WEBVTT - In The High Roller Room with Hilary Knight and Brittany Bowe 0:00:01.080 --> 0:00:03.320 Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're taking 0:00:03.320 --> 0:00:08.080 a deep breath, saying a few oms, and trying to 0:00:08.119 --> 0:00:11.960 refill our social battery before WNBA All Star Weekend descends 0:00:12.080 --> 0:00:15.960 on Chicago. It's Tuesday, July twenty first, and on today's show, 0:00:16.000 --> 0:00:20.040 Team USA Olympians and fiancees Hillary Knight and Britney Bow 0:00:20.360 --> 0:00:22.599 joined me to talk about how their summer's been more 0:00:22.840 --> 0:00:26.759 SP's Time one hundred Grand Prix than gardening and chilling, 0:00:27.160 --> 0:00:29.560 trying to put a positive spin on Hillary's second p 0:00:29.800 --> 0:00:32.919 WHL team change in as many years, and whether Britney's 0:00:32.920 --> 0:00:36.199 first gig post retirement might be teaching us all the hockey. 0:00:37.159 --> 0:00:41.479 Plus Please Don't be a Nightmare? Well, that one is 0:00:41.720 --> 0:00:44.720 a nightmare and New York's next Door Neighbor shines in 0:00:44.760 --> 0:00:47.639 the latest edition of Yes and It's All coming up 0:00:47.840 --> 0:00:56.520 right after this welcome back slices, Here's what you need 0:00:56.560 --> 0:01:01.960 to know today with hoops, the Atlanta Dream beat the 0:01:02.040 --> 0:01:05.920 Chicago Sky ninety three ninety one in dramatic fashion on Sunday, 0:01:06.160 --> 0:01:09.039 a Sydney Taylor three tied things up at ninety one 0:01:09.120 --> 0:01:12.160 with just seconds on the clock before the Dreams Jordan 0:01:12.200 --> 0:01:15.240 Canada sealed the wind with a buzzer beating layup. Now 0:01:15.280 --> 0:01:17.560 the Dream secured the dub, But the game wasn't a 0:01:17.600 --> 0:01:20.800 total dream for Atlanta because in the fourth quarter, Star 0:01:20.920 --> 0:01:23.959 forward Angel Reese's left knee buckled on a layup. She 0:01:24.000 --> 0:01:26.360 twisted her ankle going down and fell to the ground. 0:01:26.640 --> 0:01:28.960 She returned to the bench and was ultimately ruled out 0:01:28.959 --> 0:01:31.080 for the rest of the game. As of this recording, 0:01:31.080 --> 0:01:33.679 the team hasn't given any additional updates, but Reese was 0:01:33.720 --> 0:01:36.960 spotted in good spirits after the game, shouting dubs in 0:01:37.080 --> 0:01:40.120 the Bleepin' Chat while walking through the tunnel with an 0:01:40.120 --> 0:01:42.920 ice pack around her left knee. The Dreamer off for 0:01:43.080 --> 0:01:45.320 over a week for the All Star breaks, so Reese 0:01:45.319 --> 0:01:47.400 does have until July twenty ninth before she needs to 0:01:47.440 --> 0:01:49.800 suit back up for Atlanta. It would be a bummer 0:01:49.840 --> 0:01:51.640 for her to miss playing in the All Star Game, though, 0:01:51.880 --> 0:01:54.520 especially in front of a Chicago crowd that still loves 0:01:54.640 --> 0:01:57.000 the third year star. We'll keep you posted if we 0:01:57.040 --> 0:02:00.760 get more details on the injury. More w The league's 0:02:00.760 --> 0:02:04.680 Players Association is meeting with league leadership today, including Commissioner 0:02:04.720 --> 0:02:09.120 Kathy Engelbert, to address escalating online harassment. According to the 0:02:09.160 --> 0:02:12.800 Athletics Anti Costable. The meeting was initiated by player leadership 0:02:13.000 --> 0:02:15.840 after the controversial play in late June between Indiana Fever 0:02:15.919 --> 0:02:19.959 guard Caitlin Clark and Phoenix Mercury forward Alissa Thomas, after 0:02:20.000 --> 0:02:24.600 which racist and violent vitriol toward Thomas increased exponentially. The 0:02:24.720 --> 0:02:27.880 wnbpa's Executive Committee will be at the meeting, as well 0:02:27.919 --> 0:02:31.680 as the Justice Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Definitely going 0:02:31.680 --> 0:02:34.040 to keep an eye for news out of that one. Also, 0:02:34.040 --> 0:02:36.440 the Commission is holding a press conference before the All 0:02:36.440 --> 0:02:38.520 Star Game, so at the very least we expect her 0:02:38.560 --> 0:02:41.040 to be asked about the meeting this weekend in Chicago. 