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The United States hardly seemed intimidated, with yet another dominant performance starting with Cayla Barnes’ goal five minutes after puck drop.
Team USA won against Sweden by a margin of 5-0 on Monday.
The sixth-ranked Swedes punched their ticket to the semifinals after pulling off an upset over the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals.
From 1964 to 2006, Soviet or Russian skaters took the gold in pairs competition in 12 consecutive Olympics.
Sailer was the first person to win three gold medals in Alpine skiing at the same Games, in 1956 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, a site of the 2026 Games.
Mittermaier went on win two women’s Alpine skiing events in the 1976 Olympics and narrowly missed winning a third.
At the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif., Ashworth was part of the first group of women to compete in speedskating at an Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the 500-meter race.
Vuarnet was not France’s best hope for a medal at the 1960 Games.
Vuarnet had an innovative technique: racing with his knees bent in a tuck position to reduce the drag on his body from the wind.
The position, which came to be known as “l’oeuf,” or the egg, became standard practice.
A week after winning her third gold, Henie claimed her 10th world championship in a row.
His grandson was on the Olympic skeleton team in 2002 in Salt Lake City.
His son competed as a skier at the 1964 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria.
Jack Shea won two gold medals — in the 500- and 1,500-meter races — at the 1932 Games held in his hometown.
Sonja Henie won Olympic gold three times — in 1928 (when she was just 16), 1932 and 1936.
The Sheas were the first family with three generations of Olympians.
Bill Johnson in 1984 became the first American man to win an Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing.
Matti Nykanen won four Olympic gold medals, including three in 1988 at the Calgary Games.
At the 1952 Games in Oslo, Button executed the first triple jump in competition.
Bob Suter, a defenseman, had not played beyond the college level when he joined the U.S. team for the 1980 Games.
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The United States had a sixth consecutive win in a tournament where they have outscored six teams by a combined 31-1.
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