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Winter Olympics live updates: Canada defeats US in women's hockey gold medal game; Mikaela Shiffrin skis out of combined

Over the course of a few brief moments at the Beijing Olympics, the US women's hockey team was defeated by Canada in the gold-medal game and Mikaela Shiffrin's frustration at the Winter Games continued after skiing out of a third event.

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Marie-Philip Poulin scored two goals to help Canada build a 3-0 lead en route to a 3-2 victory over the U.S. Canada snatched gold back from the U.S. as the Americans failed to defend their Olympic crown from four years ago.