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Winter Olympics live updates: US women play for hockey gold; Shiffrin's last shot at 2022 medal

It will be a big night for the United States women's hockey team as they take on Canada, trying to secure their second consecutive Olympic gold medal.

The Americans lost to Canada in the preliminary round in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, but will look to reach the top of the podium again to cement their place among the world powers. Team USA also lost to Canada in the preliminary rounds of the 2018 Games before avenging the loss in the gold-medal game in PyeongChang.

The U.S. women's hockey team has been through some adversity in the past year with ex-coach Bob Corkum resigning, a loss to Canada at the World Championships and having their trip to Ireland to play Russia in a three-game series of exhibitions canceled due to the pandemic.