1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where twenty twenty 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: six is so committed to being shit. Even International Women's 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: Day was shorter than usual twenty three hours instead of 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: twenty four because of daylight savings time. 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 2: You gotta be kidding me. 6 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,240 Speaker 1: It's Monday, March ninth, and today I'm reclaiming my time. 7 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 1: One hour this afternoon will be my own personal International 8 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:21,479 Speaker 1: Women's Hour. 9 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,799 Speaker 2: Take that. Twenty twenty six. 10 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: On today's show will be joined by Team USA sled 11 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: hockey player Monica Quimby. I caught up with her ahead 12 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: at the start of the Milan Courtina Paralympics to discuss 13 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: why women sled hockey still isn't part of the Paralympic program, 14 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: also her USA team's win at the inaugural Women's World 15 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: Championship last year, and why viewers will find the mixed 16 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: gender label of Paris led hockey misleading when they tune 17 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: in to watch the almost entirely men's tournament in Italy 18 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: plus twenty medals in counting. 19 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 2: She believes that. 20 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: They did win and upsets, brawls and arrests and women's soups. 21 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 2: It's all coming up right after this. 22 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: Welcome back slices. Happy Monday. Here's what you need to 23 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: know today. Let's start with the Milan Courtina Paralympics, where 24 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: on Saturday, Oksana Masters won her twentieth career Paralympic medal, 25 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 1: claiming gold in the sitting classification of the biathlon sprint event. 26 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: Master's American teammate Kendall Gretch claimed silver, her eighth career medal, 27 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: and Germany's Anya Vickar took bronze. One day later, in 28 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: the biathlon individual setting competition, Gretch won another medal, this 29 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: time claiming bronze behind South Korea's Kim yunje, who took 30 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 1: gold and Vicker who took silver, with Masters finishing just 31 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: off the podium in fourth. Other Paralympic highlights from the 32 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 1: weekend include snowboard cross, in which Francis Cecil Hernandez successfully 33 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: defended her gold medal from four years ago in Beijing, 34 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: and American Kate Delson claimed silver in her Paralympic debut. 35 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: To college hoops, couple upsets early in the conference tournaments. 36 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: In the second round of the Big Ten tournament, unranked 37 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: Oregon Oustedumber fourteen Maryland and unranked Illinois bested number eighteen 38 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: Michigan State. Meantime, in the second round of the Big 39 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: Twelve Tournament, unranked Kansas State upset number one Texas Tech, 40 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: and in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, Number five 41 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: Vanderbilt imploded against number twenty four Ole Miss. Vandy star 42 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: michaeleb Blakes missed her first twelve shots, The ole Miss 43 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: Rebels built a thirty two point third quarter lead, and 44 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: an exasperated Shay Ralph got tossed midway through the fourth, 45 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,239 Speaker 1: inspiring her Vandy squad to a late comeback without her, 46 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,119 Speaker 1: but they could only get within nine. When the dust 47 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: had settled from those early rounds, it was onto a 48 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,119 Speaker 1: packed Sunday slate of games. In the Big East semi finals, 49 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: Yukon dusted Creighton one hundred to fifty one behind twenty 50 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: three points, seven rebounds and six deals from Sarah Strong 51 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: and nine points, eight rebounds and seven assists from Kaylee Heckel. 52 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: Strong continued to add bullet points to an already lengthy 53 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,119 Speaker 1: resume with her first block. 54 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 2: At the game. 55 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: She became just the second NCAAD one women's player in 56 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: the last twenty five seasons with at least five hundred 57 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: points two hundred rebounds, one hundred assists, one hundred steals, 58 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: and fifty block shots. In the other semifinal, Villanova defeated 59 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: Seaton Hall sixty two forty eight. Yukon and Villanova will 60 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: play in the Biggies title game at seven Eastern tonight. 61 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 1: You can watch that one on Peacock. Also tonight, the 62 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,679 Speaker 1: MAC Final featuring number twenty five Fairfield and unranked Quinnipiac. 63 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: That's a six pm Eastern tip off on ESPN Plus. 64 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: Also on Sunday, couple tournament champions crowned. The ACC Final 65 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: went to overtime, with Duke eking out the seventy to 66 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: sixty five win over Louisville. The Cardinals led for thirty 67 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: five of forty minutes in regulation, but they couldn't finish. 