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Article: New faces, familiar mission for U.S. team.(SALT LAKE 2002)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 7, 2002
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Byline: Thom Loverro, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
It came out of nowhere in Nagano.
The initial reviews were not great when women's hockey debuted at the 1998 Winter Olympics: The hockey was sloppy, and nobody knew much about the personalities involved.
The U.S. team became the feel-good story of the Games for Americans. The United States and Canada split 14 games evenly in a series leading up the Olympics. The bitter competition carried over to Nagano, developing into a dramatic battle that captured the attention of the American public. The culmination was a hard-fought U.S. victory over their rivals in the gold medal game.
The women's team ...
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