Winter Olympics Day 16 recap: U.S. men win hockey gold; Eileen Gu defends freeski crown

The Athletic has live coverage of the final day and closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Of course, it went to overtime. But this time it was the U.S. that minted a “Golden Goal” as Jack Hughes rocketed a shot into Canada’s net 1:41 into the three-on-three extra period to set off the celebration of America’s first hockey gold medal since the “Miracle on Ice” squad of U.S. amateurs brought home the prize in 1980. The 2-1 nail-biting win against archrival Canada came 46 years to the day a