3-2. Canada, the women’s Olympic champion after defeating the United States

Canada with Gold medal in women’s ice hockey after overcoming United State to 3-2 In the final match held today at Wukesong Stadium in Beijing.

The Canadian team thus compensates for its loss in the final of the previous Winter Olympics Pyeongchang 2018, in which it lost to its American neighbors 3-2.

The Canadians were superior throughout the match and before the 10th minute they had already scored a goal, although it was canceled for offside.

Without time to recover from the panic, the Americans gave up the first goal, now legal and work Sarah NursingAnd at the end of the first half they were two goals behind on the scoreboard after a goal scored by the Canadian captain, Marie Philip Bolin.

after restart, Pauline She scored her second goal to increase the Canadians’ lead to three, but the United States narrowed the difference shortly before the end of the second half. Hillary Knight.

In the third period, the Americans pressed, but the American goal Amanda Kessel He arrived very late, with less than a minute left in the match.

Both teams from North America are dominant in this discipline and they showed it at these games in Beijing, where the Canadians conceded impressive goals against teams like Switzerland (10-3) and Sweden (11-0).

Since women’s hockey made its Olympic debut in 1998, all gold medals have gone to Canada (five) and the United States (twice).

In the match to determine the third and fourth places, which was held on Wednesday, Finland He won the bronze medal after winning Swiss Honestly 4-0.