Won’t Get Fooled Again: USA Women’s Hockey Has a Date with Gold

Posted by Russell McKenzie on February-22-2010 Add Comments

Let your mind flash back to the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin.  It was the semifinal game in the women's hockey tournament, and the matchup was Sweden versus the dominant U.S. team.  

Remember Swedish goalie Kim Martin standing on her head and stealing the game for the Swedes?

Remember the confused look on the American women, who normally coast through these games toward an inevitable U.S.-Canada showdown?

Do you remember?

Tonight, these American women remembered.

Coming off an unusually sloppy victory versus Finland, there was some doubt that the U.S. women were up to the task of beating their 2006 nemesis.  

Fortunately, this team refocused and took it to Sweden early and often, jumping out to...

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