The USA ended their 46-year wait for a gold medal in Ice Hockey on the final day of the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games. Playing Canada in the summit clash, the USA beat Canada 2-1 with Jack Hughes scoring an overtime winner to clinch the final medal of the Games. The win also meant the USA now have three gold medals in Ice Hockey, while they already have eight silver and one bronze medal.<h2>USA end 46-year wait</h2>The tone for the high-stakes games was set early on when the Americans were booed when they came out for the warm-up by a crowd that appeared to be two-thirds Canadian. But chants of "USA, USA" soon rang out and they got louder when Matt Boldy gave the Americans a 1-0 lead in the first period.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-chris-gayle-to-brendon-mccullum-5-batters-to-score-fastest-t20-world-cup-hundreds-rilee-rossouw-ahmed-shehzad-1768553361691">From Chris Gayle to Brendon McCullum, 5 batters to score fastest T20 World Cup hundreds</a>&nbsp;Boldly skilfully evaded the challenge of a pair of Canadian defenders and scored past goaltender Jordan Binnington. Having stopped the first 24 shots he faced, USA goaltender Connor Hellebuyck was finally beaten in the second period by Cale Makar's wrist shot that squeezed over his pad and into the back of the net.&nbsp;The Americans came close to re-taking the lead at the end of the second period when Brock Faber’s slap shot deflected off both posts but somehow didn't go in. Once the game went into the three-on-three overtime, Hughes applied the golden touch to send his teammates and the US supporters into raptures.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/meet-indians-to-score-most-runs-in-each-of-last-5-t20-world-cups-ft-virat-kohli-kl-rahul-rohit-sharma-2026-t20-world-cup-1768479871185">Meet Indians to score most runs in each of last 5 T20 World Cups ft Virat Kohli</a>&nbsp;After they won, the American players skated around the rink holding up a jersey with the name Gaudreau on the back in memory of former NHL player Johnny Gaudreau, who was killed in August 2024 along with his brother Matthew by a drunk driver while cycling in New Jersey.

Playing Canada in the summit clash, the USA beat Canada 2-1 with Jack Hughes scoring an overtime winner to clinch the final medal of the Games. The win also meant the USA now have three gold medals in Ice Hockey, while they already have eight silver and one bronze medal.

The USA ended their 46-year wait for a gold medal in Ice Hockey on the final day of the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games. Playing Canada in the summit clash, the USA beat Canada 2-1 with Jack Hughes scoring an overtime winner to clinch the final medal of the Games. The win also meant the USA now have three gold medals in Ice Hockey, while they already have eight silver and one bronze medal. USA end 46-year wait The tone for the high-stakes games was set early on when the Americans were booed when they came out for the warm-up by a crowd that appeared to be two-thirds Canadian. But chants of "USA, USA" soon rang out and they got louder when Matt Boldy gave the Americans a 1-0 lead in the first period. ALSO READ | From Chris Gayle to Brendon McCullum, 5 batters to score fastest T20 World Cup hundreds Boldly skilfully evaded the challenge of a pair of Canadian defenders and scored past goaltender Jordan Binnington. Having stopped the first 24 shots he faced, USA goaltender Connor Hellebuyck was finally beaten in the second period by Cale Makar's wrist shot that squeezed over his pad and into the back of the net. The Americans came close to re-taking the lead at the end of the second period when Brock Faber’s slap shot deflected off both posts but somehow didn't go in. Once the game went into the three-on-three overtime, Hughes applied the golden touch to send his teammates and the US supporters into raptures. ALSO READ | Meet Indians to score most runs in each of last 5 T20 World Cups ft Virat Kohli After they won, the American players skated around the rink holding up a jersey with the name Gaudreau on the back in memory of former NHL player Johnny Gaudreau, who was killed in August 2024 along with his brother Matthew by a drunk driver while cycling in New Jersey.

Playing Canada in the summit clash, the USA beat Canada 2-1 with Jack Hughes scoring an overtime winner to clinch the final medal of the Games. The win also meant the USA now have three gold medals in Ice Hockey, while they already have eight silver and one bronze medal.

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Aaron Jones struck an explosive unbeaten 94 from&nbsp; 40 balls as the USA beat Canada by seven wickets in the opening game of the T20 World Cup on Saturday.

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Jones, born in New York but raised in Barbados, bludgeoned the Canadian attack, smashing ten sixes as he totally changed the momentum of the game in a superb 131-run third wicket partnership with Andries Gous.

