Canada beats USA in women’s hockey final (3-2)

Canada Won the gold medal in Women’s ice hockey after overcoming The United States 3-2 in the final Today I played 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 shock, the Americans conceded the first goal, now legal and Sarah Norse’s work, and at the end of the first half they were two goals down on the scoreboard after a goal scored by Canada captain Marie-Philippe Boleyn.

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After the start of the second half, Pauline scored her second goal to increase the Canadians’ lead to three goals, but the United States slipped their goal just before the end of the second half via Hilary Knight.

In the third half, the Americans pressed, but the goal of American Amanda Kessel came too late, leaving only less than a minute.

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).

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