Successful revenge for the United States and Canada to win the women's ice hockey championship at the Beijing Winter Olympics

(Beijing Winter Olympics) Successful revenge for the United States and Canada to win the women's ice hockey championship at the Beijing Winter Olympics

　　China News Agency, Beijing, February 17 (Wang Hao) The women's ice hockey final of the Beijing Winter Olympics was held at the Wukesong Sports Center on the 17th. In the end, the Canadian team defeated the US team 3:2 and won the championship.

Canadian players at the award ceremony on February 17.

On the same day, in the women's ice hockey gold medal match at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics held at the Wukesong Sports Center, the Canadian team won the championship with a 3-2 victory over the United States.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun

　　This is the fifth time the Canadian team has won the Winter Olympics gold medal in history, and the victory over the US team also avenged the "one arrow" of revenge for losing to the opponent in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics final.

　　Canada and the United States are old rivals in women's ice hockey, having swept all Olympic gold medals since the women's ice hockey entry at the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998.

　　Among them, the United States won the women's ice hockey championship at the Nagano Winter Olympics, while the Canadian team won four consecutive championships starting from the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

　　In the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the United States and Canada met in the women's ice hockey final. In that game, the United States had the last laugh, ending Canada's hopes of winning five consecutive Winter Olympics.

　　But at last year's Women's Ice World Championships, the Canadian team staged the "Return of the King", not only in the group stage victory over the defending champion US team, but also in the final overtime lore of the US team.

　　The "grievance" between the two teams continued until the Beijing Winter Olympics. In the previous Group A group match, the Canadian team defeated the US team 4:2.

　　In the final on the 17th, in the first quarter of the game, the Canadian team had the advantage on the field, scoring two consecutive goals and taking a 2-0 lead.

　　In the second quarter, the Canadian team scored another goal at the start to widen the point difference.

But after that, the U.S. team sounded the horn for a counterattack and pulled back a goal at the end of this section.

　　In the last quarter, the U.S. team's offensive was even more fierce. At one point, there was a siege of Canada's goal on the field. Their efforts paid off more than ten seconds before the end of the game and scored another goal.

But it was too late at this time. In the end, the Canadian team defeated the US team 3:2 and won the championship.

　　Pauline was an absolute contributor to Canada's return to the championship. She scored two goals in the final and is the only ice hockey player to score in four Winter Olympic finals. She has scored in the last four finals. Seven balls.

　　She described the game as "redemption." "It's so good, it's a great feeling, we've worked like hell, it's redemption."

　　Taking back the Winter Olympics title from an old rival has the girls of Team Canada thrilled.

After the game, Canadian team player Sarah Ferrier said: "It's crazy, I can't stop shaking, this moment is a dream come true, I don't think I can find the right words to describe my mood now." (End)