USA Women’s Hockey defeated Canada in Overtime by a final of 2 to 1 to take home Olympic Gold!
After getting dominant wins in their first 6 games of the Olympics, the championship game to win Olympic Gold versus Canada would prove to be a battle until the end. USA outscored opponents 31 to 1 capturing wins over Czechia (5-1), Finland (5-0), Switzerland (5-0), Canada (5-0), Italy (6-0) & Sweden (5-0) leading up to the Gold Medal Championship game on Thursday Feb 19th.
In the Championship game, Canada took a 1-0 lead early in the 2nd period with a shorthanded goal by Kristin O’Neil and held on to the one goal lead until just 2:04 left in the 3rd period when Hilary Knight slammed in a goal to tie the game 1-1 and set the record for most Olympic goals and points (15 goals & 33 points) for the U.S. in women’s hockey history. Following Knight’s goal, both teams had a couple more shots on net but the game would head to overtime.
It was a 3 on 3 sudden-death overtime and was suspenseful throughout featuring multiple breakaways and shots on net by both teams. Just over 4 minutes into overtime, Megan Keller flew up the left-side boards, illuded a defender and popped in the game winning goal on a backhander through the 5-hole to give the USA an EPIC overtime Gold Medal game 2 to 1 win over Canada!
U.S. goalie Aerin Frankel made 30 saves and was incredible in net to help the USA win the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics Gold Medal (their 1st Gold Medal since the 2018 Olympic games). It was an incredible team effort and a win for the United States that will go down in the history books as one of the most epic Olympic wins in history!
Gold Medal history for Olympic Women’s Hockey; USA & Canada have Won all the Olympic Gold & Silver medals since 1998 when Women’s Hockey was implemented into the Olympic games. USA now has the Gold for Women’s Hockey in 3 of the Olympic games (1998, 2018, 2026) Canada has 5 Gold medals (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2022).
USA Women’s Hockey 2026 Olympic Roster:
USA WOMEN’S HOCKEY WILL TAKE HOME THE GOLD FOR THE THIRD TIME! 🇺🇸🥇
The first time since 2018! pic.twitter.com/7ZmUq1SdLF
— ESPN (@espn) February 19, 2026
A GOLDEN GOAL FOR GOLD! pic.twitter.com/oLDfElGnI9
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 19, 2026
RED, KNIGHT, AND BLUE! 🇺🇸
Hilary Knight breaks the Team USA Olympic record! pic.twitter.com/7pY8ea7pFL
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 19, 2026
CAPTAIN AMERICA 🇺🇸🏒
Hilary Knight stands alone with the most career goals AND points by an American in the Olympics! pic.twitter.com/jeifbNvSvD
— ESPN (@espn) February 19, 2026
A GOLDEN MOMENT FOR TEAM USA IN WOMEN’S HOCKEY 🥇 pic.twitter.com/p57si2GMda
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 19, 2026
HILARY. KNIGHT.
USA AND CANADA HEADING TO OT FOR THE GOLD MEDAL 🍿
(via @NBCOlympics)pic.twitter.com/aiTdoaZKQQ
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 19, 2026
CHAMPIONS 👏
Congratulations to @TeamUSA women’s ice hockey for winning gold at the #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics! 🥇 pic.twitter.com/vzqZ1hZgVE
— NHL (@NHL) February 19, 2026
CONSIDER THE BIRD FREED. 🦅🇺🇸#WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/Kx6VmMDXLV
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 19, 2026
OLYMPIC GOLD IN MILAN SOMEONE PLAY FREE BIRD 🦅 #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/BieQaAW7yF
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) February 19, 2026
THE golden goal 🚨🇺🇸🚨🇺🇸 #WinterOlympicspic.twitter.com/OhzdMt0nxD
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) February 19, 2026
The moment Team USA became Olympic Champions 🇺🇸🦅 #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/F825zLZ8PQ
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) February 19, 2026
GOLDEN ONCE AGAIN 🇺🇸🦅 #WINTEROLYMPICS pic.twitter.com/aSztzbCIZ6
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) February 19, 2026
Farmington Hills, Michigan native Megan Keller with the overtime goal to win gold for Team USA!
