Twitter suddenly got patriotic after USA beat Canada in the gold medal game
The United States of America won a gold medal in ice hockey for the first time in 20 years, and it literally couldn’t have been a closer finish. Despite playing the better game throughout, including through the entire overtime period, the Team USA women found themselves tied 2-2 with Canada at the end of OT, forcing the dreaded shootout.
It all came down to Maggie Rooney’s save on Canada’s sixth shootout goal, sealing the win and the gold for a country that was desperate for an iconic moment at the PyeongChang Olympics — and a reprieve from pervasive negativity that has followed Lindsey Vonn throughout her final Games.
Leave it to the ladies to deliver just what the doctor ordered.
The American women ended their greatest rival’s gold medal streak, so while it may not totally rival the iconic Miracle on Ice from 1980, that team’s legendary goaltender was as ecstatic as the rest of us.
U-S-A! U-S-A! What a game! Now that’s what I call @usahockey! Congrats #TeamUSA !
— Jim Craig (@JimCraigUSA) February 22, 2018
Mike Eruzione, the captain of the legendary team, chimed in the next morning.
Awesome win last night for our US women’s hockey team congratulations ladies what a great victory and a great accomplishment still don’t like the shoot out
— MIKE ERUZIONE (@MERUZIONE) February 22, 2018
Fellow American Olympians, the bronze medal-winning Shib Sibs, also couldn’t reign in their excitment.
THEY DID IT!!!!!!!@AlexShibutani is SOOOOO HAPPY!!@usahockey @TeamUSA GOLD!!!!!#BestOfUS #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/K4OQ5yhBgn
— Maia Shibutani (@MaiaShibutani) February 22, 2018
Here’s some more of the best and most Patriotic reaction from around Twitter:
Nothing quite like being with your friends at @TeamUSA House and you catch the gold medal-winning save. Congrats @usahockey Women’s Team on your pic.twitter.com/25o14X2tzg
— US Speedskating (@USSpeedskating) February 22, 2018
USA!! USA!!!
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) February 22, 2018
pretty much pic.twitter.com/HdJKuEY5Th
— Olympic Hockey on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) February 22, 2018
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) February 22, 2018
So proud of @AmandaKessel8 and the whole USA Women’s National team. #letsgousa #goldmedal
— Phil Kessel (@PKessel81) February 22, 2018
So clutch. pic.twitter.com/svsAr5JonC
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) February 22, 2018
You can say she’s a… golden Knight pic.twitter.com/ZTP4mq1qlH
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) February 22, 2018
Yes!!!! YES YEA YES YES YES @usahockey
— Colin Hanks (@ColinHanks) February 22, 2018
USA! So proud for the Women’s Hockey Team. Congrats on the well earned gold! #GoldMedal #USA
— Jeremy Roenick (@Jeremy_Roenick) February 22, 2018
Our goalie Rooney is a freak. What a clutch performance. #USA women’s hockey #Gold
— Chris Harrison (@chrisbharrison) February 22, 2018
BEATS
FOR THE GOLD pic.twitter.com/tP8VmJ0dTS
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 22, 2018
This one was for YOU.
THANK YOU for believing in us!!!
#TeamUSA #Olympics #Gold pic.twitter.com/HKHLPKgtE8— Hilary Knight (@HilaryKnight) February 22, 2018
USA! USA! USA!