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- The US women’s hockey team avenged their losses to Canada in three of the past four Olympics gold medal matches by winning a gold of their own in a thrilling shootout.
- For Canada, the silver medal was a painful consolation prize knowing how close they were to gold.
- Meanwhile, Finland was all smiles accepting their bronze, showing once again that bronze is often the better result.
The United States women’s hockey team are Olympic champions for the first time since 1998, and they did it by defeating their arch-rival, Canada, in a thrilling shootout for the gold medal.
It was a time to celebrate for the American women as they not only won gold, but they did it while avenging losses to Canada in the gold medal match at three of the past four Olympics. Meanwhile, for Canada, the silver medal was a painful consolation prize.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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