That's the awesome part. Little girls now have a chance to look up and see women playing soccer, basketball, softball and now hockey - and know they can win a gold medal, too.
From Angela Ruggiero
It feels right. But it's emotional. Saying goodbye to anything you've done that long is hard.
I'm getting more towards that point where I'm ready to kind of pass the torch on and see the next generation succeed behind me.
In a way, by being fully committed to the Olympic movement globally, I'm better able to promote women's hockey and talk about women's hockey and put a face to women's hockey, to all the IOC members.
I find that I've tried to become a better hockey player every year and not just hold on. At the same time, I've also made it a point to increase or grow in some other area of my life. If I were just playing hockey, I would probably be done with the sport.
I still love hockey. It's just I'm at a different stage of my life and I think I'm just ready to grow in other ways outside of just being a hockey player.
There were no women's players I knew of. I didn't even know women's hockey existed.
I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power play.
The more I've done work with the IOC the more I've come to realize I'm really excited about this, the work that I'm doing and the impact that I can have if I'm fully committed to it.
I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes around the world.
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