The Americans held a 2-0 lead in the third period before losing at 8:10 of the extra period.
Olympics
Canada wins gold in women’s Olympic curling
The Canadian team beat Sweden 6-3 in the final.
USA’s Maddie Bowman wins gold in halfpipe skiing
The 20-year-old Bowman scored 89.00 in the finals to edge silver medalist Marie Martinod of France.
Swiss women beat Sweden 4-3 for hockey bronze
Switzerland rallied from a two-goal deficit, and Jessica Lutz broke a third-period tie with 6:17 to play.
Britain wins bronze-medal match in women’s curling
It was Britain’s first curling medal since 2002, when the women’s team captured the gold.
Ukrainian skier withdraws from Olympics in protest over violence at home
The Alpine skier’s father and coach said he and his daughter are “extremely angry at President Viktor Yanukovych.”
Norway wins gold medal in Nordic combined team event
The German team had taken an early lead in the ski jumping portion of the competition, but Norway pulled ahead in the 4×5 kilometer cross-country skiing relay.
French sweep medals in skicross at Sochi Games
The three Frenchmen quickly bolted ahead only had to stay upright to make history.
U.S. will face Canada in hockey semifinals after topping Czechs 5-2
Friday’s semifinal game between the U.S. and Canada will be a rematch of the 2010 gold-medal game, which Canada won in Vancouver.
Canada rallies past US for women’s bobsled gold
Two U.S. sleds took the silver and bronze medals: Elana Meyers and Lauryn Williams finished second and Jamie Greubel and Aja Evans finished third.