GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — The Americans played their way back into the only women's hockey game that matters: a showdown with Canada for the Olympic gold medal.
Local Olympic Luger and bronze medalist Erin Hamlin of Remsen earned the right to carry the American flag on Friday during the opening ceremony at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic games. Hamlin was all smiles as she led the U.S. Olympic contingency to open the winter games, leading the largest group to ever represent the United States at the Olympics since the winter games began in 1924. This is a photo gallery.