Joe Morgan

On Friday, Team USA easily took care of Slovakia in the semifinals, winning 6-2 by putting the game away in the second period with three goals.

Earlier in the day, Canada rallied to defeat Finland 3-2 as Nathan McKinnon scored the go-ahead goal with less than a minute remaining.

The U.S.

last reached the final at the 2010 Games when it lost to Canada in overtime thanks to Sidney Crosby's golden goal.

And the Americans haven't won gold since the miracle on ice team in 1980.

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A golden day for the U.S.

at the Winter Olympics.

It was a good day to be an American at the Winter Olympics.

And women's hockey team USA and Canada played a thriller with Megyn Keller scoring an overtime goal to give the U.S.

a 2-1 victory and the gold medal.

Hilary Knight, appearing in her fifth and final Olympics, forced the extra period by tying the game with just 2-0-4 remaining in regulation.

And Alyssa Liu won the United States its first women's figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years.

Liu, a 20-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area, is the first American woman to stand atop the figure skating podium since Sarah Hughes did so in 2002.

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An epic clash at the Winter Olympics is still in play.

The United States and Canadian hockey teams had to sweat it out on Wednesday, but both are moving on to the semifinals of the tournament.

Team USA defeated Sweden 2-1 in overtime thanks to a goal from Quinn Hughes after the Swedes forced the extra period with a late goal in the third.

The U.S.

now moves on to face Slovakia on Friday.