Mens Hockey Gold Medal Game Time: U.S.-Canada Olympic Final Set
The United States will play Canada on Sunday for the Olympic gold medal, and fans wanting the mens hockey gold medal game time can mark the final event of the Winter Olympics on their calendars. The matchup arrives after Canada rallied to beat Finland and the U. S. cruised past Slovakia in Friday’s semifinals.
Canada rallies from 2-0 down to beat Finland, MacKinnon winner at 36 seconds
Canada defeated Finland 3-2 in the first semifinal, overcoming a 2-0 deficit. Sam Reinhart and Shea Theodore scored Canada’s first two goals before Nathan MacKinnon lasered in a power-play tally with 36 seconds left in regulation for the winner. Canadian captain Sidney Crosby, who left Wednesday’s semifinal, did not play in this game. The result followed a stretch in the tournament in which five consecutive games — three men’s quarterfinals Wednesday and both women’s medal-round games Thursday — went to overtime.
United States routs Slovakia, Larkin and Hughes drive 6-2 win
The United States had a far easier time in its 6-2 victory over Slovakia. Dylan Larkin put the United States up 1-0 just 4: 19 into the game, and Jack Hughes scored twice in the second period as the U. S. built a 5-0 lead. Jack Hughes’ two second-period goals helped drive the United States past Slovakia and into the final.
Mens Hockey Gold Medal Game Time and the long-awaited rematch
The rematch that has been eagerly anticipated since the teams’ 4 Nations meetings last year is set: the United States and Canada will play Sunday for the gold medal in the final event of the Winter Olympics. With that pairing now confirmed, the game will close out the Games. Finland and Slovakia will meet Saturday for the bronze medal.
Alex Ferreira takes halfpipe gold, his third Olympic medal
Freestyle halfpipe skier Alex Ferreira earned gold and added to the U. S. medal haul by taking the lead on his final run. Ferreira won his third medal in his third Olympic appearance, having earned a silver in 2018 and a bronze in 2022. After two runs Ferreira was second to Estonia’s Henry Sildaru, with Ferreira’s best at 90. 50 to Sildaru’s 92. 75. Ferreira improved to 93. 75 on his final run; Sildaru also improved but finished 0. 75 points behind Ferreira.
Mackay, Goepper and crashes in halfpipe; Hess and backlash
Brendan Mackay of Canada took the bronze in the halfpipe, finishing 2 points behind Henry Sildaru. For the United States, Nick Goepper was fourth and Birk Irving finished fifth. Hunter Hess finished 10th and faced backlash for comments about having "mixed emotions" representing the U. S. Both Goepper and New Zealand’s Finley Melville Ives endured violent crashes: Goepper landed hard on the deck in his final jump on the final run, and Melville Ives, 19, was taken out of the halfpipe on a sled. Goepper’s fiancée, Corinn Childs, texted that “He’s good. He’ll be sore but he’s a trooper (sic). ”
