![]() ![]() "It was just a moment I think for both of us to say goodbye to Olympic ice, and thank this journey that's created the people that we are today." "When I finished, I just was grateful for being here," said Hubbell. The ice dance bronze was Hubbell and Donohue's second Olympic medal after they opened their campaign in Beijing by winning the rhythm dance in the team event, helping the US to silver. "Maybe we'll have a very successful transition into a career where we could be alongside some of our coaches and be here in another capacity, but on the Olympic ice, it's not happening." "I'm not saying that physically it's not possible, but no," Hubbell told reporters. The pair were told that Britons Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill were 36 and 35 years old when they won Olympic gold in 1994 but insisted they would retire in June. Having finished fourth in 2018 in Pyeongchang, Hubbell, 30, and Donohue, 31, savoured their emotional podium finish and were in a jovial mood later, laughing heartily when asked if they would compete at the 2026 Olympics. ![]() No more Games for Americans Hubbell and DonohueĪmerican ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue bent down and kissed the Olympic rings on the ice at the Capital Indoor Stadium after winning a bronze on Monday. We’re playing a style of hockey that’s never been seen in our tournament before and so in five, 10 years other countries are going to be playing our style of play and we’re going to keep pushing the envelope and keep making our sport better". "I know that people look at the scores and again think that we just dominate teams but I think that what we're doing on the ice right now is we’re pushing the pace for women’s hockey. "We’re taking the game to new heights right now," said Sarah Nurse, an Olympic veteran who recorded four assists. The pair meet later in Monday's other semi-final. "She’s always somebody you can look down to on the bench, and she’s always going to give you a little tap on the pads and say good job or tell you to pick it up if she needs to."Ĭanada thrash Swiss to reach seventh straight finalĬanada reached their seventh consecutive women's Olympic ice hockey final after thrashing Switzerland 10-3 on Monday to set up a potential gold medal showdown in Beijing with arch-rivals and reigning champions the United States.Ĭanada will face either the US, who ended their run of four straight Olympic golds in Pyeongchang four years ago, or Finland in the showpiece match. "She has the best vision I’ve ever seen in the world and just an incredible leader. "She scores these highlight reel goals but she just leads with this quiet confidence on the ice," said Sarah Nurse, Poulin's team mate in Pyeongchang and in their successful 2021 world championship run. Poulin, 30, is now the calm hand on the steering wheel of the most dominant team in Beijing who demolished Switzerland 10-3 in the semi-finals. in the 2010 Olympic final to secure a third successive gold, setting off a glittering international career which shows no sign of slowing down. Reuters - Twelve years after earning a place in Canadian hearts with a gold medal effort on home ice at the Vancouver Olympics, Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin has quietly blazed a trail to her fourth Olympic final.Īged 18, Poulin scored both goals in her team's shutout win over the U.S. Austria claim gold in men's ski jumping Winter Olympics news articles:Ĭanada's Captain clutch leads quietly from the front Xu Mengtao wins gold for China in freestyle skiing France's Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, gold and new world record in figure skating ice dance event Kaillie Humphries wins the first-ever Olympic gold in the monobob Canada women through to ice hockey final Global Athlete hits out at Kamila Valieva verdict Poland: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 (1) Beijing 2022 Day 10 headlines: Slovakia: Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 (1)Ģ2. New Zealand: Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 (1)Ģ0. Czech Republic: Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 (2)Ģ0. Australia: Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 1 (4)ġ7. Republic of Korea: Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 1 (5)ġ6. Canada: Gold 1 Silver 4 Bronze 10 (15)ġ5. Slovenia: Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze 2 (7)ġ4. Switzerland: Gold 3 Silver 0 Bronze 5 (8)ġ3. ![]() Austria: Gold 5 Silver 6 Bronze 4 (15)ġ0. Netherlands: Gold 6 Silver 4 Bronze 2 (12)ĥ. ![]()
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