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Gold slips away
USA women can't hold late lead
Sochi Olympics Ice Ho Heal 1
Marie-Philip Poulin of Canada (29) scores the game-winning goal against USA in overtime during the women's gold medal ice hockey game Thursday in Sochi. The win clinched Canada's fourth consecutive gold medal in the sport. - photo by Associated Press
SOCHI — Canada won its fourth straight women's Olympic hockey title, breaking Thursday's pattern of first-time winners on the slopes and ice of the Sochi Games. Down 2-0 in the final period, the Canadians rallied to force overtime, and then won it on Marie-Philip Poulin's power play goal 8:10 into the extra period. It marked the fourth time the two North American powers have met for the gold.