0:02:41.760 --> 0:02:45.000 To tennis, a new Women's Tennis Association rule takes effect 0:02:45.040 --> 0:02:48.880 today that requires all players to undergo genetic sex testing 0:02:48.919 --> 0:02:52.160 in order to compete on the WTA Tour. Yes, this 0:02:52.320 --> 0:02:54.760 is the same controversial rule that we've talked about a 0:02:54.760 --> 0:02:57.200 bunch on the show lately. It went into effect at 0:02:57.200 --> 0:03:00.680 World Athletics and World Boxing last year when the International 0:03:00.680 --> 0:03:03.079 Olympic Committee adopted it earlier this year ahead of the 0:03:03.120 --> 0:03:05.840 twenty twenty eight LA Games. The test looks for the 0:03:05.840 --> 0:03:09.480 presence of the sry gene. If an athlete has the gene, 0:03:09.560 --> 0:03:12.000 these new policies say they should be banned from competing 0:03:12.040 --> 0:03:15.880 in the women's category, even though medical experts, geneticists, and 0:03:15.960 --> 0:03:19.320 human rights advocates have long argued that that's a far 0:03:19.440 --> 0:03:24.840 too simplistic take, with seriously damaging consequences for athletes mentally, physically, 0:03:24.880 --> 0:03:29.120 and financially, not to mention the potential for abuse during testing, 0:03:29.360 --> 0:03:32.680 the manipulation of samples, false positives, or even threats of 0:03:32.720 --> 0:03:36.360 exposure used to extort or violate athletes under the guise of. 0:03:36.440 --> 0:03:37.880 Needing to prove their gender. 0:03:38.280 --> 0:03:41.280 The news was initially reported by Ben Rothenberg at Bounces, 0:03:41.360 --> 0:03:43.880 a tennis publication. Will link to his report in the 0:03:43.880 --> 0:03:46.200 show notes. As of this recording, we haven't seen any 0:03:46.240 --> 0:03:48.280 tennis players speak out about the new rule, but will 0:03:48.320 --> 0:03:52.000 let you know if anyone comments. To soccer where NWSL 0:03:52.000 --> 0:03:54.720 expansion side, The Boston Legacy had been having a great 0:03:54.800 --> 0:03:57.200 run after the FIFA break, winning three games in a 0:03:57.280 --> 0:03:59.520 row this month, but the streak ended on Sunday in 0:03:59.560 --> 0:04:01.800 a game again It's the Washington Spirit, when the Spirit 0:04:01.840 --> 0:04:04.440 scored two goals in a six minute span thanks to 0:04:04.520 --> 0:04:07.920 Tara Rudd in Trinity Rodman Boston. Sammy Smith scored late 0:04:07.960 --> 0:04:10.040 in regulation time to bring the score to two to one, 0:04:10.320 --> 0:04:12.000 but the Legacy failed to find the back of the 0:04:12.000 --> 0:04:14.480 net again. Still with three of their four wins this 0:04:14.520 --> 0:04:16.680 season coming in the last few weeks, We're keeping an 0:04:16.720 --> 0:04:18.440 eye on Boston to see if they can turn their 0:04:18.440 --> 0:04:21.480 freshman season around, and of course we'll continue to keep 0:04:21.480 --> 0:04:23.479 an eye on the Spirit, who took over the top 0:04:23.520 --> 0:04:26.760 of the table with that win. To gymnastics, the best 0:04:26.760 --> 0:04:29.560 American women competed at the US Classic over the weekend, 0:04:29.640 --> 0:04:32.400 a tune up event ahead of next month's US Championships. 0:04:32.680 --> 0:04:35.800 Seventeen year old Reese Espondo won the women's all around, 0:04:35.839 --> 0:04:39.240 the biggest win of her career to date, just behind Esponda. 0:04:39.480 --> 0:04:42.680 Two time Olympian Jade Carey, who's competing this season for 0:04:42.760 --> 0:04:44.880 the first time since winning two medals at the twenty 0:04:44.880 --> 0:04:49.360 twenty four Paris Olympics. Also making her return Caitlin Ohashi. 