Blue gloves and hockey sticks flew in the air like confetti.
Hilary Knight skated toward the red, white and blue mosh pit on the ice after Megan Keller’s epic game-winning goal in overtime.
The U.S. women’s hockey team, the heavy favorites to win it all at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, ultimately did what everyone expected it to do Thursday afternoon when it clinched the goal medal with a 2-1 win against rival Canada.
It wasn’t easy. Thursday’s win tested the Americans in a way they hadn’t been throughout the Winter Games.