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Canada beats USA for gold medal in Women’s World Hockey Championship

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HERNING, Denmark – Brianne Jenner scored twice in the second period and Canada defended its title with a 2-1 win over the United States in the women’s world hockey championship final on Sunday.

Ann-Renée Desbiens made 20 saves for Canada, which won gold in a third major international event in the span of a year.

Abby Roque scored for the Americans and Nicole Hensley stopping 17 shots in the loss.

Canada edged the U.S. 3-2 in overtime just over a year ago in Calgary in a world championship delayed to August because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Canada also beat the U.S. 3-2 in February’s Olympic women’s hockey final in Beijing.

Team Canada poses after winning  the women's IIHF World Championship ice hockey gold medal match over Team USA Sunday in Herning, Denmark.

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Both Canada and the U.S. returned 18 players from their Olympic rosters. The Americans seemed to absorb what lineup changes there were quicker than Canada.

The U.S. went undefeated into the final, including a 5-2 win over Canada in the preliminary round, with a plus-47 goal differential compared to Canada’s plus-22.



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