Mollie Walker This USA hockey Olympic triumph was no miracle — they were built for this By Mollie Walker Published Feb. 22, 2026, 3:12 p.m. ET Jack Hughes, with a missing front tooth, celebrates Team USA's Olympic gold medal win on Feb. 22, 2026. Getty Images MILAN — From Miracle to Monumental.
The United States has a new men’s hockey team to cherish, after the Americans finally took down Almighty Canada with a 2-1 win in overtime Sunday to capture the country’s third Olympic gold medal — and first in 46 years.
They did it, and they did it in style. This collection of U.S.-born players proved they are the best in the world.
There was nothing miraculous about it. This was the expectation.
