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Melodie Daoust and Jocelyne Lamoureux score amazing penalties as USA beat Canada in women’s ice hockey final

Melodie Daoust scores superb penalty but Canada lose to USA in women's ice hockey final
Melodie Daoust scored a sublime penalty in the shootout. (Getty Images)

United States beat Canada 3-2 in a gripping penalty shootout to win gold in the women’s ice hockey.

The USA women’s hockey team had not won gold since the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and required a thrilling final to break Canada’s stranglehold.

The game ended 2-2 after overtime and players from both nations took the opportunity to shine during the penalty shootout.

Canada’s Melodie Daoust scored the pick of the penalties with a sublime finish to get the better of USA goaltender Maddie Rooney.

Oh my goodness, Melodie Daoust https://t.co/GuquJ3fWL3


Richard Lee-Sam (@RLeesam) February 22, 2018

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But Jocelyne Lamoureux responded with a superbly taken penalty of her own to give USA the advantage.

THIS IS FILTH. ABSOLUTE FILTH. JOCELYNE LAMOUREUX WINS IT IN THE SHOOTOUT, USA GETS #GOLD! WOW! WHAT A MOVE BY… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…


NHL Daily 365 (@NHLDaily365) February 22, 2018

Rooney then kept out an effort from Canada’s Meghan Agosta to win the shootout for the US.

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