On the afternoon of February 17, the women's hockey final of the Beijing Winter Olympics was held at the Wukesong Sports Center, and Canada defeated the United States 3-2 to win the championship. At this point, the women's ice hockey competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics was over, and the Chinese team regretted that they could not advance to the quarterfinals, and they defeated Denmark and Japan in the group stage and made a certain breakthrough.
After two consecutive wins, the Chinese goalkeeper tearfully spilled the post-match mixed area
On February 3, the women's ice hockey competition was officially launched at the Wukesong Sports Center, and the Chinese women's ice hockey team once again appeared on the stage of the Winter Olympics after a gap of 12 years. Facing the first opponent, the Czech Republic, the Chinese team lost 1-3, and Miller scored the first goal of the Winter Olympics for the Chinese women's ice team.
In the second match, the Chinese team played well, beating Denmark 3-1 to win the first victory of the women's ice hockey competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The third match against Japan was crucial for the Chinese team, the two sides drew 1-1 within the stipulated time, and the extra time still failed to divide the winners and losers. In the end, the Chinese team defeated the opponent 2-1 with penalties and won two consecutive victories. In the mixed area after the game, Zhou Jiaying, the goalkeeper of the Chinese team who saved all the penalties of his opponent, shed tears.
In the last group game against Sweden, the Chinese team failed to continue the winning momentum, losing 1-2, and the qualifying situation became less optimistic after losing this game.
After the game, the girls stood in the ice rink for a long time, and many people looked back at the big screen behind them to check the opponents and their own points. Maybe they're counting points, or maybe they're nostalgic for the ice rink. At that moment, they could no longer control their fate of whether they could qualify or not.
On February 8, Sweden defeated Denmark 3-1 within the specified time, squeezed out the Chinese team by virtue of the win-loss relationship, and joined hands with Japan and the Czech Republic to advance to the quarterfinals.
Canada and the United States are still the strongest team
Although it failed to advance to the quarterfinals of the Winter Olympics, the performance of the Chinese women's ice team in this competition was still remarkable, and it made a certain breakthrough in some aspects.
Looking at the world women's ice hockey pattern, the two strongest teams are still Canada and the United States. Since the ice hockey program entered the Winter Olympics in 1998, the two teams have won all the championships.
In the women's hockey group stage of the Winter Olympics, Canada team met the United States team, and the more powerful Canadian team defeated the opponent 4-2 and became the top of the group.
In the final on the afternoon of February 17, the two teams met again. Compared with the group stage, the final was played more intensely. Canada took a 2-0 lead in the first quarter and scored another goal at the start of the second quarter. The U.S. then launched a counterattack, scoring a goal in the final stages of the second quarter.
In the final quarter, the United States continued to exert efforts, and in the last two minutes, they formed a siege on the Canadian team's goal, but only scored one goal, and the 2-3 score was maintained until the end, and canada finally won the gold medal, which was also their fifth Winter Olympic women's ice hockey championship.
In the Women's Hockey Best Team at the Winter Olympics, Canada had four players selected (six seats in total). On the scoring list, the top six are all Canadian players.
(Official website of Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee)