Megan Keller scored the game-winner in overtime against Canada to deliver the Olympic women's hockey gold medal to Team USA.

Women’s ice hockey joined the Olympic program in Nagano 1998 and immediately delivered a rivalry that would come to define the tournament. From that first final onward, the gold medal game has been dominated by the United States and Canada,

The Americans trailed for most of the game but survived in overtime to be crowned Olympic champions. Bruce Bennett / MILAN — Throughout the Olympic women’s hockey tournament, the American women looked unbeatable.

When U.S. hockey defender Laila Edwards skated onto the Olympic ice ahead of Thursday’s gold medal win against Canada, she immediately scanned the stands for the real MVP.

In the gold medal game of women’s hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, the United States defeated Canada on Thursday 2-1 in overtime on a game-winning goal by Megan Keller. This was a very exciting hockey game

Hilary Knight scored a late game-tying goal before Keller's heroics helped USA capture a third Olympic gold in women's hockey

The United States won gold in women’s hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a dramatic overtime victory against Canada. Canada held a 1-0 lead with just over two minutes in regulation from Milan Cortina — but Hillary Knight had other plans.

Keller, from North Farmington, set up the game-tying goal and scored the game-winner in overtime for USA's 2-1 win over Canada in the women's hockey gold-medal game.

Hilary Knight announced the 2026 Games would be her last, but the 36-year-old proved her final Olympic lap was far from a swan song.

Patel took an FBI jet to Italy and plans to watch the Men's USA Olympic hockey team compete in the medal rounds, multiple sources said.