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...teams, there were a few familiar visages among the bunch. There was Sarah Vaillancourt, a sophomore-to-be, gleeful after helping Canada—a squad which included former Crimson standout Jennifer Botterill ’02-’03—storm through the tournament for the gold medal. The Canadians topped their opponents by a whopping 46-2 margin over five games, culminating in a convincing 4-1 victory over Sweden in the final, with Botterill tallying two assists and Vaillancourt adding a helper. Then there was rising junior Caitlin Cahow, seeming downcast...
...Canada?s 4-1 victory over Sweden for the Olympic gold medal in women?s ice hockey came in an anticlimactic final. Sweden?s upset of No. 2-seed Team U.S.A. in the semifinal was described widely as a Lake Placid moment for women?s hockey. The Swedes caught the Americans on a bad day, maybe looking ahead to the Canada game. The result effectively rendered the gold-medal match as predictable as finding pizza in Torino. Tickets for the gold medal game were going for all of 3 Euros on Monday...
...Salt Lake was a huge emotional victory because we hadn't beaten the U.S. all year in the lead-up games," said Wickenheiser, a three-time Olympian. "This time, the pressure to defend the gold medal was really different. Right now, I'm feeling relieved and exhausted...
...have never thought I could come back." Then came a one-two finish Friday in the skeleton for Calgary firefighter Duff Gibson and World Cup leader Jeff Pain. Gibson, 39, who immediately retired from his sport, has the distinction of being the oldest person to win an Olympic winter gold in an individual event...
...hockey players say that if anything, the controversies have further unified Team Canada. "Growing up in Edmonton, watching [Gretzky] play with the Oilers, I remember how much fun they had as a group," says forward Jarome Iginla. "You want to be part of a team like that." A gold medalist in Salt Lake, Iginla, a star with the Calgary Flames, now has another chance in Torino. No pressure. Just the country's reputation at stake...