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jawnbcHALIFAX - Canada's women's hockey team has picked up its eighth straight gold medal at the World Women's Hockey Championship.
And the victory was a hard-fought one over Team Canada's toughest rival, Team USA. Canada won 2 to 0.
Team Canada went into the final feeling the heat, having already lost to the U.S. earlier in the tournament. "Everybody wants to knock Canada off. We've never lost before, so of course the gap will always be narrowing now as the game gets better and better," said Team Canada's Hayley Wickenheiser, who scored the game's opening goal.
Team USA put a puck into the Canadian goal with less than five minutes to play, but it wasn't allowed.
Canada was supported by a sellout crowd at the Metro Centre in Halifax. More than 10,000 fans jammed into the arena to watch the gold medal game. Some of those fans say the women's game is just more enjoyable to watch. "I really like women's hockey because there's no hitting, so it gives them more chances to work on their skills," said one woman.
Cammie Granato, a veteran with Team USA, said that in spite of another silver medal the experience has been a good one. "When you play in Canada, you know the turnout is going to be fantastic ... and this town has been awesome, this town has been great."
It's all here, courtesy of CBC.
And the victory was a hard-fought one over Team Canada's toughest rival, Team USA. Canada won 2 to 0.
Team Canada went into the final feeling the heat, having already lost to the U.S. earlier in the tournament. "Everybody wants to knock Canada off. We've never lost before, so of course the gap will always be narrowing now as the game gets better and better," said Team Canada's Hayley Wickenheiser, who scored the game's opening goal.
Team USA put a puck into the Canadian goal with less than five minutes to play, but it wasn't allowed.
Canada was supported by a sellout crowd at the Metro Centre in Halifax. More than 10,000 fans jammed into the arena to watch the gold medal game. Some of those fans say the women's game is just more enjoyable to watch. "I really like women's hockey because there's no hitting, so it gives them more chances to work on their skills," said one woman.
Cammie Granato, a veteran with Team USA, said that in spite of another silver medal the experience has been a good one. "When you play in Canada, you know the turnout is going to be fantastic ... and this town has been awesome, this town has been great."
It's all here, courtesy of CBC.
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Date: 2004-04-10 03:03 pm (UTC)In countries where a sport is immensely popular, it's often harder, rather than easier, for women to be taken seriously as players. (Women's football in the US, and cycling in France are just two examples.) So a receptive audience for Canadian Women's hockey is a plus for women's sports everywhere. Nice!