0:04:49.800 --> 0:04:52.680 Earlier this season, Ohashi ended a thirteen year break from 0:04:52.680 --> 0:04:55.520 elite competition and a seven year break from competition of 0:04:55.560 --> 0:04:56.200 any kind. 0:04:56.600 --> 0:04:57.480 Now twenty nine. 0:04:57.680 --> 0:05:00.719 Ohashi was a top US junior gymnast between twenty eleven 0:05:00.760 --> 0:05:04.200 and twenty thirteen. Before stepping away from elite competition. She 0:05:04.279 --> 0:05:07.039 went on to compete in college gymnastics at UCLA, where 0:05:07.080 --> 0:05:10.479 she became a viral sensation for her amazing floor routines. 0:05:10.839 --> 0:05:13.080 She fell just short of earning enough points to earn 0:05:13.080 --> 0:05:16.400 an automatic qualification to the US Championships, but she still 0:05:16.480 --> 0:05:19.640 dazzled the audience and said afterwards she quote couldn't ask 0:05:19.680 --> 0:05:21.960 for anything more. I feel like I had a really 0:05:21.960 --> 0:05:26.680 solid meat end quote. All right, slice is We're gonna 0:05:26.680 --> 0:05:29.120 take a quick break when we come back Fresh Starts 0:05:29.160 --> 0:05:31.839 with Hillary Knight and Britney Bow. I sat down with 0:05:31.920 --> 0:05:35.080 the two in the MGM High Rollers podcast room. The 0:05:35.120 --> 0:05:36.839 audio isn't quite as good as if we were in 0:05:36.839 --> 0:05:39.080 a studio, but definitely worth your time. 0:05:39.240 --> 0:05:39.680 We had a. 0:05:39.600 --> 0:05:41.080 Blast chatting, so stick around. 0:05:48.640 --> 0:05:48.880 All right. 0:05:48.920 --> 0:05:50.960 I'm skipping my usual long intest so we could take 0:05:51.000 --> 0:05:52.800 advantage of all the time we have on this very 0:05:52.800 --> 0:05:55.080 busy weekend. But just know that I'll be singing your 0:05:55.080 --> 0:05:58.560 praises and reading off pages full of accomplishments when we 0:05:58.560 --> 0:05:59.920 actually run this pottle distick. 0:06:01.839 --> 0:06:03.480 Hey, it's Sarah from the future. 0:06:03.800 --> 0:06:08.520 Here are those lengthy bios they deserve joining us. Hillary Knight, 0:06:08.680 --> 0:06:10.679 you probably know her as one of the greatest hockey 0:06:10.720 --> 0:06:13.360 players of all time. She's a two time Olympic gold 0:06:13.360 --> 0:06:15.960 medalist and three time Olympic silver medalist, a ten time 0:06:15.960 --> 0:06:18.880 world champion and five time world runner up. After playing 0:06:18.920 --> 0:06:20.680 with the Boston Fleet for the first two years of 0:06:20.720 --> 0:06:23.800 the PWHL, she joined the Seattle Torrent last year for 0:06:23.839 --> 0:06:26.800 their first season, and now she's headed to another expansion team, 0:06:26.960 --> 0:06:30.880 Detroit via Las Vegas. It's complicated, folks, but just know 0:06:31.000 --> 0:06:33.679 she's headed to Detroit. Since she last came on good Games. 0:06:33.680 --> 0:06:36.400 She proposed to her now fiance Brittany Bow in the 0:06:36.400 --> 0:06:39.159 Olympic Village, taking a big risk by pulling out the 0:06:39.240 --> 0:06:42.680 ring while standing over a grate. All is well, the 0:06:42.760 --> 0:06:45.520 ring was delivered. As for Britney, she's a four time Olympian, 0:06:45.520 --> 0:06:48.000 two time Olympic medalist in the sport of speed skating, 0:06:48.200 --> 0:06:51.640 and she had a surprisingly good, healed human reaction about 0:06:51.640 --> 0:06:55.080 finishing fourth and just missing the podium in all three 0:06:55.160 --> 0:06:58.159 of her events at the most recent Milan Cortina Olympics. 0:06:58.320 --> 0:07:01.760 Her final games were up playing basketball and in line skating. 0:07:01.800 --> 0:07:04.680 She's studying the brain and wants to get into mental coaching. 