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Poulin, Canada take back gold from rival USA in Olympic final

Bring out the cigars and tallboys.

After bitter disappointment in PyeongChang, Canada reclaimed gold in its eternal tug-o-war with the United States, beating their forever rivals 3-2 in the 2022 Olympic final in Beijing.

Captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice to add another chapter to her incredible record in the most important moments, while Sarah Nurse set the single-tournament mark for points with 18 after notching a goal and an assist in the victory.

Goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens made 38 saves to cap an extraordinary performance in net for Canada.

Here are the details for the gold medal triumph:

On another level

It's a bit shocking, in hindsight, the recent history between Canada and the United States.