68 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: Duke senior Tyana Mayor, who blocked Louisville's final shot attempt 69 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: to force overtime and ended the game with nineteen points 70 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: and twelve rebounds, was named tournament MVP. She was emotional 71 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: talking to ESPN's Jess Simms after the win. Take a listen, 72 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm so excited. 73 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: I mean, don't crying. I usually don't cry. I'm not 74 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: a crier. But I'm just so happy for the seam, 75 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 2: happy for on the fans. 76 00:03:58,480 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 3: We earned it. 77 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: It's overtime and everything, and maybe we aren't just uppy 78 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: when you really. 79 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 3: Think about it. Where are those tiers coming from? From 80 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 3: the heart? 81 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: May we went a bless when it's here last season, 82 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 2: the way we. 83 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 3: Started the sea, it's in the way we end it 84 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 3: is you can write a sorry about it, to be honest. 85 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: Midway through that interview, Tina and head coach Kara lass 86 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: And shared a long emotional embrace. After starting the season 87 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: three and six loss in blue, Devils have won twenty 88 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: one of their last twenty three, and they'll enter the 89 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: NCAA Tournament with a whole lot of confidence. In the 90 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: Big Ten title game, the UCLA Bruins absolutely cooked Iowa 91 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: ninety six forty five, the most lopsided championship game in 92 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: tournament history. The Hawkeyes had just five points in the 93 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: first quarter and twenty at the half. It was a 94 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: balanced attack from the Bruins, with six players in double digits, 95 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: including Gianna Neiepkins with nineteen points and Kiki Rice with 96 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: fifteen points eight assists. Sianna Betts had an impressive game 97 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: fourteen points, seven rebounds, and five assists off the bench. 98 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: The win marks the first time UCLA has won be 99 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: back to back Big Ten postseason conference titles and the 100 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,799 Speaker 1: first time ever they've won regular season and league tournament 101 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 1: titles in the same season. To the SEC title game, 102 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: a decisive victory for Texas over South Carolina seventy eight 103 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: to sixty one, the first ever SEC tournament win for 104 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: the Longhorns and the end of a three year run 105 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: for Dawn Staley's Game Cocks. Madison Booker led the way 106 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: with eighteen points and Justice Carlton added fifteen, but it 107 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: was the defensive side of the floor that won it 108 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: for the Longhorns. South Carolina was held under thirty in 109 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: the first half, and just two game Cox players finished 110 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: in double digits. Finally, the Big Twelve title games saw 111 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: Number fifteen West Virginia best Number ten TCU sixty two 112 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: to fifty three behind twenty one points from Jordan Harrison 113 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: and seventeen points seven boards from Sidney Shaw. Big Twelve 114 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: player of the Year Olivia Miles got into foul trouble 115 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: in this one. She had seventeen in the loss to 116 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: College Hockey, where conference tournaments concluded on Saturday, and the 117 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed on Sunday morning. Five teams 118 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: secured automatic birth into the tournament by winning their conference 119 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:06,359 Speaker 1: tournament Penn State, Quinnipiac, Franklin Pierce, Yukon, and Ohio State. 120 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: And let's talk about Ohio State for a minute, because 121 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: they clinched that automatic spot with a two to one 122 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: win over number one team in the nation, Wisconsin on Saturday, 123 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: scoring both of their goals in the final six minutes 124 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: of regulation. With the win, Ohio State earned the number 125 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: one overall seed for the Ncaattorney while Wisconsin, featuring Olympic 126 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: superstars Leila Edwards and Caroline Harvey, have to settle for 127 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,799 Speaker 1: the second seed. As for Yukon, they won the Hockey 128 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: East Tournament after defeating Northeastern two to one in double overtime, 129 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: but Northeastern, ranked fifth in the nation, still earned an 130 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: at large bid. Rounding out the eleven team tournament, our Minnesota, Yale, Minnesota, Duluth, 131 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: and Princeton. The regionals are this Thursday and Saturday. The 132 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 1: winner of each regional final we'll earn a spot in 133 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: the Frozen Four, held this year in University Park Pennsylvania 134 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: on March twentieth. 