They had to take responsibility for themselves. This is huge for the Swedish program, and maybe the Finns can see some light, as well. |
They were crazy about it. It's like we were soccer stars in Italy. They would ask for autographs, and we'd go into a restaurant and they would spoil us, try to give us wine. So the spirit here is alive and kicking. |
This is beautiful, and it was just a great team effort to bring home another gold medal for our country. I know there are so many people back home who are proud of us. I'm so proud of every single player on our team. |
We have all the pieces of the puzzle. Hopefully all those pieces fit together tomorrow. Right now, I think we're the best we can be. |
We have to get her to move and that's the way we have to beat her. |
We wanted to get to the gold-medal game. We're there and now we're going to prepare and do everything in the next two days to be the best we can be. |
We were the favorites for a reason, and we showed exactly why. We faced much more adversity four years ago, but we were just as determined and just as focused this time. It's really even sweeter when you can come through as the favorite. |
Why is women's hockey the only sport that sort of gets put down for excellence? Why should we stop and not get better? |