Ice hockey star Marie-Philip Poulin: Is she Canada's greatest Olympian?

Marie-Philip Poulin rewrote the record books as Team Canada claimed the women's hockey title at Beijing 2022.

The Canadian captain scored twice in a 3-2 win against Team USA in the gold medal game as she claimed her third Olympic title.

By finding the net in the final, Poulin set a new Olympic record by scoring in a fourth consecutive ice hockey gold medal match, as the first person - woman or man - to achieve that in the history of the Games, stretching all the way back to 1920.

Poulin has also scored the game-winning goal each of the past three times Canada has beaten the USA in the final.

It has led to questions of whether Poulin is Canada's greatest Olympian.

Watching the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympics inspired 10-year-old Poulin who was hooked after seeing Canada hockey beat the USA.

By the time Poulin was 18, she was an Olympic champion and World Championships silver medallist.

In 2015 Canada stalwarts Hayley Wickenheiser, Jayna Hefford and Jennifer Botterill hung up their skates, and Caroline Ouelette passed down the captaincy to Poulin and a new generation.

"That was very special, especially coming from those names," Poulin told NHL.com. "You don't take that for granted. I still remember how they made me feel in the dressing room."

Poulin was the Team Canada flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony at Beijing 2022.

"To be honest, I'm still trying to figure those words out since the day you told us, it hasn't sunk in yet. It's quite special, it's an honour," Poulin told reporters.

"It just reminded me of my first Olympics in Vancouver, I was walking in behind Clara Hughes, seeing her with that smile and having the pride of carrying that flag, it was unbelievable. It's so much pride, it's an honour."

Clara Hughes won four