U. S. WOMEN WIN HOCKEY GOLD
Jocelyne Lamoureux- Davidson scored in the top half of the sixth round of the shootout and goalie Maddie Rooney made a save against Meghan Agosta in the bottom half to give the United States a 3- 2 victory over Canada for its first women’s hockey gold medal since 1998 in Nagano, Japan. The Canadians have won the last four golds.
Gigi Marvin and Amanda Kessel also scored for the U. S. in the shootout, which was tied 2- 2 after five rounds.
The score was tied 2- 2 at the end of regulation and no goals were scored in the 4- on- 4, 20- minute overtime.
Canada was up 2- 1 until Monique Lamoureux- Morando tied it for the Americans with just over six minutes left in the third period.
Hilary Knight scored late in the first to give the Americans a 1- 0 lead. But Haley Irwin deflected a shot past Rooney two minutes into the second. And then Marie- Philip Poulin gave Canada the lead on a pass from Agosta about five minutes later.
Poulin scored the only two goals in the gold- medal game against the U. S. in 2010. In Sochi, she tied the game in the last minute of regulation and then added the game- winner in overtime against the U. S.
SNOWBOARDING Anderson wins silver medal
Anna Gasser edged two- time gold medalist Jamie Anderson in a thrilling final to earn gold in the Olympic debut of women’s Big Air snowboarding.
Gasser, the reigning world champion, stomped the last of her three jumps, a double cork 1080 that saw the Austrian flip twice while spinning three times. Her score of 96 was the highest of the day and gave her a total of 185.00.
Anderson, who captured her second Olympic gold in women’s slopestyle last week, led going into the final round but sat down while trying to land her last jump. Gasser took full advantage.
FREESTYLE SKIING Americans go 1- 2
David Wise has successfully defended his gold medal, breaking through on his final run to give the United States its third gold in the Phoenix Snow Park halfpipe.
Wise wiped out on his first two runs before sneaking past countryman Alex Ferreira on his third with a score of 97.20. Wise landed double corks in all four directions — front left, front right, switch ( backward) left and switch right — a goal he set for himself entering these games.
It’s the seventh gold for the U. S. in Pyeongchang, five of which have come at Phoenix Snow Park. Chloe Kim and Shaun White won snowboard halfpipe gold last week, and Red Gerard and Jamie Anderson won at snowboard slopestyle.
ALPINE SKIING Swede wins men’s slalom
Andre Myhrer of Sweden has won the men’s slalom, taking advantage of favorites Marcel Hirscher and Henrik Kristoffersen failing to finish the race. Switzerland’s Ramon Zenhaeusern took silver.