When Brianna Decker broke her leg at the 2022 Beijing Games, it wasn’t just the three-time Olympian who was feeling the pain of her limited mobility. Missy had some adjusting to do, too.
“I was a little nervous that she wasn't going to recognize that I had an injury,” the 31-year-old Decker says. “But she was great. And it was so good to see her. She just jumped on me, and kisses, and everything like that.”
The very good girl in question here is Missy, Decker’s “spunky” 2-year-old border collie–blue heeler mix, who the hockey player got early in the pandemic. Originally, having Missy helped Decker tune out the uncertainty that clouded many at the start of lockdown. Now, Missy is there to help Decker in her recovery both mentally and physically.
