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By Liz Alper
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February 19, 2018 (PyeonChang, South Korea) - Team USA women's hockey doesn't have any time to celebrate their 5-0 semifinal win over Finland on Monday.
The Canadians are coming again. But this time for the American women, it's personal.
Canada defeated the Olympic Athletes from Russia 5-0 in their semifinal game on Monday. As most of us know, the US and Canadian women met in 2014, where Canada took gold in a gut-wrenching loss for the Americans.
But that's not happening again.
“This team’s ready,” said captain Meghan Duggan. “This team’s full of passion and energy (and) excitement. We’ve worked really hard this tournament, the last four years and our entire lives to put ourselves in a position to go after a gold medal.”
Dani Cameranesi had two goals and an assist and Hilary Knight had one goal in USA's win over Finland. Team USA hasn't won gold in women's hockey since the Nagano games in 1998. Canada will be going for its fifth straight gold medal. Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson Gigi Marvin also had goals.
Four years ago, USA held a 2-0 lead, but the Canadians came back to win 3-2 in overtime and steal gold.
“I never want a teammate to have to feel the heartbreak that some of us have felt in Sochi and in Vancouver,” Monique Lamoureux-Morando said. “So we’re gong to do whatever we need to do to win the game. We get a medal, but we don’t know what color it is yet.”
WOMEN'S SPEEDSKATERS ADVANCE TO TEAM PURSUIT SEMIFINAL
Photo, right: Mia Manganello, Brittany Bowe and Heather Bergsma of the United States compete during the Ladies' Team Pursuit Speed Skating Quarterfinals on day 10 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 19, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Via Zimbio
Heather Bergsma, Brittany Bowe and Mia Manganello crossed the finish line in the women's speedskating quarterfinal in 2:59.75 to finish fourth and secure a spot in Wednesday's semifinal.
“I threw both hands up and I'm screaming,” said Manganello, who’s competing at her first Olympic Winter Games. “I wanted this bad. I know all three of us did.”
Team USA is now set to face speedskating juggernaut the Netherlands in the semifinal. If they win gold, it would be Team USA's first long-track speedskating medal since 2010.
THREE US WOMEN MAKE HALFPIPE SKIING FINAL
Maddie Bowman, who won gold four years ago in halfpipe skiing, scored an 83.60 in the qualifying round on Monday to finish sixth and move to the final. Brita Sigourney and Annalisa Drew finished third and fourth. The only American to not advance was Devin Logan, who finished 15th, scoring just 25.60.
The 28-year-old Sigourney landed an epic 90.60 on both runs. The 24-year-old Drew scored an 86.00 on her second run. They were both first and second after their first runs, but were passed by Canada's Cassie Sharpe and the silver medalist in 2014, France's Marie Martinod. The final will be held on Tuesday.
THREE US WOMEN ADVANCE TO BIG AIR SNOWBOARDING FINAL
Photo, left: Jamie Anderson of the United States competes during the Snowboard Ladies' Big Air Qualification on day 10 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre on February 19, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Via Zimbio
In big air's Olympic debut, three American women have qualified for its final, one of them being slopestyle gold medalist Jamie Anderson.
Julia Marino and Jessika Jenson were also able to make the top 12. Marino finished ninth with a score of 85.25 and Jensen finished in the last qualification spot, earning a 76.25.
Big air consists of riding down a snow ramp that stands 49 meters tall (about 160 feet) and going off a single jump at the bottom.
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