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1998 Women's Ice Hockey Team

The Americans were undefeated en route to winning the inaugural gold

Image: Jenny Schmidgall (left) and Gretchen UlionAssociated Press
The American women's ice hockey team won the gold medal in the first Games in which the sport was included.

The U.S. women's ice hockey team won the sport's inaugural Olympic gold medal by going undefeated in the tournament and outscoring opponents 36-8 in the process. The Americans twice defeated the favored Canadians (who had won all four world championships dating back to 1990), including 3-1 in the gold medal game.

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