Olympic photos: Team USA celebrates 5-0 win over Russian Olympic Committee in women’s hockey prelim
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The defending Olympic women’s ice hockey champions defeated the Russian Olympic Committee team 5-0 in a preliminary round victory.
“They made it a really hard game, really frustrating for us,” said Team United States Goalie Nicole Hensley, who stopped 12 shots in her 2022 tournament debut at the Beijing Games. “And I think for us, a little adversity is not a bad thing in a tournament like this to have to get through that,” she added. “If anything, it’s just going to bring us closer together.”
The U.S. outshot the Russians 62-12 but had difficulty finishing with top-line center Brianna Decker watching on crutches after breaking her ankle in a tournament-opening win over Finland.
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Team China’s Wu Dajing narrowly edges out Italy’s Pietro Sighel in a photo finish giving his team the win in a mixed relay short track speed skating final. Norway’s Therese Johaug takes home a gold medal in the women’s 7.5km + 7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing.
United States’ Hilary Knight (21) scores a goal against Russian Olympic Committee goalkeeper Maria Sorokina (69) during a preliminary round women’s hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. (Brian Snyder/Pool Photo via AP)BEIJING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 05: Goalkeeper Nicole Hensley #29 of Team United States stops a shot by Team ROC in the third period during the Women’s Preliminary Round Group A match at Wukesong Sports Centre on February 5, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)United States’ Dani Cameranesi (24) winds up on top of Russian Olympic Committee goalkeeper Maria Sorokina (69) during a preliminary round women’s hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
BEIJING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 05: Dajing Wu of Team China celebrates after winning the Mixed Team Relay Final A ahead of Pietro Sighel of Team Italy on day one of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 5, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)Wu Dajing (48), of China, crosses the finish line ahead of Pietro Sighel (7), of Italy, to earn a gold medal for his team in the mixed relay short-track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)BEIJING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 05: Dajing Wu of Team China celebrates after winning the Mixed Team Relay Final A on day one of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 5, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA – FEBRUARY 05: Julia Simon of Team France and Clare Egan of Team United States ski during Mixed Biathlon 4x6km relay at National Biathlon Centre on February 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)Norway’s Therese Johaug celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women’s 7.5km + 7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)United States’ Christopher Plys, throws a rock, during the mixed doubles match against Canada, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)Australia’s Tahli Gill, directs her teammate, during the mixed doubles match against Norway, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)Ursa Bogataj, of Slovenia, reacts after her jump during the women’s normal hill individual first round at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Sara Takanashi, of Japan, soars through the air during the women’s normal hill individual ski jumping trial round at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)Japan’s Ikuma Horishima competes in the men’s moguls qualifying at Genting Snow Park at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)Spectators watch during the men’s moguls qualifying at Genting Snow Park at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Saba Kumaritashvili, of Georgia, slides during a luge men’s run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in the Yanqing District of Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA – FEBRUARY 05: General view of the course as an athlete completes a practice run ahead of the Men’s Freestyle Skiing Moguls Final on Day 1 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Genting Snow Park on February 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)The Olympic flame burning in the center of the snowflake-shaped cauldron is on display near the National Stadium at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
