Hilary Knight graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall and played for the Connecticut Polar Bears junior team.

Megan Keller deked a defender and slid in a game-winning goal in overtime to lead Team USA past Canada in Thursday's Winter Olympics gold medal game.

Winter Olympics was a huge day for the United States. Alysa Liu became the first American to win gold in women's singles ice skating since Sarah Hughes in 2002 after an electric free skate vaulted her into the lead.

For much of Thursday's final, it seemed Canada would refuse to relinquish the throne of Olympic women's ice hockey to this younger American squad. But the U.S. found the grit to topple them, 2-1.

This was the seventh gold medal match — and fifth in a row — between the two hockey powerhouses.

As both countries lined up to receive their medals, the pop song "Party in the USA" played throughout the arena. It was a golden coda to the Olympic career of Knight, whose goal made her the all-time leading scorer in U.S. history at the Olympics, with 15.

MILAN — Dylan Larkin's hard work at the 2026 Winter Olympics was rewarded with as big a goal as he's scored in his career, one that delighted his USA teammates.

The Olympics men's hockey bracket has reached its final four. Here is the complete schedule heading to the semifinals.

Megan Keller and Hilary Knight's heroics lifted the USA women's ice hockey team to an overtime win over Canada in the Olympic final on Thursday.

Olympic men’s ice hockey remains the undisputed crown jewel of the Winter Games, a high-stakes theater where national pride is forged on the blade of a skate. Over the last several decades, the tournament has evolved from a battleground

Megan Keller scores in overtime to clinch Winter Olympic gold for the United States in a last-gasp 2-1 win over great rivals Canada.

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.