CNN
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The United States defeated Canada 4-3 to win the women’s ice hockey world championships thanks to Tessa Janecke’s goal in overtime.
Canada was looking to win a fourth title in five years during Sunday’s final in České Budějovice, Czech Republic, but Janecke’s third goal of the tournament settled what was the longest game in the history of the women’s world championships.
The victory marked the USA’s 11th world title, moving two short of Canada’s 13.
Nearly half the game had gone by without a goal when Caroline Harvey and Abbey Murphy scored within 30 seconds of each other to give the US a 2-0 lead.
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