, Team Canada advanced to the men’s hockey semifinals with a 1-0 win over Finland. Canada will face Germany in Friday’s semifinal after the Germans shocked Sweden 4-3 in overtime in quarterfinal play.
Maxim Noreau registered the game’s lone goal early in the third period, but the big development for Canada came in goal.
The Canadians lost starting netminder Ben Scrivens to an upper-body injury in the second. He gave way to Kevin Poulin at 4:17 of the period after being flattened by Finland’s Veli-Matti Savinainen, who was being checked on the play by Canadian Eric O’Dell.
Poulin was rock-steady in relief, stopping all 15 shots he faced after Scrivens opened by making six saves. The Canadians, devoid of NHL talent, are now just two wins away from an Olympic three-peat.
Calgary’s Kevin Koe overcame a few shaky performances to advance to the men’s curling playoffs with an 8-3 win over Denmark’s Rasmus Stjerne.
Canada remained in contention on the men’s side as Koe finished second at 6-3 behind Sweden’s Niklas Edin (7-2). Koe faces American John Shuster, who defeated the Canadians in round-robin play, in today’s semifinal.
In figure skating, Kaetlyn Osmond of Marystown, N.L., was in third place following the women’s short program. Osmond scored 78.87 points, 4.05 behind leader Alina Zagitova.
Canada sat third in the medal standings after 12 days of competition in Pyeongchang.