USA faces off against Canada in women's hockey gold medal Olympic game — again

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(NEW YORK) — It’s a rivalry for the ages.

Since women’s hockey was introduced at the Olympics in 1998, only the United States or Canada has come home with the gold.

Now, for the sixth time in seven Olympics, the U.S. women’s hockey team is facing Canada in a bid for Olympic gold.

The game is taking place Thursday in Beijing (11 p.m. ET Wednesday night) to see who will come out on top this time around. Canada owns four golds, while the U.S. has two.

The buildup to the final has been ferocious, with each team barreling through the competition. Canada went