0:07:05.080 --> 0:07:09.160 All right, let's get back to Hillary and Brittany in Vegas. 0:07:09.240 --> 0:07:13.400 It's been a probably busy summer, not only celebrating your 0:07:13.400 --> 0:07:16.080 Olympic achievements and coming down off the Olympics, but also 0:07:16.480 --> 0:07:19.560 finishing a PWHL season and now you're going to be 0:07:19.560 --> 0:07:22.240 on the move. So before we get to the planning 0:07:22.360 --> 0:07:25.400 the logistics the move, let's talk about the fault. What 0:07:25.640 --> 0:07:28.080 fun have we had over the summer so far? Hillary, Oh, 0:07:28.120 --> 0:07:29.040 my gosh, I don't know. 0:07:29.120 --> 0:07:31.600 We've uh, let's see, I've gone to the Grand Prix 0:07:31.600 --> 0:07:32.240 over Monaco. 0:07:32.440 --> 0:07:35.040 How was amazing. I think that kicked off summer. 0:07:35.320 --> 0:07:38.040 We're at a couple time one hundred events sport and 0:07:38.120 --> 0:07:43.679 regular time one hundred SNL, SNL, sb's ballin. 0:07:44.960 --> 0:07:47.200 You've really done a lot. It's been great. It's been 0:07:47.200 --> 0:07:50.720 a lot of fun too. And U Sport Beach. That 0:07:50.960 --> 0:07:51.680 was incredible. 0:07:52.160 --> 0:07:54.000 There's so much going on there, but it's so cool 0:07:54.040 --> 0:07:57.520 because it's like, I don't know, it's like a fun 0:07:57.560 --> 0:07:59.960 way to meet people that I don't think we would 0:08:00.320 --> 0:08:02.600 necessarily meet another industry. 0:08:02.800 --> 0:08:05.560 Yeah, the coolest networking events yeah ever. 0:08:05.920 --> 0:08:07.280 Yeah, and after parties aren't so bad. 0:08:07.320 --> 0:08:11.240 So yeah, well everything you just named is amazing, like 0:08:11.400 --> 0:08:14.600 lifetime moments. For most people, one a year would have 0:08:14.680 --> 0:08:16.440 been a credible but it's been. 0:08:16.320 --> 0:08:18.080 That in just a couple of weeks. 0:08:18.480 --> 0:08:20.480 Do you like that, Brittany or do you feel like 0:08:20.880 --> 0:08:23.160 for you some of your summa would be like gardening 0:08:23.600 --> 0:08:25.200 and like reading on the patio. 0:08:25.440 --> 0:08:25.880 That's funny. 0:08:26.720 --> 0:08:30.320 Well, while I love gardening and sitting on the patio, 0:08:30.560 --> 0:08:33.160 everything has been optional and I sign up for it all. 0:08:33.240 --> 0:08:36.280 I mean, this is so much fun being able to 0:08:36.320 --> 0:08:39.160 celebrate Hillary, and you know, the perks of being the 0:08:39.200 --> 0:08:40.559 plus one aren't too bad. 0:08:40.760 --> 0:08:44.040 So no, it's been It's been so great. What about you? 0:08:44.080 --> 0:08:46.840 Do you have moments where you're like I need to 0:08:47.000 --> 0:08:49.640 shut it down and say no toe something, or because 0:08:49.679 --> 0:08:51.400 right now I feel like with women's sports, for so 0:08:51.440 --> 0:08:52.199 many years, I was. 0:08:52.160 --> 0:08:53.840 Like look over here, look over here, and now I'm 0:08:53.840 --> 0:08:54.800 like not all of that. 0:08:57.800 --> 0:09:00.520 So how do you feel about like balancing the same yes, 0:09:00.520 --> 0:09:02.920 and building your brand and building the PWTWL I'm building 0:09:02.920 --> 0:09:05.360 Team USA versus like, am I gonna burn out? 0:09:05.559 --> 0:09:08.240 Yeah? Yeah, well I think just like the Olympic burnout 0:09:08.320 --> 0:09:10.440 is natura, right, there's just so much you have to 0:09:10.480 --> 0:09:13.280 do before the Olympics and then post Olympics and you're 0:09:13.280 --> 0:09:15.400 getting celebrated everywhere, which is great, but you want to 0:09:15.440 --> 0:09:18.480 share that tangible success with everyone at the same time. 0:09:18.640 --> 0:09:21.760 So that's wild. But I don't know. I think it's this. 0:09:21.840 --> 0:09:25.600 Really like cool opportunity. Anytime you get to get out 0:09:25.679 --> 0:09:28.000 of your skates