20 years later: the United States interrupted the hegemony of Canada at the Olympics

The US Women's Hockey Team for the first time since 1998 has won the Olympic Games.

According to the "Apostrophe", in the final, American hockey players beat the Canadian national team in a series of post-match bullets.

Thus, the States interrupted Canada's hegemony at the Olympic Games, which won four consecutive hockey tournaments.

In the final match, the teams issued an uncompromising battle. Americans managed to open an account at the end of the first period when they played in the majority. In 25 seconds, to the siren for a break, Hillary Knight executed an accurate throw on the goal defended by Sheshon Shabados.

But in the second 20-minute Canadians managed to change the course of the meeting. In the 22nd minute, Haley Irwin equalized the score, and after 5 minutes, Marie Philippe Pulene led the Canadian team ahead. Both washers of Canadians thrown in equal warehouses.

In the third period, Canadians managed to hold back the American squad for a long time, but Monique Lamoré-Morando made a strike at the 54th minute and Shabados failed to save his team.

The 20-minute overtime team played cautiously. At the last minute there was a majority of canadas, but they could not throw the third puck in the goal of Maddi Rooney.

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As a result, for the first time in the history of women's tournament, the winner of the Olympiad was determined in a series of bullets. First, the teams performed 5 throws, of which they threw two. Then Juleslin Lamore-Davidson led the American woman forward. and Maddi Rooney hacked off a penalty kick performed by Megan Acosti. And then there were tears of American joy and tears of despair of Canadian hockey players, many of which are 2-time and 3-time Olympic champions.

Note that female hockey appeared at the Olympic Games in 1998. The first tournament was won by the American, having defeated Canada in the final. Then, four consecutive times, the Canadians won the tournament, having tripled in the final of the US national team (one more final of Canadians won against Sweden).

OLYMPIADA-2018

Hockey. Women Final

CANADA 2 - 3 US

0: 1 Hillary Knight, 19:34
1: 1 Haley Irwin, 22:00
2: 1 Mary Philip Pulene, 26:55
2: 2 Monique Lamorro-Morando, 53:39
2: 3 Jusslin Lamorou-Davidson, 80: 00 - victorious bullit

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