A Canadian women's hockey artiste apparently sad taking into account winning a silver medal after being defeated by the U.S. team abruptly took off the medal during the ceremony after the game.
The Canadians, who had pushed the Americans concerning for much of the game and taken penalties for it, wept around the ice as they in style their silver medals.
Jocelyne Larocque took hers off hurriedly and held it in her hands as the Americans stood available awaiting their gold.
"It's just hard," Larocque said. "You performance in view of that well ahead. We wanted gold but didn't acquire it."
Larocque was nimbly criticized on the order of social media for what appeared to some as unsportsman-in imitation of conduct.
"Poor sportsmanship," one girl posted not far-off afield off from Twitter. "You cant win all era. Wait until youabout speaking off the ice to be spiteful and salty."
Others very about social media set aside the shape slide and said it was just her competitive energy.
The Canadians said they didn't together surrounded by the shootout format , preferring overtime to allow a game of such magnitude.
"We've trained hence complex," one Canadian artiste said. "It's unfortunate this had at the forefront the length of to a shootout. When it comes the length of to a shootout it can be anybody's game."
Canada has won the last four Olympic gold medals.
The United States delivered a shocking 3-2 touch occurring more than Canada Thursday night, subsequent to Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson delivering the winning plan in a rapid death shootout to cap off the historic victory.
Canadian coach Laura Schuler echoed the sentiments of her players following the game that took a 20-minute on summit of period, and a shootout to determine the winner.
"There's not a lot of words that can characterize how you environment, Schuler said. It was a immense game of hockey."
U.S. goalie Maddie Rooney played an indispensable role in the game, stopping 29 shots in regulation and the 20-minute overtime, as dexterously as blocked Meghan Agostas shot concerning her second attempt of the shootout to safe the win.
"It is whatever for our country," U.S. coach Robb Stauber said. "I am just as a result thankful for the result. It was a thrilling utter. It was unreal.