135 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 2: And twenty second More Hockey. 136 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 1: The PWHL noticed the missing hour in this year's International 137 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: Women's just like we did, so they launched the twenty 138 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 1: three hour play for Sunday's pair of games, Minnesota Frost 139 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: versus Toronto Scepters and Ottawa Charge versus New York Sirens. 140 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: Players who normally wear jersey number twenty four, Natalie Spooner, 141 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: Vanessa Upson and Ann Tcherkowski instead wore number twenty three 142 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: as a quote symbolic call to action that equality means 143 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: girls and women should never fall short in their access 144 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: to funding, resources and opportunity end quote. The PWHL encouraged 145 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: fans to donate twenty three dollars to community partners Grindstone 146 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: Award Foundation and Strong Girls United to help girls get 147 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: in and stay in hockey. As for the games, Sirens 148 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: defeated the Charge six to two behind a pair of 149 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: goals apiece for Taylor Gerard and Sarah Fillier, and the 150 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: Frost best at the Scepters three to two thanks to 151 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: an overtime tally from friend at the Show Kelly Panic 152 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: to Soccer. The US women's national team won their eighth 153 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: She Believes Cup on Saturday, beating Columbia one nothing in Harrison, 154 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: New Jersey. The game was scoreless going into the half, 155 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: with coach Emma Hayes later calling the first forty five 156 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: minus its quote sluggish and average. It took until the 157 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: eighty second minute for the US to find the back 158 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: of the net, Jaden Shaw assisting Alyssa Thompson, whose shot 159 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: struck the bottom of the crossbar before bouncing down into 160 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: the goal. It was Thompson's fourth international goal and first 161 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty six. She earned tournament MVP honors for 162 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: her play across all three US games. Canada ended up 163 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: second in this year's tournament, followed by Columbia in third 164 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: and Argentina fourth. Before the game, US women's national team 165 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: legend Tobin Heath was honored bring in a powerful pack 166 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: of former teammates together again to celebrate her, including Meghan Rapino, 167 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: Meghan Klingenberg, Crystal Dunn, Ellie Krieger, Kelly O'Hara, and. 168 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:39,199 Speaker 2: Heath's wife Kristin Press. 169 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: Bob the Dog was on hand too, of course, and 170 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: there were some big names in the stands as well. 171 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 2: Among those cheering for the US. 172 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: On Saturday were members of the ninety nine ers team 173 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: and the cast of the upcoming US women's national team 174 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: movie about that iconic squad, including Seawnette Renee Wilson who 175 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: will play goalkeeper, Brianna Scurry, Perry Mattfield who will play forward, 176 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: Michelle Akers, and Emily Bator cast as forward Mia Ham. 177 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: I loved seeing all the pictures of the ninety nine 178 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: ers legends posing with the women who will play them, 179 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,199 Speaker 1: and I'm so curious about what the actors might have 180 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: learned about the game and the fan. 181 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 2: Experience by being in the stands for that one. 182 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: And before this tournament started, we mentioned that Emily's Sonnet 183 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: is the only player who has played in all eleven 184 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: she believes cups and winning eight of them, and so 185 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 1: this win inspired a super sized celebration for her. There 186 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 1: were giant Sonnet heads, at least five of them by 187 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 1: my account, passed around on the field by her teammates. 188 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 2: Love it more soccer, y'all. 189 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: I just learned this weekend that there's a third Thompson sister. 