USA's players celebrate with their gold medals after the medals ceremony of the men's ice hockey event at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. Photo / AFPUSA beat Canada to win men’s Olympic ice hockey gold for first time in 46 yearsUSA's players celebrate with their gold medals after the medals ceremony of the men's ice hockey event at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. Photo / AFPThe United States have beaten Canada 2-1 to win men’s ice hockey gold at the Winter Olympics, the last medal up for grabs at the Milan-Cortina Games. Jack Hughes scored the winning goal in overtime to hand the US men their first Olympic triumph since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” win over the Soviet Union in Lake Placid. But chants of “USA, USA” soon rang out and they got louder when Matt Boldy gave the Americans a 1-0 lead in the first period.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 22, 2026 18:15 UTC