Olympics; No Gold Medal For U.S. Women’s Hockey Team

February 17, 2022 3:50 am

BEIJING (AP) – There will be no gold medal for the U.S. women’s hockey team, and no medal of any kind for Mikael Shiffrin at the Beijing Olympics.  Canada claimed its fifth gold medal in seven women’s Olympic hockey tournaments by defeating the United States, 3-2 in the final. Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice and assisted on Sarah Nurse’s goal to add another chapter to her legacy as “Captain Clutch” for Canada. Ann-Renee Desbiens made 38 saves as the Canadians forced the Americans to settle for a silver medal for the fourth time. Shiffrin skied out in the Alpine combined and once again was unable to finish a race at Beijing. She will leave the Games without an individual medal after participating in all five women’s events. Shiffrin also failed to complete three races. Shiffrin was fifth-fastest in the downhill portion of the two-run combined this morning but went out without making it to the bottom in the slalom leg in the afternoon.