The storybook ending is complete for Team USA and captain Hilary Knight.

The U.S. women’s hockey team defeated Canada 2-1 to win gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

MATCH RESULTS

It’s just the third time in Olympic history that Team USA has won gold in women’s hockey.

The United States was perfect in 2026 Olympic competition. They went undefeated, winning all seven games and only allowing two goals throughout the entirety of the tournament.

While the U.S. triumphed in the end, Canada outplayed the Americans for much of the final. The Canadians held on to a 1-0 lead for most of the game, until Knight scored with just over two minutes left in the third to send the game to sudden-death overtime. 

With the heroic goal, Knight set the record for most Olympic goals and points for in U.S. women’s hockey history.

Then it was on to sudden-death overtime in the gold medal game.

Four minutes and seven seconds into the do-or-die period, Megan Keller scored to seal the gold-medal win for Team USA.

Kristin O’Neill scored the only goal, shorthanded, in the second period for Canada.