| That sort of end goal, the perfection, the trophy at the end, the sort of culmination of the work that allows you to get there," she explained | Hilary began making a name for herself in her attacking position playing in National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA tournaments with the University of Wisconsin |
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| With no goals in overtime, the game was played out in a dramatic penalty shootout | I right away wanted to participate in the Olympic Games, even though women's ice hockey was not there yet |
In the end, the American goalie Maddie Rooney blocked two shots in a row, leaving Jocelyne Lamoureux to seal the victory at 3-2.
17| At this stage, the Americans dismissed Finland 5-0, with Hilary scoring her first goal of the Games in the second period | The same scoreline was repeated in 2013 in Ottawa Canada , where the USA once again triumphed over their Canadian rivals in the final |
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| I slept with pucks under my pillow because I was convinced it would bring me luck | Before the 2014 Sochi Games, Hilary related: "I remember the month leading up to the Games |
" The USA and Canada met in the final on 20 February 2014 in the Bolshoy Ice Dome.