Team Canada ceded a hard-fought gold medal women鈥檚 ice hockey game to the Americans but still added three medals to its total on Day 13 of the PyeongChang Games.
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as Team Canada first lagged behind, then pushed ahead but ultimately fell in the shootout to Team USA in women鈥檚 ice hockey.
The loss put an end to 24-game winning streak for the Canadians, as well as their bid to win five consecutive Olympic gold medals.
鈥淭his team really gave their heart out tonight. It鈥檚 my second family and I鈥檓 so proud of all of them,鈥� said team captain Marie-Philip Poulin.
鈥淭his team was very special. We had a great group of veterans. The young ones as well, they were so mature throughout the year and they showed it at the Olympics.鈥�
What a game!!! It wasn鈥檛 鈥檚 night but we are incredibly proud of & all of the players on the team. That was some impressive hockey ladies! Congratulations to on their gold medal win.
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in women鈥檚 1,000 short track and became the first Canadian triple medalist at the PyeongChang Games.
Boutin couldn鈥檛 hide her elation after her third win of her first-ever Olympic Games.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know how to express that but it鈥檚 just, I鈥檓 proud of myself, all the work I did with all my teammates and all my staff is just incredible. I know that I couldn鈥檛 do that alone,鈥� she said.
Charles Hamelin snagged his fifth lifetime Olympic medal with a bronze in the short track speed skating 5000m relay.
鈥淭he team can be really proud of what we did. Once again it鈥檚 another medal for Canada. We are happy,鈥� Hamelin said.
Who, what, when to watch (PST):
6:15 p.m.: Ski cross 鈥� Women鈥檚 finals
Marielle Thompson, Brittany Phelan, Kelsey Serwa and India Sherret fight for the podium in PyeongChang.
7:36 p.m.: Figure Skating 鈥� Women鈥檚 free program
Gabrielle Daleman and Kaetlyn Osmond perform in the women鈥檚 free skate.
Olympics highlight of the day:
Hold your heads high . and all of Canada are very proud. Great game. 馃嚚馃嚘鉂わ笍
鈥� Hayley Wickenheiser (@wick_22)
