Steve Futterman

With six career medals now, she builds on her record as the most decorated black athlete in Winter Olympics history.

And with her win, Myers-Taylor also becomes only the second black woman to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event.

For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Milan.

It is a very familiar spot for the Americans.

Since women's ice hockey became an Olympic sport in 1998, the U.S.

has failed to make the gold medal game only once.

This semifinal match here against Sweden turned out to be no contest.

The U.S.

jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first period, then blew the game wide open in the second, scoring four times, the four goals coming within a nine-minute span.

The U.S.

women came here to Milan as the favorites to win the gold medal.

They are now one game away from achieving their goal.

For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Milan.

Michaela Schifrin's medal drought continues as she finishes 11th in the Giant Slalom.

Schifrin was in seventh place after the first run, then dropped four positions following the second run.

It continues her streak of failing to win an Olympic medal.

Back in 2014 in Sochi as an 18-year-old, Schifrin won her first medal, a gold.

Then eight years ago in Pyeongchang, she won a second gold and a silver.

But in Beijing in 2022, as a big favorite in several events, she came away empty-handed.

The streak has continued so far here in Italy.