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XVIII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES Nagano, Japan | Feb. 7 - 22, 1998 U.S. Record 1ST Canada in the gold-medal game. The Saugus, Mass., native was happy with a goal and two assists instead. "But it's a great feeling to have your dreams come true." "I was joking when I wrote that," Whyte said. Canada turned it up shortly after the U.S. goal, buzzing around Tueting, who was equal to the task with a little help from her defense. 6-0-0 1998 U.S. Women's Olympic Team NAME Chris Bailey Laurie Baker "Sarah played her heart out today and came up big when we really needed it," said defenseman Angela Ruggiero, then the youngest player on the U.S. squad at 18. Alana Blahoski Canada cut the lead in half on a power-play goal by Goyette at 15:59 and continued to press for the equalizer. "I'm sorry that we didn't score earlier in the third period because I think the flood gates would have opened," said Canadian coach Shannon Miller. Canada's last chance was snuffed out as Tueting turned aside Stacy Wilson's wrist shot with less than a minute left. When Whyte added an empty-net goal with eight seconds left, the U.S. bench erupted. "When Sandra put that goal in you almost had to keep us off the ice because we were jumping up and down because we knew we'd won," Granato said. en's hockey to become a recognized Olympic medal sport all melted away in those final few seconds. All the months of hard work, and all the years of waiting for wom- Wis., floated around the ice with the Stars and Stripes draped over her shoulder, a la Jim Craig in 1980. As U.S. women poured onto the ice, Karyn Bye of River Falls, "I needed that flag around me because 20 members of this team rep- resent this country, and I'm so proud to be an American," Bye said. "I don't know if it's sank in yet, but I guess we're making history right now." As the events of the evening began to sink in, Granato said she hoped that somewhere in America a little girl was watching, and that she'll remember this Olympic memory for the rest of her life. "I hope this has a big impact on young girls and boys," said the younger sister of NHL player Tony Granato. "It's about time women's hockey got some exposure." N This story first appeared in the Feb. 19, 1998 edition of the Pacific Stars & Stripes daily newspaper based out of Tokyo. Medals United States Canada Finland Colleen Coyne Sara DeCosta Tricia Dunn Shelley Looney Sue Merz Results U.S. Feb. 8 USA 5, China 0 Feb. 9 USA 7, Sweden 1 Feb. 11 USA 4, Finland 2 Feb. 12 USA 10, Japan 0 Feb. 14 USA 7, Canada 4 Feb. 17 USA 3, Canada 1 USA Hockey 75TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM 43 A.J. Mleczko Tara Mounsey POS. HOMETOWN D F F Lisa Brown-Miller F Karyn Bye F D Cammi Granato F Katie King F F D F D Vicki Movsessian D Angela Ruggiero D Jenny Schmidgall F Sarah Tueting Gretchen Ulion Sandra Whyte G F F Marietta, N.Y. Concord, Mass. St. Paul, Minn. Union Lake, Mich. River Falls, Wis. East Falmouth, Mass. G Warwick, R.I. F Derry, N.H. Downer's Grove, Ill. Salem, N.H. Trenton, Mich. Greenwich, Conn. Nantucket, Mass. Concord, N.H. Lexington, Mass. Harrison Twp. Mich. Edina, Minn. Winnetka, Ill. Marlborough, Conn. Saugus, Mass. Head Coach: Ben Smith, Gloucester, Mass. Assistant Coach: Tom Mutch, Canton, Mass.