In Ice Hockey Gold Medal round at Olympics, It was a Shame Any of the Teams Had to Lose

Years from now, I believe I'll only remember two things about the Winter Olympics of 2026: first, the USA men's ice hockey team getting a gold medal, the first since 1980.

source: USA Hockey

The other is the USA women's hockey team also winning a gold medal. 

source: Associated Press

So far, this is the only time one country has won both men's and women's ice hockey titles, since women's ice hockey was added as an Olympic sport in 1998. 

In both cases, the pairing was United States and Canada, and I'll have to say it was hard to watch two of my favorite hockey players on the men's Canadian team lose, as otherwise I always root for them. 

The matches were hard fought, and unfortunately one team had to lose. But huge respect for Canada and U.S. players on men's and women's hockey teams this year. 

We salute you.