Canadian women’s hockey team wins gold at Beijing 2022

Canada has captured women’s hockey gold at Beijing 2022 with a 3-2 win over the defending champions the United States.

Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice and Hamilton’s Sarah Nurse added another to secure the win.

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The win marks the fifth time Canada has won Olympic gold since women’s hockey was introduced at the 1998 Nagano Games.

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Poulin also made history as the first female or male to score in four Olympic gold medal games.

Canada entered the game with a 6-0 record in Beijing while the Americans were 5-1 with their other loss also being at the hands of Canada.

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— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) February 17, 2022

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— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) February 17, 2022