and go do something, it's fun. But 0:09:28.559 --> 0:09:30.400 I think for me, like, as long as I'm taking 0:09:30.440 --> 0:09:32.199 care of business and keeping the main thing, the main 0:09:32.240 --> 0:09:35.480 thing when it matters most, like I'm good, and then 0:09:35.520 --> 0:09:38.120 just checking in with energy right Like it's like I 0:09:38.160 --> 0:09:40.920 haven't taken a vacation, but like I consider these things 0:09:41.000 --> 0:09:43.120 by vacation, so I treat it that right out. 0:09:42.960 --> 0:09:44.760 To me sometimes that I'm like, it is work, but 0:09:44.800 --> 0:09:47.080 it's like I would choose to do this. Yeah, a 0:09:47.080 --> 0:09:48.680 lot of these things I would pay to get the 0:09:48.679 --> 0:09:51.120 opportunity to go to these things. So the fact that 0:09:51.160 --> 0:09:53.560 it's work like, and I think that attitude is really 0:09:53.600 --> 0:09:55.440 necessary to have the kind of lives that you have. 0:09:55.920 --> 0:09:57.640 You need to be grateful and happy and not grateful 0:09:57.679 --> 0:09:58.720 in the way that women athletes are. 0:09:58.800 --> 0:10:02.040 Yea grateful, genuine way. You know, we've been having this 0:10:02.120 --> 0:10:06.560 conversation for literally twenty years now, the pressure that you 0:10:06.640 --> 0:10:10.480 might feel as the face of hockey in America, do 0:10:10.520 --> 0:10:12.600 you really step into it and say I'm glad I 0:10:12.640 --> 0:10:14.439 get to be this person or do you ever feel like, man, 0:10:14.440 --> 0:10:16.360 I wish I could just like make a mistake or 0:10:16.360 --> 0:10:18.000 say the wrong thing, or you. 0:10:17.960 --> 0:10:20.520 Know, break a law or something. I feel like it 0:10:20.600 --> 0:10:22.600 was going to be a representation of everything. 0:10:23.120 --> 0:10:23.880 Yeah, I don't know. 0:10:24.000 --> 0:10:27.160 I think I think I'm getting more comfortable, like as 0:10:27.240 --> 0:10:29.520 as I've gotten older, like with who I am and 0:10:29.600 --> 0:10:31.720 what I believe in and what aligns with me and 0:10:31.760 --> 0:10:32.520 what speaks to me. 0:10:32.640 --> 0:10:35.160 So I think that from that standpoint, it's gotten easier. 0:10:35.200 --> 0:10:39.920 But no, I think back from when I landed in Boston. 0:10:40.080 --> 0:10:42.200 Some guys saw me pull my hockey bag off the 0:10:42.360 --> 0:10:45.560 baggage claim and he was like, oh, girls play hockey. 0:10:46.160 --> 0:10:47.720 And now you can't even get down the street without 0:10:47.760 --> 0:10:50.040 someone being like, oh, hey, like watch that game or 0:10:50.760 --> 0:10:53.000 good luck or saw you at the oscar Like It's 0:10:53.080 --> 0:10:56.160 it's just so cool that those moments of his ability 0:10:56.200 --> 0:10:58.400 have increased so much in such a sure amount of time. 0:10:58.520 --> 0:11:02.280 Yeah, Brittany, were here, You're in Vegas in the high roller. 0:11:03.520 --> 0:11:06.400 And s gambling area at the MGM, the Park MGM 0:11:06.440 --> 0:11:10.800 which by the way, on paid plogg smoke free hotel casino. 0:11:11.040 --> 0:11:13.320 It's like my dream, I know every time I come 0:11:13.320 --> 0:11:15.120 to Vegas and I lay in my hair smells, I'm like, oh, 0:11:15.160 --> 0:11:16.760 we need but this is magical. 0:11:17.320 --> 0:11:18.320 We're here for she Weekend. 0:11:18.520 --> 0:11:20.480 Every aspect of this has been above and beyond, and 0:11:20.520 --> 0:11:22.080 to me, one of the things it says is like, 0:11:22.480 --> 0:11:24.800 who's been standing in the way of things like this 0:11:24.880 --> 0:11:28.280 in the past that it takes Flavor flav using a 0:11:28.320 --> 0:11:31.800 lifetime of influence and agency and his name to step 0:11:31.880 --> 0:11:33.240 up and say this is what they deserve. 