Article Posted by MSNBC.com
February 23, 2006
"If there is something called an Olympic spirit that has somehow survived today’s win-or-else attitude toward sports, this group embodies it. If it really is about playing your best and taking pride in that, this was the game that showed it."
“I have no regrets,” Wendell said. “We did all the preparation, put in all the work. The big thing is that women’s hockey is growing in the United States and getting better.”
“We are obviously very excited to be bringing home a medal for the United States,” defenseman Angela Ruggiero said after she and her teammates won the bronze medal with an impressive 4-0 victory over Finland. “I’m really proud of our team.”
