Mikayla Guarasci

Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Gold Medal Game

The Canadians are back on top. After a dominant tournament, they were able to finish the job, beating the Americans en route to a gold medal. The meetings between these two teams never disappoint. When they met in the preliminary round, Canada won 4-2. There is always so much passion, hatred and energy. This oneContinue reading “Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Gold Medal Game”

Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap Day 9

We are in the home stretch! Just two more games left until we crown an Olympic champion in women’s hockey. Let’s talk about the games that set the gold and bronze medal matchups. Canada 10 – Switzerland 3 This Canadian team did what they do best and scored early to grab and hold onto theContinue reading “Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap Day 9”

Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 8

Saturday’s action saw the two teams win their way into the final semi-finals spots and the other two sent home. ROC 2 – Switzerland 4 It was the battle of the bottom of Group A. ROC and Switzerland finished 4th and 5th in their group which led to this matchup. Neither team got on theContinue reading “Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 8”

Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 7

It’s officially the elimination round. We are down to eight teams, all playing for a chance at a medal. The first day of elimination games had two quarter-finals on the schedule. United States 4 – Czech Republic 1 I’m not sure anyone predicted that this game would be tied at one heading into the thirdContinue reading “Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 7”

Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 5

Day 5 of Olympic hockey was filled with exciting wins and COVID-19 drama. ROC 1 – Canada 6 Group A Canada got their win but it certainly didn’t come easy. The game was set to begin just after 12:00 pm local time (11:00 pm EST) but was delayed by an hour. It was reported thatContinue reading “Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 5”

Keeping Up with the Canadians: Beijing 2022

Here is a list organized by competition day of all Canada’s medals at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. DAY 1 BRONZE: Isabelle Weidemann Speed Skating – women’s 3,000 metres SILVER: Mikael Kingsbury Freestyle Skiing – men’s moguls DAY 3 GOLD: Max Parrot Snowboarding – men’s slopestyle BRONZE: Mark McMorris Snowboarding – men’s slopestyle BRONZE:Continue reading “Keeping Up with the Canadians: Beijing 2022”

Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 4

The fourth day of women’s hockey had only two games but they made up for the quieter schedule with the excitement they both had. China 2 – Japan 1 Group B China and Japan brought us our first shootout of the tournament after a 1-1 game. Akane Hosoyamada scored late in the first period forContinue reading “Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 4”

Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 3

The third day of Olympic hockey saw four teams pick up their second win of the tournament. There were two games from both Group A and Group B. Canada 11 – Finland 1 Group A It was another lopsided victory for Canada. It was also another game where Sarah Fillier opened the scoring for them.Continue reading “Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 3”

Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 2

Day two of Olympic hockey feature just two games, both exciting in their own right. Denmark 1 – China 3 Group B Qiqi Lin scored twice, one coming in the final 40 seconds of the game, to lift China over Denmark in this game. China’s other goal was scored by Ni Lin late in theContinue reading “Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 2”

Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 1

Olympic hockey is finally back after four long years. The expanded field of 10 teams began their action on Thursday and the first four games were filled with triumph and heartbreak. Czech Republic 3 – China 1 Group B The first game of the tournament was between China and the Czech Republic. The Czech RepublicContinue reading “Beijing 2022 Women’s Hockey Recap: Day 1”