Congratulations Team USA!! 🇺🇸🥇 https://t.co/nMPogvzI4Y
— Rep. John James (@RepJames) February 19, 2026
TEAM USA WINS GOLD IN OVERTIME IN UNFORGETTABLE FASHION! 🇺🇸🥇#Olympics pic.twitter.com/zYBhJunqP0
— Sportskeeda NHL (@SportskeedaNHL) February 19, 2026
An INCREDIBLE GOAL to win GOLD in Milano for the USA !!! https://t.co/NWrRX8Su7L
— KPAYSPORTS 1290 & 102.9FM (@KPAYSPORTS) February 19, 2026
YYAYAAAAAAAAA USA WOMEN’S HOCKEY WINS THE GOLD!!!! https://t.co/dnhD098bbn
— USArealityreport.com (@USRealityReport) February 19, 2026
Down 1-0 at the end of the Second Period.
Tied 1-1 at the end of the Third Period.
Game winning goal in Overtime.This is what it’s all about.
This is American grit.Congratulations to the @usahockey women on an incredible comeback win over Canada and your third Gold Medal! https://t.co/LN64TqyKYL
— Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) February 19, 2026
GOLDEN GOAL🏅: After tying the game with minutes left, Team USA’s Megan Keller scored in overtime to defeat their bitter rival Canada 2-1 to win the Olympic goal medal in Italy on Thursday — the USA’s third Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey. pic.twitter.com/yNJyC9TzDJ
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) February 19, 2026
USA women’s hockey wins gold medal over Canada in Olympic overtime heart-stopper https://t.co/J5lzLA2y2M pic.twitter.com/1OAaIuQUmg
— New York Post (@nypost) February 19, 2026
The United States women’s hockey team just won gold in overtime
Against Canada 😂🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/HKr395Xvsi
— Whale Psychiatrist ™️ (@k_ovfefe2) February 19, 2026
🚨 MUST WATCH VIDEO: MEGAN KELLER’S GOLDEN DANGLE FOR GOLD!
Team USA women’s hockey defeats Canada for the 2026 Winter Olympics Gold Medal in a come-from-behind overtime thriller.
Team USA wins the GOLD with goals from Keller and team captain Hilary Knight. 🏒🏅🇺🇸
USA! USA! pic.twitter.com/uA3NDgrxkE
— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) February 19, 2026
🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/tWxlc8crzW
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) February 19, 2026
🐐🐐🐐 #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/sbo4YeXYZB
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) February 19, 2026
IT’S OVER (TIME)!!!!!
THE USA WOMEN HAVE WON THE GOLD MEDAL, BACK ON TOP OF THE WORLD🥇🇺🇸🔥 pic.twitter.com/5BFbmHpZbP
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 19, 2026
GOLD BELONGS TO U.S. 🥇🇺🇸
For the third time, women’s @usahockey are Olympic champions.#WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/iuAtuFLphx
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 19, 2026
Team USA women’s hockey beats Canada in OT for GOLD!!!! 🥇
This is what happens when you boo our anthem, Canada…
🇺🇸 USA! USA! USA! 🇺🇸
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) February 19, 2026
Your 2026 Olympic Women's Ice Hockey CHAMPIONS 🇺🇸 #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/92KfjYIiQi
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) February 19, 2026
USA'S ALYSA LIU IS GOLDEN IN WOMEN'S FIGURE SKATING!
First Olympic gold in the event for Team USA since Sarah Hughes in 2002 👏 pic.twitter.com/1Ez1QKOh46
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 19, 2026
Congrats ladies, amazing come back. You love America and Hockey and so do we, thanks for repping the greatest country on earth on the world stage so spectacularly. 🇺🇸🏒 https://t.co/WRxu56OAgP
— Kash Patel (@Kash_Patel) February 20, 2026
Megan Keller scores the GOLDEN Goal for Team USA and says it’s an honor to represent this country and wear USA on her chest..
Liberals are absolutely FURIOUS. pic.twitter.com/h5ccE5UDjH
— American AF 🇺🇸 (@iAnonPatriot) February 20, 2026
