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Nolte was second in 3:57:97, and Humphries was third in 3:58.05.
She crossed the finish line in the red, and Meyers Taylor, surrounded by her husband and two young boys, sank to the ground in joyful tears.
For 16 years, a gold medal eluded Elana Meyers Taylor.
Suddenly, Nolte’s lead evaporated.
After a tremendous, track-record third run on Monday that trimmed the top monobob sled’s lead to 0.15 seconds, followed by a solid fourth run, Meyers Taylor was glued to the screen when Germany’s Laura Nolte, the last sledder, took off for her fourth and final run — and banged into the side of the track a few times at the top, costing her precious time.
In Vancouver, Sochi and Beijing (the last Winter Olympics), Canada was victorious.
In 2006: Canada def. Sweden 4-1.
In 1998: USA def. Canada 3-1.
Renata Fast led all skaters for Canada against Switzerland with 24:12.
Hannah Bilka scored two goals for Team USA.
Caroline Harvey, Kirsten Simms and Laila Edwards each added one goal.
Hayley Wickenheiser has 18 career goals in the Olympics.
Cherie Piper, Danielle Goyette, and Alina Muller each have 15 career goals in the Olympics.
They outscored Canada 24-7 in those four games.
In the previous four, she has scored at least one goal.
They beat Sweden for the bronze in 2014, and lost to Finland in 2022.
Team USA won all four Rivalry Series games against Canada leading into the Winter Olympics.
If Team USA wins gold, they would go undefeated in the Milan Cortina Games.
Since then, they've posted five straight shutouts, totaling more than 330 straight minutes.
That was in Pyeongchang 2018, when U.S. lost to Canada 2-1 in the round robin and won the final 3-2 in a shootout.
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