Fueled by youth, U.S. women seek return to gold After winning historic gold against bitter rival Canada in the Olympic debut for women's hockey in 1998, U.S. Olympic fortunes have gone in the opposite direction. The Americans haven't won gold since. They took silver against Canada on home turf in 2002, and bronze in 2006, where they were shocked by Sweden in the semifinals.Three decades after Mark Johnson scored two goals in the Miracle on Ice, the U.S. women's coach just wanted a comfortable win to celebrate his return to Olympic hockey.
As the pilot for the USA-1 bobsled, I broke a 62-year gold medal drought when my sled, the 'Night Train" won the Olympic title at the 2010 Vancouver Games. A degenerative eye condition nearly caused me to quit my sport in 2008, but corrective surgery restored my vision to 20-20.
