US opens women’s Olympic hockey tournament with dominant win
- On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the U.S. women's hockey game at Rho Ice Hockey Arena, arriving about 12 minutes in and leaving with just over six minutes remaining.
- The match kicked off the U.S. women's pursuit of an Olympic title at the Milano Cortina Winter Games with a 10:40 a.m. ET puck drop against the Czechia women's national hockey team.
- Scoring summary: Hayley Scamurra doubled, Alex Carpenter had a goal and assist, while Joy Dunne and Hilary Knight also scored in the 5-1 USA win over Czechia on Thursday.
- On implications, Edwards' milestone and Knight's scoring stood out as Laila Edwards became the first Black woman on the United States women's Olympic roster with an assist, while veteran Hilary Knight scored her 13th career goal.
- Meanwhile, Canada vs. Finland was postponed to February 12 after a norovirus outbreak reduced the Finnish roster to eight skaters and two goalies.
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