Angela Ruggiero
Angela Ruggiero
Angela Marie Ruggierois an American ice hockey defenseman. She is a member of the International Olympic Committee and was a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team, medaling in four successive Winter Olympic Games, including one Gold medal, two Silver, and one Bronze. She competed in ten Women's World Championships winning four Gold medals and six Silver. She also authored a memoir about her hockey experiences called Breaking the Ice. She also was a contestant on the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth3 January 1980
CountryUnited States of America
Right now, while I'm playing, no. I want to make it to the final and win a gold. But for the sport, yeah, I would love to see it.
It's hard when all the pressure is in their end, and then they finally break out of it. That's when bad things can happen. We didn't play our best game, and we paid the biggest price for it.
We're mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted right now. The stress -- we had players waking up and throwing up.
We're excited to win the medal. But I think maybe in the back of our heads, we wish we were playing in the next game.
We know what kind of class we have.
I'm so excited to be back at my school and see so many familiar faces. It really feels like I'm home.
My sister is stuffing the ballot box. I know I'd be fired. I'd expect it. But you know, that would be an interesting career move.
I think all the teams have raised the bar. It's a much better game today. If I was the same player who tried out in '98 today, I wouldn't make the team.
I think Americans expect gold. You're idolized when you win a gold medal. We really put our lives on hold for this long. We've got a lot inside of us right now.
You don't expect to go to a shootout. We didn't even know the protocol. We wanted to win the game flat-out.
We don't think about it (the big game with Canada). We try not to if it suddenly flips into our head.
We didn't bury the puck when we needed to.
We know this is sort of their gold-medal game. If they beat us, they'll have a higher medal than they've ever had. ... We work on focus in sports psych, so this is the time we need it.
I think it's sad. For all of Canada to be upset with the United States for something that didn't happen...