Stephanie Labbé of Team Canada poses with her gold medal after Canada bested Sweden in the Olympic final. (Getty Images)
Former UConn women's soccer standout Stephanie Labbé led Team Canada to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's soccer as the Canadians prevailed over Sweden in penalty kicks Friday.
After finishing extra time 1-1, the match went to PKs for the first time in Olympic gold-medal game history. Canada won 3-2 on penalty kicks.
This is Labbé's second Olympic medal after winning bronze with Canada in Rio 2016.
