For much of Thursday's final, it seemed Canada would refuse to relinquish the throne of Olympic women's ice hockey to this younger American squad. But the U.S. found the grit to topple them, 2-1.

Canada held a 1-0 lead with just over two minutes in regulation from Milan Cortina — but Hilary Knight had other plans. The all-time leading goal scorer in Team USA women’s history registered her record-setting 15th goal on a brilliant deflection that leveled the score at 1-1.

Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Ellie Kam, Danny O'Shea, Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin pose with their gold medals following the podium ceremony of the figure skating team event during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

Great Britain’s men scraped into the curling semi-finals on Thursday to keep their medal hopes alive, but the women fell agonisingly short after the curling round robin stage at the Winter Olympics 2026.

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