190 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 1: She plays soccer, of course, and she's freaking great at it. 191 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: Obvi Zoe Thompson, younger sister to national team players Alyssa 192 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: and Gizelle is still just a young teenager, but she's 193 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: in the US national team pipeline. She's participating in the 194 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: US Youth national team under fourteen Talent ID program, and 195 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: no surprise, she's already on coach Emma Hayes radar. It 196 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: may take a few years, but all three Thompson sisters 197 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: on the same starting eleven would love to see it 198 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: to pro hoops where news broke over the weekend that 199 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: arik Agunbowale was arrested early Thursday morning, just hours after 200 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: winning the Unrivaled Championship with Miss BC. According to police, 201 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: the Dallas Wings guard was being escorted out of the 202 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,439 Speaker 1: eleven night club in Miami, where the championship after party 203 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: was held, due to an unrelated altercation when she allegedly 204 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: punched a man in the face, with CCTV footage capturing 205 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: the incident confirming the man's account of what happened. A 206 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: Goonbawala was reportedly taken into custody without incident, charged with 207 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: misdemeanor battery, and later released on bond. In a statement, 208 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: Unrivaled said quote the league is aware of an incident 209 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: involving Arik Agunbowale, and we're in the process of gathering 210 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: additional information. We're in contact with Arik and her representatives. 211 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 2: End quote. 212 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 1: A Goonbiwalles w team, the Dallas Wings released a similar statement, 213 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: adding quote, further comments will be provided once we have 214 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:55,319 Speaker 1: more details end quote. I'd like to tell Arik to 215 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,559 Speaker 1: act like she's been there before, but it's been years 216 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,319 Speaker 1: since that Notre Dame title and she's on the Wings, 217 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: so wins are few and far between. 218 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 2: Too soon to mean, too accurate. 219 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: We'll keep you updated on that story as more information 220 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 1: comes out to the WNBA. The ESPN's Alexa Philip who 221 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: reported on Sunday that the league sent a CBA proposal 222 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: to the union just one day after receiving one from 223 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: the players. It comes just days before Tuesday's deadline, which 224 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:24,079 Speaker 1: is the date by which the league said a new 225 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 1: CBA must be reached in order for the season's schedule 226 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:30,079 Speaker 1: to remain unaffected. Will of course keep you posted as 227 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: we learn more, and we'll link to ESPN's latest reporting 228 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: in the show notes. As well to wrestling, the inaugural 229 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 1: NCUBA Women's Wrestling Championships concluded over the weekend in Iowa, 230 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: with the McKendree University Bearcats winning the first ever national 231 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: title awarded by the nc DOUBLEA. McKendree earned the win 232 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: over the Iowa Hawkeyes one seventy one to one sixty six, 233 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,599 Speaker 1: with U Sakamoto clinching the win for the Bearcats in 234 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: the one hundred seven pound weight class. While women's college 235 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: wrestling previously held a national championship through the NAIA, this 236 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: year's competition marked the first time the was sponsored by 237 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 1: the NCAA. To high school hoops, over the weekend, Madden Greenway, 238 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: a high school senior hooper for Providence Academy in Minnesota, 239 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: broke the state's all time high school scoring record and 240 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: now sits at five five hundred and ten points for 241 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: her high school career. Now, it's worth noting that Minnesota 242 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: let's players begin playing varsity basketball in seventh grade, so 243 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 1: this is Greenway's sixth season recording points toward that record. 244 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 1: But we'd never shrug it over fifty five hundred points. 245 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: Greenway was in a battle for the all time record 246 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: for most of the season with Tory Orlin, who attends 247 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: Crosby Ironton. It was actually Orlin who broke the previous 248 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 1: Minnesota high school record for points scored, but Greenway was 249 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: able to surpass her for good after Crosby Ironton season 250 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: ended in an upset early last week. Greenway is committed 251 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: to Kentucky to play basketball, but that's not the only 252 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: sport she excelled at in high school. She also finishes 253 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: her high school career as Minnesota's all time leading goal 254 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: scorer in soccer and as a state track champion in 255 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: the three hundred meter hurdles. Damn to tennis, where the 256 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: Indian Wells Tournament is into the round of thirty two. 257 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: We're recording this ahead of a bunch of matches on 258 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 1: Sunday with Naomi Osaka, Amanda Anasamova, and Coco. 259 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:06,559 Speaker 2: Golf. 260 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: Results still TBD, but there's plenty more tennis today, including 261 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 1: matches featuring Madison Keys and Jessica