Canada's ice hockey women win gold for the fifth time

Led by Final Recordor's Guess Marie-Philip Poulin sat down the favorite in Beijing in Beijing on Thursday 3-2 against the Champion of 2018. For Canada it was after 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 of the fifth Olympic victory, the US stays only silver for the fourth time.

"That's so good. It's a great feeling," said Poulin. After the guided tour of Sarah Nurse (8 minutes) they decided with two goals (16./30.) - their hits six and seven in Olympic Endames - the game. The 30-year-old is the first player who met at least once in four finals at Olympia. "It means to me the world to lead this group," Kanada's captain said. Her team colleague Sarah Fillier added overlooking the exciting final phase: "That's crazy, I can not stop shaking."

Because the US had made the game again exciting. The 1: 3 in amendment by Hilary Knight (37.) and the 2: 3 a few seconds before the end by Amanda Kessel (60th), however, came too late. "We did not call our full potential today," Knight judged. "But at the end of the day, I'm proud of our performance."

The two dominant teams of the tournament delivered an intense final in the Wukesong Sports Center. In the 40th duel of top nations at large tournaments won world champion Canada thanks to an efficient performance for the 22nd time. Since women's ice hockey in 1998 became Olympic, Canada was always in the final, the US was not there only 2006. Bronze in Beijing had secured Finland through a 4-0 against Switzerland. Germany's ice hockey women were not qualified.