0:11:33.280 --> 0:11:35.120 And here come the brands, and here come the events, 0:11:35.160 --> 0:11:37.280 And what do you feel. 0:11:36.960 --> 0:11:38.959 Like when you get here and you're one of all 0:11:39.040 --> 0:11:41.840 of these Olympians and paralympians being celebrated this way. 0:11:42.040 --> 0:11:45.200 It's been incredible. The way that he has championed all 0:11:45.240 --> 0:11:48.480 of us has been something I don't think any of 0:11:48.559 --> 0:11:52.760 us ever expected, but since was at Paris with water 0:11:52.800 --> 0:11:55.800 polo and then jumping on with Bob sled and now 0:11:55.880 --> 0:11:59.640 championing the whole women's Olympic team like it's just been 0:12:00.080 --> 0:12:02.880 incredible and well deserved. 0:12:02.920 --> 0:12:03.920 By us, I guess. 0:12:03.960 --> 0:12:07.360 So the fact that he has you know, seen us 0:12:07.559 --> 0:12:10.440 and celebrated us and gotten to all these brands on 0:12:10.520 --> 0:12:12.400 board has just been a blessing. 0:12:13.120 --> 0:12:13.400 Yeah. 0:12:13.480 --> 0:12:17.120 I think it's really fun, probably too for all of 0:12:17.160 --> 0:12:19.200 you to get together in a space that there's a 0:12:19.200 --> 0:12:21.480 bit of work. There's some panels, there's some but just 0:12:21.520 --> 0:12:24.200 to hang out and share stories during the panels today, 0:12:24.200 --> 0:12:27.800 it was really fascinating the interactivity of hearing these athletes 0:12:27.840 --> 0:12:31.960 ask questions about finances, about finding agentcy can trust, about 0:12:32.120 --> 0:12:35.200 what to do post career, and that's kind of where 0:12:35.200 --> 0:12:37.200 you're at. I'm not going to stress you about Brittany 0:12:37.280 --> 0:12:38.200 by saying what's next? 0:12:38.200 --> 0:12:39.679 What are you going to do? You've all stressed me out. 0:12:39.720 --> 0:12:40.960 I am not stressed about it. 0:12:42.559 --> 0:12:45.280 So I'll just say more generally, like how are you 0:12:45.360 --> 0:12:49.199 approaching this time? And have you asked other athletes or 0:12:49.360 --> 0:12:51.560 listen to podcasts and heard people talk about, oh, now 0:12:51.600 --> 0:12:53.120 you don't have a schedule and a coach and a 0:12:53.160 --> 0:12:54.920 regiment and nutrition and all that stuff. 0:12:54.960 --> 0:12:55.520 Well, I've done a. 0:12:55.559 --> 0:12:59.439 Lot of work on my mind and what my value 0:12:59.559 --> 0:13:01.000 is the last four years. 0:13:01.559 --> 0:13:03.800 So this really, this whole last. 0:13:03.600 --> 0:13:06.800 Quad, I've been able to reflect on my whole career 0:13:06.960 --> 0:13:10.360 and kind of think about what's next and be at 0:13:10.400 --> 0:13:13.400 peace with that decision. And I know a lot of 0:13:13.400 --> 0:13:20.360 people struggle post athletic career, but I've been at such 0:13:20.440 --> 0:13:23.960 peace and I owe that to the countless people that 0:13:24.000 --> 0:13:26.240 have worked with me and help me find my value 0:13:26.360 --> 0:13:29.400 and my life is worth so much more than just 0:13:29.440 --> 0:13:33.080 what goes on in the arena and what's next for me. 0:13:33.080 --> 0:13:35.200 I'm still going to be involved in speed skating. 0:13:35.240 --> 0:13:37.600 They've kind of created a new position for me to 0:13:37.640 --> 0:13:40.360 help with the high performance and development stuff. So I 0:13:40.400 --> 0:13:44.040 am so pumped to be continuing to be involved in 0:13:44.080 --> 0:13:46.360 speed skating. It's what I've done for sixteen years. 0:13:46.400 --> 0:13:46.880 I love it. 0:13:46.920 --> 0:13:50.120 We're such a small organization and the Salt Lake thirty 0:13:50.160 --> 0:13:51.600 four coming back to Salt Lake. 0:13:51.920 --> 0:13:53.360 I'm excited for what's next. 0:13:53.679 --> 0:13:56.000 Yeah, are you going to be mad? 0:13:56.080 --> 0:13:56.440 Hillary? 