Hilary Knight Wins Olympic Gold and Announces Engagement to Brittany Bowe

Hilary Knight led the USA women's ice hockey team to an Olympic gold medal before announcing both her retirement and her engagement to Brittany Bowe. The 2-1 overtime victory against Canada was secured after a late equalizer by Hilary Knight and a winning goal from Megan Keller during the extra period. During her fifth and final Winter Games, Hilary Knight set new national records with 15 career Olympic goals and 33 total points. Following the gold medal celebration, Hilary Knight proposed to the speedskater Brittany Bowe to mark the end of their competitive careers together.Taylor Heise provided the crucial pass for the overtime winner as the American team extended its winning streak against Canada to eight games.The tournament final featured 39 players from the Professional Women's Hockey League and saw Switzerland take the bronze medal over Sweden.John Wroblewski coached the American squad to a dominant performance that included outscoring all tournament opponents by a total of 31-1.