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Meet the 23 US Women's Hockey Players Trying to Defend Gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics
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emily weaver
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Team USA is once again in the playoffs of the Olympic women’s hockey tournament, and if you haven’t already, you’re going to want to get to know these impressive athletes. The 23-player Olympic roster includes 15 returning Olympians, 13 of whom were on the gold-medal-winning team in 2018, as well as eight athletes making their Olympic debut. Of those with prior Olympic experience, four are competing in their third Winter Games. Meanwhile, legend Hilary Knight is making her fourth Olympic appearance, tying a record for US women’s hockey.
Since the sport debuted in 1998, Team USA has brought home a total of six Olympic medals, including two golds, which were contested exactly 20 years apart. After a historic win over Canada at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang – the US won 3-2 in a nail-biting, sudden-death shoot-out – the team is vying for back-to-back gold medals. Ahead, learn more about the athletes hoping to win big in Beijing.
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Lee Stecklein
Position: Defender
Hometown: Roseville, MN
Club: Team Adidas (PWHPA)
Olympic appearances: Pyeongchang 2018, Sochi 2014
Stecklein is a five-time world champion and three-time national champion, with one gold medal under her belt. This is her third Olympic appearance.
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Caroline Harvey
Position: Defender
Hometown: Salem, NH
Club: NAHA U19 White
At just 19 years old, Harvey is the youngest member of the 2022 US Olympic team. In 2021, Harvey joined the USWNT and scored her first career USWNT goal against Japan in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship quarterfinals. Beijing is her first Olympics.
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Megan Bozek
Position: Defender
Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL
Club: KRS Vanke Rays (WHL)
Olympic appearances: Sochi 2014
Bozek has competed for Team USA in seven Four Nations Cups, racking up four gold medals in the process. She’s looking to bring home her second Olympic medal.
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Grace Zumwinkle
Position: Forward
Hometown: Excelsior, MN
College team: University of Minnesota (WCHA)
Zumwinkle is captain of the University of Minnesota women’s hockey team. She’s making her Olympic debut this year.
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Savannah Harmon
Position: Defender
Hometown: Downers Grove, IL
Club: Team Adidas (PWHPA)
Harmon joined the USWNT in 2019 and is making her Olympic debut in Beijing.
