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Team USA breaks Canada's streak to win women's hockey gold medal in thrilling shootout
Yahoo Sports ^ | February 22, 2018 | Eric Adelson

Posted on 02/21/2018 11:26:42 PM PST by Repeal 16-17

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – The curse is broken. The gold is finally back in America.

Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scored the winning goal in a shootout to complete an inspired and thrilling comeback and give Team USA its first Olympic championship in 20 years.

(Excerpt) Read more at sports.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canada; hockey; olympics; women
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To: Repeal 16-17

Too bad they didn’t settle it by actually playing hockey.


21 posted on 02/22/2018 5:17:30 AM PST by Wolfie
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To: Wolfie

There have been shootouts in soccer from the beginning. While I am a fan of the shootout, I think you do need to play the game until its logical conclusion.

This would be like the NBA going into overtime and shooting 3 pointers. Major league baseball having a home run contest. Football, sending out the receivers and backs against the cornerbacks and safetys.


22 posted on 02/22/2018 5:56:01 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (What is a Blue City? First world cities run by third world politicians.)
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To: Repeal 16-17

Wow awesome. Wish I had seen it.


23 posted on 02/22/2018 5:58:11 AM PST by EdnaMode
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To: GnuThere

Are you saying the women puck better than the men?


24 posted on 02/22/2018 6:24:16 AM PST by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt)
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