USA HELD THEIR NERVE AGAINST NEIGHBOURS AND OLD RIVALS CANADA TO WIN A DRAMATIC SHOOTOUT 3-2 IN THE WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY GOLD MEDAL MATCH AT PYEONGCHANG 2018 ON THURSDAY 22 FEBRUARY. IN DOING SO, THE AMERICANS SECURED THEIR FIRST OLYMPIC TITLE IN THE EVENT SINCE THE INAUGURAL COMPETITION AT NAGANO 1998. PLAYED AT THE GANGNEUNG HOCKEY CENTRE, THE FINAL HAD ENDED 2-2 IN NORMAL TIME, WITH OVERTIME FAILING TO SEPARATE TWO VERY WELL MATCHED SIDES.
Beaten by the Canadians in the last two Olympic finals, the USA made a strong start, with Hilary Knight flicking them into a 1-0 lead late in the first period. Haley Irwin levelled the score two minutes into the second period, with Marie-Philip Poulin giving the four-time defending champions the lead five minutes later with a long-range strike.
That goal may well have stirred memories among the Americans of the 3-2 overtime defeat to their northern neighbours at Sochi 2014, when Poulin scored twice to deny them victory. Undeterred, the USA fought back in the third period, with Monique Lamoureux-Morando going clean through on the Canadian net to tie up the scores with a little over six minutes remaining.
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Estados Unidos se impuso en forma dramatrica a sus vecinas y principales rivales Canada, en definicion de Shootout, 3-2 y asi ganar la medalla de Oro del Hockey Femenino en los Juegos Olimpicos de Invierno PYEONGCHANG 2018, este jueves 23 de febrero.
Las estadounidenses logran su primer oro olimpico en la disciplina, desde que esta se inaugurara en Nagano 1998. partido disputado en Gangneung, en una final que termino 2-2 en tiempo reglamentario y tuvo que definirte en los cobros desde la mitad del Rink.
Estados Unidos que habain sido vencidas por las canadienses en las ultimas dos finales olimpicas, tuvieron un arranque fuerte con gol de Hilary Knight en el primer periodo. Halley Irwin igualo por Canada en el segundo minuto del segundo periodo y las cuatro veces campeonas defensoras siguieron de frente con el gol de Marie-Pihilip Poulin, refrescando los fantamas de olimpiadas pasadas para las Estadonidesnes. Pero faltando 6 para el final Monique Lamoureux Morando logro el empate para Estados Unidos que obligo a la definicion en shootout.