0:13:56.480 --> 0:13:59.120 When you're getting up and doing crazy workouts getting your 0:13:59.160 --> 0:14:01.920 protein powered? Jompson And she's over there reading a book 0:14:01.920 --> 0:14:03.319 eating a stack of pancakes. 0:14:03.520 --> 0:14:07.760 No, No, I mean she's earned it, So let's be real. 0:14:07.880 --> 0:14:12.920 I'm the one you're getting up. I'm making okay? 0:14:13.559 --> 0:14:17.440 Yeah, built in coach slash nutrition slash. 0:14:16.920 --> 0:14:17.280 I don't know. 0:14:17.320 --> 0:14:19.920 I feel like we just like compliment each other so well, 0:14:19.960 --> 0:14:25.640 and even like Grit continuing her role or within the 0:14:25.680 --> 0:14:29.280 industry and I'm going to be in Detroit, like we 0:14:29.360 --> 0:14:30.040 just make it work. 0:14:30.160 --> 0:14:32.000 Yeah, whatever whatever that looks like. 0:14:32.080 --> 0:14:34.160 And so if she needs extra time to go through 0:14:34.160 --> 0:14:36.840 that transitional period, like we'll just we'll figure it out. 0:14:37.000 --> 0:14:39.160 And I think that's what's super daunting. 0:14:39.240 --> 0:14:41.720 We've done something for so long and then to have 0:14:41.800 --> 0:14:43.360 the absence of that, You're like, what do I do? 0:14:43.880 --> 0:14:45.960 So I think something like she weakened is just so 0:14:46.280 --> 0:14:49.320 monumental for so many athletes in that way to equip 0:14:49.400 --> 0:14:52.520 us with tools to work on our minds to be 0:14:52.600 --> 0:14:53.800 able to take that next out. 0:14:54.120 --> 0:14:59.520 Yeah, let's talk about Detroit. Yeah, I hope I didn't curse. 0:14:59.280 --> 0:15:02.080 You when you came good game and we said, oh look, Buss, 0:15:02.120 --> 0:15:03.800 you wouldn't protect you, and then we were like look 0:15:04.440 --> 0:15:07.520 and then off you went to Seattle and then it 0:15:07.640 --> 0:15:10.200 happens again and I had it to Detroit. How are 0:15:10.240 --> 0:15:13.920 you receiving that happening twice and the idea that you 0:15:13.960 --> 0:15:15.120 will be on your third team? 0:15:15.520 --> 0:15:17.800 Yeah, I mean, I think the human part of it 0:15:17.840 --> 0:15:21.280 is really hard, like that is really challenging because there's 0:15:21.320 --> 0:15:24.520 just so much that goes into just like the familiarity 0:15:24.560 --> 0:15:27.560 of a new market. And I was in Boston for 0:15:27.600 --> 0:15:30.400 so many years, but just getting back to Boston and 0:15:30.520 --> 0:15:33.000 you're one and all the new intricacies that go with 0:15:33.120 --> 0:15:36.960 that new staff quick hires, like you kind of have 0:15:37.000 --> 0:15:39.960 to figure it out quickly. And so I think from 0:15:40.000 --> 0:15:43.280 the human standpoint, it's like, oh, who's gonna babysit pain? 0:15:43.560 --> 0:15:45.240 You know, where am I going for this? Where am 0:15:45.280 --> 0:15:47.600 I going for that? So that's that's a little daunting. 0:15:48.200 --> 0:15:52.400 But the hockey Maart I'm really excited about because manone 0:15:52.680 --> 0:15:55.840 articulated this amazing Viisi and she wants to establish a 0:15:55.880 --> 0:15:58.640 championship culture. And I feel like where I'm at in 0:15:58.640 --> 0:16:00.480 my career, I don't want to waste any time, you know, 0:16:00.600 --> 0:16:01.880 like the standard set. 0:16:02.080 --> 0:16:04.200 I don't have to explain to you what the standard is. 0:16:04.760 --> 0:16:07.920 She's demanding excellence not only of us, but the support 0:16:07.960 --> 0:16:10.280 staff and the staff there. And I get to show 0:16:10.360 --> 0:16:12.040 up and play and try and be my best and 0:16:12.080 --> 0:16:14.720 try and you know, build a really strong locker up, 0:16:14.840 --> 0:16:17.360 which is something I'm super passionate about. 