Canada Defeats Team USA To Take Gold In Women’s Hockey
The Canadian team, which includes seven out players – more than any other team at the Olympics – defeated defending Olympic champions Team USA 3-2 in a thrilling match-up Thursday in Beijing.
The Canadian team, which includes seven out players – more than any other team at the Olympics – defeated defending Olympic champions Team USA 3-2 in a thrilling match-up Thursday in Beijing.
Out LGBTQ+ athletes scored a total of 32 medals in the Tokyo Games, which wrapped up on Sunday.
In remarks following her medal win, Saunders said that her victory “doesn’t just represent me. It represents everybody that’s struggling out here in the world, not just America but in the world.”
The current number of out athletes competing in this year’s games is greater than the sum of all athletes who competed in previous games combined.
“Being able to compete with the best in the world as my most authentic self at the biggest international multi-sport games shows how far we’ve come on inclusion in sport.”