Former South Africa Under-19 batsman Gous made 65 off 46 balls before he holed out to deep midwicket off Nikhil Dutta, ending a partnership that had taken the Americans from struggling at 42-2 in the seventh over to close to their finish line at 173-3 in the 16th.

Corey Anderson, the former New Zealand all-rounder, came in to accompany Jones who fittingly ended the contest with his 10th sixth of the night.

ALSO READ:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/t20-wc-i-dont-run-away-from-difficult-times-hardik-pandya-reflects-on-troubled-last-few-months-727880">T20 WC: ‘I don’t run away from difficult times’ – Hardik Pandya reflects on ‘troubled’ last few months</a>

It was the perfect start to the tournament for the co-hosts, with the crowd at the compact Grand Prairie Stadium roaring with delight as Jones smashed the Canadian attack around the ground.

"I don't think it is easy to put it into words," said Jones, whose 10 sixes are the second most in a T20 World Cup innings behind West Indian Chris Gayle's 11 against England in 2016.

"With our batting line-up, we knew anything under 200 is chaseable. I go through my processes and I like my power hitting. I know if I get it in the middle, it will go for sure. I like to come in when the team is under pressure, it brings out the best in me," he said.

Canada, also making their T20 World Cup debut, had set what appeared a challenging target with Navneet Dhaliwal making a well-paced 61 off 44 balls, including six four and three sixes after opener Aaron Johnson had set the early pace with an aggressive 23 off 16 balls.

Nicholas Kirton maintained the momentum in the back half of the innings with 51 off 31 balls and Shreyas Movva's 32 off 16 was crucial in getting Canada to what looks to be a strong total in the Group A match with a strong finish.

The USA is co-hosting the tournament with the West Indies with 16 of the group stage games being held in three American venues -- South Florida and New York along with Dallas.

India, Pakistan and Ireland are also competing in Group A with two nations qualifying for the Super Eight stage.

Aaron Jones struck an explosive unbeaten 94 from 40 balls as the USA beat Canada by seven wickets in the opening game of the T20 World Cup on Saturday. A historic win for USA in the #T20WorldCup 2024 opener 🇺🇸😍 How it happened ➡️ https://t.

Aaron Jones struck an explosive unbeaten 94 from 40 balls as the USA beat Canada by seven wickets in the opening game of the T20 World Cup on Saturday. A historic win for USA in the #T20WorldCup 2024 opener 🇺🇸😍 How it happened ➡️ https://t.co/DtT0YPJbkj pic.twitter.com/0WjWiDeoMy — T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) June 2, 2024 × Jones, born in New York but raised in Barbados, bludgeoned the Canadian attack, smashing ten sixes as he totally changed the momentum of the game in a superb 131-run third wicket partnership with Andries Gous. Former South Africa Under-19 batsman Gous made 65 off 46 balls before he holed out to deep midwicket off Nikhil Dutta, ending a partnership that had taken the Americans from struggling at 42-2 in the seventh over to close to their finish line at 173-3 in the 16th. Corey Anderson, the former New Zealand all-rounder, came in to accompany Jones who fittingly ended the contest with his 10th sixth of the night. ALSO READ: T20 WC: ‘I don’t run away from difficult times’ – Hardik Pandya reflects on ‘troubled’ last few months It was the perfect start to the tournament for the co-hosts, with the crowd at the compact Grand Prairie Stadium roaring with delight as Jones smashed the Canadian attack around the ground. "I don't think it is easy to put it into words," said Jones, whose 10 sixes are the second most in a T20 World Cup innings behind West Indian Chris Gayle's 11 against England in 2016. "With our batting line-up, we knew anything under 200 is chaseable. I go through my processes and I like my power hitting. I know if I get it in the middle, it will go for sure. I like to come in when the team is under pressure, it brings out the best in me," he said. Canada, also making their T20 World Cup debut, had set what appeared a challenging target with Navneet Dhaliwal making a well-paced 61 off 44 balls, including six four and three sixes after opener Aaron Johnson had set the early pace with an aggressive 23 off 16 balls. Nicholas Kirton maintained the momentum in the back half of the innings with 51 off 31 balls and Shreyas Movva's 32 off 16 was crucial in getting Canada to what looks to be a strong total in the Group A match with a strong finish. The USA is co-hosting the tournament with the West Indies with 16 of the group stage games being held in three American venues -- South Florida and New York along with Dallas. India, Pakistan and Ireland are also competing in Group A with two nations qualifying for the Super Eight stage.

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