Canada won the gold medal in women’s hockey at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday in a thrilling 3-2 match against archrivals the United States.
The win was a redemption story for Team Canada, who were forced to settle for silver four years ago in the 2018 Olympic final — also against the U.S. — after taking gold in the previous four Winter Games.
Canada’s first goal of the opening period was deemed offside, but Sarah Nurse got the puck back into the U.S. net just 90 seconds later to officially give Canada the advantage.
Captain Marie-Philip Poulin made it 2-0 with five minutes left in the first. Poulin got another goal in halfway through the second period, with American Hilary Knight finally answering moments later while the U.S.