Tag: Brittany Bowe
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Mark Kiszla: In final act of hockey heroism, Captain America saves day for USA in win worth weight in gold
MILAN — Two minutes from being pushed from the ice into retirement, Captain America refused to go quietly and made the loudest play of her hockey life. Down a goal to Canada with the third period of the Olympic gold-medal match slip-sliding away, U.S. captain Hilary Knight scored when teammates needed her most. OK, so…
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Mark Kiszla: How little hug between U.S. hockey hero and toddler gave Olympics its first big goosebumps moment
MILAN — The big, beautiful, goosebump-inducing noise of the Olympics can be as quiet as the rhythmic breathing of a toddler napping on a hockey hero’s shoulder. Unable to wait until the Opening Ceremony, the Winter Games got a 24-hour head start at becoming a rip-roaring party, as the U.S. women’s team rocked Czechia 5-1…