0:16:17.520 --> 0:16:20.040 I think these days athletes move teams way more often 0:16:20.040 --> 0:16:22.200 than they used to. It used to be professional sports, 0:16:22.240 --> 0:16:24.880 you sort of associated with one sety forever, so it 0:16:24.920 --> 0:16:26.600 doesn't hurt as much to move around. 0:16:26.680 --> 0:16:29.960 And the silver lining for me is Hillary Knight. 0:16:29.800 --> 0:16:32.040 In a new market is always going to be the 0:16:32.080 --> 0:16:35.760 best advertisement and argument for fans to show up and 0:16:35.840 --> 0:16:37.960 check it out. So you having done that in three 0:16:38.000 --> 0:16:42.800 places for the PWHL is awesome. Selfishly, Yeah, the sport 0:16:43.320 --> 0:16:45.080 it's shit for you. 0:16:45.200 --> 0:16:46.720 Hattie's gonna dog sit in. Where do I go to 0:16:46.760 --> 0:16:49.600 the den? Ever? I'm going to Detroit, YACKI tel Hi. 0:16:49.920 --> 0:16:52.880 So it's like, I feel like things are starting to align. 0:16:52.960 --> 0:16:57.080 But no, like I like, I love Boston, I love Seattle. 0:16:58.080 --> 0:17:00.720 Those places made me in their own way, right, and 0:17:00.800 --> 0:17:03.440 so I'm looking forward opportunities to go back and play. 0:17:03.480 --> 0:17:07.400 And but yeah, I'm excited. I'm excited about Detroit. Yeah, 0:17:07.400 --> 0:17:07.920 but you're right. 0:17:07.960 --> 0:17:10.040 I mean, when you're embarking this new journey, you have 0:17:10.040 --> 0:17:11.920 to build something from scratch. It takes a lot and 0:17:11.920 --> 0:17:14.159 it takes the right people to be there to do it. 0:17:14.240 --> 0:17:16.560 So I'm just happy I'm considered one of those people 0:17:16.560 --> 0:17:17.200 to be able to build. 0:17:17.440 --> 0:17:19.639 Yeah, what does it mean for you? Brittany, are you 0:17:19.680 --> 0:17:21.320 packing up and heading to Detroit. 0:17:21.359 --> 0:17:23.520 Well, I'll be there part time, Like I said, I'll 0:17:23.520 --> 0:17:25.280 be doing some work with us speed Skating. 0:17:25.440 --> 0:17:26.720 Really excited about that. 0:17:26.920 --> 0:17:29.600 And then once the schedule comes out, if there's a 0:17:29.600 --> 0:17:32.200 couple home games in a row, I'll definitely be there 0:17:32.240 --> 0:17:35.760 for some extended periods. But you know, the life of 0:17:35.840 --> 0:17:37.920 pro sports, you're gone more than your home. 0:17:38.160 --> 0:17:41.120 So yeah, what is home? Salt Lake? 0:17:41.359 --> 0:17:45.600 Okay, oh yeah, between Salt Lake and Sun Valley. But yeah, 0:17:45.640 --> 0:17:48.040 we have a lovely place in Salt Lake, and we're 0:17:48.119 --> 0:17:50.480 joking around black bardening befull this started, and I mean 0:17:50.560 --> 0:17:53.040 not as like the most like tranquil thing to do 0:17:53.200 --> 0:17:55.000 is get in the backyard and just get to work 0:17:55.040 --> 0:17:56.840 and sort of this mindless. 0:17:57.000 --> 0:17:59.600 You know, are the trees going to survive this summer 0:18:00.880 --> 0:18:01.680 in seven degrees? 0:18:03.000 --> 0:18:05.520 You know? But no, I mean it's it's fun to 0:18:05.560 --> 0:18:08.160 have balance, and I think we found a really good stride. 0:18:08.200 --> 0:18:11.119 But yeah, and then we have a handful of friends 0:18:11.119 --> 0:18:12.440 in Detroit too, like Chrits. 0:18:12.600 --> 0:18:15.520 Yeah, yes, one of my best friends is right outside 0:18:15.560 --> 0:18:16.080 of Detroit. 0:18:16.080 --> 0:18:18.000 One of your best friends is right outside of. 0:18:17.960 --> 0:18:22.080 Detroit, So yeah, close to Chicago, very close to a 0:18:22.119 --> 0:18:23.600 city in the country and it's. 0:18:23.480 --> 0:18:24.560 Like you getting a tea. 0:18:25.000 --> 0:18:27.800 I doell know, Like also like why didn't people show 0:18:27.880 --> 0:18:29.520 up as much as they should have? But also why 0:18:29.600 --> 0:18:32.520 did they put the game like six days before Christmas? 0:18:32.520 --> 0:18:32.840 Tough? 0:18:33.040 --> 0:18:34.520