BEIJING — One by one, the U.S. women's hockey players were asked about the enormity of playing Canada. It was difficult to get a direct answer from them about a team that now stands directly in front of them for an Olympic gold medal.
Hours earlier, the Canadian players did the same. It's like there's a code that can't be broken. They want to take each other down; they just don't want say how bad they want to do it.
"It doesn't matter who's the opponent," U.S. goaltender Alex Cavallini said, "we're fighting for a gold medal."
