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
There was no need for that. They're trying to pad their stats. Canada is running up the score for whatever reasons personal, short-term.
I've never played in a consolation game in my life.
You could see when she scored, she wasn't celebrating. That's just how she is. She's a goal-scorer, in hockey, in soccer and in lacrosse. That's just what she does.
It's happened two Olympics in a row. Will it be three?
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.
I'm so excited to be back at my school and see so many familiar faces. It really feels like I'm home.
That's women's hockey. Some refs think that if somebody falls down, you've got to call it. Part of that is the talent differences, because things look different to the refs when two teams are playing at two different speeds. Hopefully they're not doing that when we play Canada.
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.
That's the awesome part. Little girls now have a chance to look up and see women playing soccer, basketball, softball and now hockey - and know they can win a gold medal, too.
There were no women's players I knew of. I didn't even know women's hockey existed.
It feels right. But it's emotional. Saying goodbye to anything you've done that long is hard.
Right now, I'm standing behind the glass, and I guess that's a metaphor for how my life will be going forward.
I have enough muscle already. Now I want to use it in more efficient ways.
When you look back from your Olympic experience, you never want to question whether you could have done more. The one thing you can control is your off-ice preparation.