PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — The U.S. women's hockey team ended a 20-year gold medal drought by beating archrival Canada 3-2 in a shootout thriller on Day 13 of the Pyeongchang Olympics.
In other highlights Thursday, American Mikaela Shiffrin added silver to her burgeoning medal collection, coming in 0.97 seconds behind Switzerland's Michelle Gisin in the women's Alpine combined. Andre Myhrer of Sweden won a surprise gold in men's slalom after the big favorites failed to finish the race.
Wu Dajing of China won the men's 500 meters in short-track speedskating, breaking the world record he had set earlier Thursday in the quarterfinals. It was China's first-ever Olympic gold in the sprint race.
And in men's curling, the U.S. knocked out their Canadian opponents in a tense semifinals showdown to reach the gold medal match against Sweden.