Team USA made history with an electric 2-1 overtime win in the gold medal game against Team Canada. After striking gold in the 2026 Winter Olympics, captain Hilary Knight was asked about her future and potential retirement. On that note, she needed just three words to keep fans on the edge of their seats.
“We will see,” Hilary Knight admitted when asked if this was her last game during her postgame interview. If it was, then Knight can truly walk away with no regrets nor unfulfilled dreams.
She did it all. When Team USA trailed 1-0 and needed a hero, Knight rose to the occasion—of course she did. Captain America deflected home a puck with 2:04 left in the third period. In overtime, it was Megan Keller who finished an impressive individual effort at the end of her shift to secure gold for the Americans.
A ring and a medal
What a week Hilary Knight has had. The 36-year-old accomplished in just a matter of hours what many spend a lifetime chasing. After her marriage proposal to American speed skater Brittany Bowe went viral across social media, Knight put on a show in the final.
Hilary Knight celebrates after her game-tying goal
A diamond ring wasn’t enough—so she made sure to add another gold medal to her collection as she competed in her fifth career Olympics. No other player in Team USA history—men or women—has ever achieved that.
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After an incredible run in which Team USA blew past its opponents, Knight and company finally faced adversity against Canada. Somehow, someway, they pushed through—and now they stand as the reigning Olympic gold medalists.
2026 podium
- Gold medal: Team USA
- Silver medal: Team Canada
- Bronze medal: Switzerland
Women’s hockey medal tally updated
- Canada: 5 golds and 3 silvers
- USA: 3 golds, 4 silvers, and one bronze
- Sweden: one silver and one bronze
- Finland: 4 bronzes
- Switzerland: 2 bronzes
