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In 2010 at her first Games Blair was one of the Olympians who gave encouragement
Meyers Taylor was already the most decorated Black Winter Olympian and with Monday’s gold she ties Bonnie Blair for the most medals by a female U.S. Winter Olympian
Nolte was second in 3:57:97 Humphries was third in 3:58.05
Kaillie Humphries finished third and took bronze
Nolte crossed the finish line in the red Meyers Taylor sank to the ground in joyful tears
The final margin of victory was 0.04 seconds
Meyers Taylor was glued to the screen after a track-record third run and a solid fourth run when Laura Nolte took off for her fourth run
Nolte’s lead evaporated suddenly
A gold medal eluded Elana Meyers Taylor for 16 years
Canada defeated Sweden 4-1 in 2006
Canada was victorious in Vancouver Sochi and Beijing
USA defeated Canada 3-1 in 1998
Renata Fast led all skaters for Canada against Switzerland with 24:12
Cherie Piper Danielle Goyette and Alina Muller each have 15 career goals in Olympics
Hayley Wickenheiser has 18 career goals in Olympics
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
They outscored Canada 24-7 in those four games
Team USA won all four Rivalry Series games against Canada leading into the Winter Olympics
The loser of the round-robin game has gone on to win the gold medal just once