February 25, 2010

On the Blueline: One Game to Go, vs. Canada, Gold at Stake

The following article, written by former Harvard standout Caitlin Cahow, appeared February 25 on the USA Today Web site.

 

By Caitlin Cahow
Special for USA TODAY

USA women's hockey national team member Caitlin Cahow, a 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, will document her experience for USA TODAY as she prepares to compete at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Entry No. 16 — Feb. 24

Sixty minutes left in the 2009-2010 season. It all comes down to one game.

We got past Sweden in the semifinals in fine fashion, but Thursday poses the greatest challenge we have faced thus far. We are set to play Canada for the gold medal. Both teams are the best we have ever been. The ice is fast, the crowd is amped-up and the rivalry lives on. There really is nothing more to be said about the final women's hockey game of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. It needs no introduction.

Members of the media are fixated on every intricacy of what has happened in the past, but the reality is, tomorrow is the gold medal game and anything is possible. Each of us is likely to have the best game of our lives. I can't even imagine what the pace will be like, what the highlights will be like, or which of my teammates will most astound me with her capabilities. We are all just going to have to wait for things to unfold.

 

Complete article can be accessed via the USA Today Web site by clicking here.