MILAN (AP) 鈥� Jack Hughes鈥� overtime goal against Canada gave the United States its first since 1980 鈥� and on the 46th anniversary of the 鈥� 鈥� no less.
Hughes, who had from a high stick during the game, scored off a pass from Zach Werenski early into 3-on-3 overtime to clinch a 2-1 victory Sunday.
鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 matter about the goal. Just an unbelievable team, unbelievable team win,鈥� Hughes said. “We鈥檙e just so proud to win for our country.
鈥淭he best experiences I have are playing for my country, playing to break the golden drought with this group of guys and for us to win gold here at the Olympics, just an unbelievable moment,” he added.
There was a hint of sadness amid the joy as Werenski and Matthew Tkachuk carried a Johnny Gaudreau No. 13 jersey around the ice in tribute to the beloved player who along with his brother when they were struck by an SUV while riding bicycles.
The Americans’ victory Sunday was their 12th gold of the . The 鈥� also in a 2-1 overtime victory over Canada in the final.
with 18 golds and 41 medals overall 鈥� best in both categories.
Eileen Gu defends Olympic halfpipe title
Eileen Gu is now six-for-six in Olympic medal events after .
The 22-year-old Gu, American-born but competing for her mother鈥檚 homeland of China, is already the in the short history of the sport at the Olympics. She also captured two silver medals at the Milan Cortina Games, to pair with two golds and a silver from the Beijing Games.
Gu won her last event on the strength of her second run, a clean, technically sound pass. She got even better in her final run 鈥� pumping his ski poles after landing the final trick 鈥� and finished with a score of 94.75. Her teammate, Li Fanghui, took silver and of Britain was third.
The event was rescheduled to Sunday following a big snowstorm
Sweden’s big day
First, Ebba Andersson pulled away from the pack to cross-country ski race and earn redemption that cost Sweden a gold medal in the team relay.
鈥淚鈥檝e dreamed about this day for a long time now and it鈥檚 almost unbelievable that everything went as planned,鈥� she said.
And then to give the Scandinavian nation another gold.
Diggins concludes glittering Olympic career
finished fifth in the 50-kilometer mass start cross-country ski race. Just a few seconds shy of one more medal.
She’s OK with that.
鈥淚 can confidently say I could not possibly have tried harder or gotten more out of my body,鈥� the 34-year-old Diggins said.
It marked the final Olympic event for an athlete who transformed American cross鈥慶ountry skiing and became a symbol of endurance.
Lochner’s bobsled sweep
In bobsled, Germany鈥檚 Johannes Lochner added to his two-man title.
Lochner 鈥� who announced his retirement months ago 鈥� capped his career with his second gold medal of these Olympics, winning the four-man event over two-time defending Olympic champion Francesco Friedrich by 0.57 seconds.
鈥淚t鈥檚 just such a dream. 鈥� It鈥檚 indescribable,鈥� Lochner said. 鈥淎 moment for eternity. A perfect finish, the most perfect finish ever.鈥�
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