United States defeat Canada to complete historic ice hockey sweep
The United States have defeated Canada 6-2 to win Paralympic gold in Milan Cortina, becoming the first nation to sweep the ice hockey tournaments across both the Olympics and Paralympics.
This unprecedented achievement comes just three weeks after the American squad overcame their North American rivals in the Olympic final.
Jack Wallace was the standout performer during Sunday’s gold medal match.
The prolific forward netted a crucial hat-trick to securely dismantle the Canadian defence and guarantee a third consecutive Paralympic title for his country.
Open-gender tournament structure
Para ice hockey at the Winter Games is currently classified entirely as an open-gender sport.
Consequently, there is no separate women’s division contested at the international level.
This landmark victory in Italy cements an era of absolute dominance for the US national team program on the global stage.
