The U.S. and Canada will play for the gold medal on Thursday after the U.S. routed Sweden 5-0 and Canada struggled past Switzerland 2-1 in Monday's semifinal games.
U.S. goaltender Aerin Frankel preserved a shutout streak which now stands at 331 minutes. The U.S. team is unbeaten and has allowed just one goal all tournament as it seeks a first gold medal since 2018.
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Captain Marie-Philip Poulin broke the all-time Olympic scoring record with two goals in an unusually narrow win for Canada.
Wisconsin is well represented on the U.S. women’s team, including six former Badgers: Hilary Knight, Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey, Britta Curl-Salemme, Ava McNaughton and Kirsten Simms. The team is coached by Neenah native John Wroblewski.
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