BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) – The United States may insist there is no replacing fallen star Brianna Decker but did a convincing job proving otherwise in Saturday’s gritty 5-0 win over the Russian Olympic Committee.
Assistant captain Decker left the Americans’ opening game in Beijing on Thursday early in the first period after a collision behind the net with a Finnish player left her screaming in pain. The team later confirmed she would be out for the remainder of their Olympic title defence. read more
“From the beginning our biggest two words have been ‘adjust and adapt’,” forward Grace Zumwinkle told reporters after scoring her first Olympic goal.
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“She’s obviously a huge part of this team but we’re going to rally around her and come out stronger because of it.”
While no Olympian is safe from the potential heartbreak of competition-ending injury, Decker’s departure from the ice hit the unbeaten U.S. particularly hard,…
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