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SPORTS Tuesday 20 February 2018
U.S. women back

in gold medal game

after win over Finland

By TERESA M. WALKER Lamoureux-Morando and
AP Sports Writer Jocelyne Lamoureux-Da-
GANGNEUNG, South Ko- vidson.
rea (AP) — The Americans “It’s honestly a dream
played their way back into come true,” Knight said.
the only women’s hockey “This is the world’s biggest
game that matters: a show- stage. This is the game that
down with Canada for the you want. This is the game
Olympic gold medal. we’ve been dreaming of
The Americans are back and to have another op-
in the title game for a third portunity to get back here,
straight Olympics after it’s huge.”
shutting out Finland 5-0 on Canada is the four-time Hilary Knight (21), of the United States, shoots the puck past goalie Noora Raty (41), of Finland, for
Monday in the semifinals. Olympic champion and a goal during the second period of the semifinal round of the women’s hockey game at the 2018
They will face their archri- has won the last five games Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018.
val on Thursday, and the against the U.S. The Cana- Associated Press
Americans will be trying dians know a battle is likely. for the shutout. play. into the boards, snapping
to win their first gold since “You never know what Finland remains winless in “This was really a gold- her head back. When
1998 when women’s hock- you’re going to get,” said eight games against the medal preparation for us play resumed without a
ey made its debut in the Jennifer Wakefield, who Americans at the Olym- because they’re a darn penalty, some fans booed.
Olympics. scored twice in Canada’s pics. The Finns, ranked third good team, and we had Savolainen returned in the
And yes, the Americans un- 5-0 semifinal win over the in the world last year, will try to be ready to play,” U.S. second period.
derstand the United States- Russian team. “It’s going to take home the bronze coach Robb Stauber said Stauber said the referee
Canada playing for gold is to be heated. You’re go- medal for the first time of Finland. immediately came over
what everyone expects to ing to see a lot of good skill since 2010. The Americans wasted no and said it was a collision.
see. working. It’s best on best “We’re got one thing on time getting on the board. Duggan said she was re-
“Definitely the rivalry has and that’s what the Olym- our mind, and that’s to get Captain Meghan Duggan ally happy Savolainen got
been there since I think I pics are for.” Olympic new- a medal,” said goaltender found Marvin alone in the up and that any decision
was born, so everyone’s comer Cameranesi scored Noora Raty, who made slot, and she beat Raty about a potential suspen-
looking forward to that,” two goals and added an 33 saves. “They’re the stick-side for the easy goal sion was out of her control.
said 22-year-old Dani Cam- assist to lead the Ameri- best in the world (U.S. and just 2:25 into the game. “There’s been some other
eranesi. cans past Finland. Marvin Canada). We just need to Finland lost defenseman plays that haven’t been
This will be the third oppor- started the scoring, and get more girls involved so when she had to be helped put into question, and so I
tunity at gold for six Ameri- Lamoureux-Davidson and we have more to choose off the ice and to the locker can’t imagine that there
cans: captain Meghan Knight both scored during from.” room after a knee-on-knee would be any disciplinary
Duggan, Hilary Knight, Gigi a 5-on-3 34 seconds apart The Americans opened collision with Duggan. She action just based on other
Marvin, Kacey Bellamy in the second period. Mad- these games a 2-1 loss to was knocked off balance things that have been let
and twin sisters Monique die Rooney made 14 saves Canada wrapping up pool before crashing face-first go,” Duggan said.q

Johansson leads Norway to Olympic ski jumping team title

By JIM ARMSTRONG and tell myself I could do it Daniel Andre Tande, An-
AP Sports Writer and it was a fantastic feel- dreas Stjernen and Johann
PYEONGCHANG, South Ko- ing after.” Andre Forfang, Norway was
rea (AP) — The red handle- It’s been quite an Olympics able to build up a 22-point
bar mustache finally has a for Johansson, the 27-year- lead heading into the final
golden accoutrement. old Lillehammer native with round of jumps.
After winning two bronze the distinctive red facial Andreas Wellinger, the nor-
medals at the Py- hair. mal hill gold medalist from
eongchang Olympics, “This is way more than what Germany, had a jump of
Robert Johansson helped I expected from my first 134.5 meters in the next-to-
Norway win the large hill Olympics,” Johansson said. last jump to lift his team to
team ski jumping title on “It’s a special situation to 1,075.7 points, but Johans-
Monday. be in and to top it off with son went further to secure
Johansson leapt 136 meters gold in the team event is a the gold. Poland took the
with the final jump as Nor- dream come true.” bronze with 1,072.4 points. Norway’s Daniel Andre Tande, from left, Andreas Stjernen,
way relied on its depth to He also won bronze medals Norway has won three of Johann Andre Forfang and Robert Johansson celebrates after
accrue 1,098.5 points and in the normal and large hill the four men’s team events winning the gold medal in the men’s large hill team ski jumping
overwhelm 2014 champion individual finals to become in the World Cup this sea- competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South
Germany, which finished the first ski jumper since son and had the deepest Korea, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018.
22.8 points behind for silver. Gregor Schlierenzauer of team, with its four jump- Associated Press
“I saw that we had 22 Austria in 2010 to win a ers all in the top 12 in the Poland had never claimed two strong jumps and has
points and that made me medal in each of the three standings. It has also won an Olympic medal in the now tied Adam Malysz for
a bit bothered,” Johansson men’s ski jumping events at three of the four men’s team event prior to Mon- the most Olympic medals
said. “So I was nervous but a single Olympics. team events in the World day’s event. Large hill gold by a Polish ski jumper with
I just tried to calm myself With strong jumps from Cup this season. medalist Kamil Stoch had four.q