U.S. Women Gearing Up for Olympics

by Susan SlusserFiled under: Team USA, International Hockey, Olympic HockeyAmong the United States' best hopes for a medal in Vancouver next February is the women's ice hockey team, which has won one of the three gold medals awarded in the sport's brief Olympic history. Host Canada has won the other two, and the United States and Canada will clash in the final tournament before Vancouver 2010 in the Four Nations Cup, which opens today in Finland. The U.S. is the defending champion in the event, beating Canada 3-2 in the finals last year. The American women have won either gold or silver in the Four Nations Cup every year in which the U.S. has participated, as has Canada.U.S. Women Gearing Up for Olympics originally appeared on Fanhouse NHL Blog on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments