Team USA is right on track to win a gold medal in women’s hockey after a dominant showing in the preliminary round.
Through four games, Team USA outscored its opponents 20–1. Captain Hilary Knight and crew capped off the preliminary round by handing Canada a 5–0 loss on Tuesday—the country’s first shutout defeat in 41 Olympic tilts. In similar fashion, the U.S. also defeated Czechia 5–1, Finland 5–0 and Switzerland 5–0 in the preliminary round and enters the medal round as the clear favorites to stand atop the podium.