Pagoula. We'll link to 262 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 1: the full Indian Wells schedule in the show notes so 263 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: you can follow along. Finally, to Lacrosse, where the New 264 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 1: York Charging beat the California Palms eighteen to eleven on 265 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: Sunday to win the WLL Championship Series, a preseason tournament 266 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: featuring all four of the league's teams. Friend of the Show, 267 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: Charlotte North's Boston Guard team defeated Maryland there must win 268 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: round robin game on Friday to clinch the third and 269 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: final playoff spot, before losing to New York in the 270 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 1: semi finals on Saturday. Still, North was honored with the 271 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 1: Golden Stick award, given to the player with the most 272 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,839 Speaker 1: goals scored in the tournament. You can check out last 273 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: Friday's episode with North to hear more about the WLL 274 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: sophomore season. It's first with a full schedule of games 275 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: in market for the four teams, plus a handful of 276 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: games and a few neutral site cities as well. Opening 277 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: weekend is May fifteenth. We'll link to the schedule in 278 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:03,199 Speaker 1: the show notes. All Right, slices, we're going to take 279 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: a break. When we come back. 280 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:06,199 Speaker 2: It's sled hockey player Monica Quimby. 281 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 1: I got up with her last week just before the 282 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:18,559 Speaker 1: Paralympic Games began, joining us now. She's a twelve year 283 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: vet of the Team USA Para Hockey team twenty twenty five, 284 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: a world champion co captain at the Tampa Bay Lightning 285 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: sled hockey team, a coordinator for the Leader's Program, for backbones, 286 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: helping folks with spinal cord injuries get leadership skills and 287 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: get involved with adaptive sports. And a former biology professor 288 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: at Southern Maine Community College who boasts publish research on strawberries. 289 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: A former NCAA skier for the University of New Hampshire, 290 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: and former para canoe athlete who earned silver at the 291 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: Sports twenty fourteen International Competition in Lake Placid. She loves 292 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: color coordinating post its with her spreadsheets. 293 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 2: It's Monica Quimby. 294 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 3: Hi, Monica, Hi, how's it going well? 295 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: I mean I need to hear about the strawberries. I 296 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: we're going to get to the hockey, but what was 297 00:14:58,680 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: the research on strawberries? 298 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 4: So my research was on mitochondrial inheritance, and I was 299 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 4: helping create a strawberry that was disease resistant. So the 300 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 4: strawberry you see today is partly because of the research 301 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 4: we did so that they last longer in the stores. 302 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, thank you, you're welcome. Go's some research 303 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 2: we could use. I love that. 304 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: Before we get into the state of women sled hockey, 305 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: I would love to hear how you got your start 306 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 1: in the sport, because you don't often hear about pageant 307 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: queen turned hockey goon. 308 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 3: This is true. This is true. 309 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 4: So I did start with getting into leadership with women 310 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 4: that also were in wheelchairs and with disabilities through the 311 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 4: Miss Wheelchair America Foundation, and that was like my first 312 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 4: introduction to this whole nother world of women that were 313 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 4: doing incredible things and advocacy in the disabled world, which 314 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 4: was something that was new to me. 315 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 3: I was very new at the time. And then I ended. 316 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 4: Up getting into pair and then I was introduced to 317 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 4: sled hockey. And I'm from Maine originally, so hockey's is 318 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 4: in my veins. 319 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: So I know you said that getting into those Miss 320 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: Wheelchair pageants was intentional for you because you wanted to 321 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 1: connect with, as you say, the part of you that's disabled. 322 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: Did you find for a couple of years after your 323 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: injury that you were pushing that away a little more 324 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: and then you really changed your perspective on how you 325 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: wanted to connect with others. 326 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 4: I really had what I would say an able bodied 327 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 4: mindset when I first started. I really wanted to prove 328 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 4: everybody wrong and you know, go bigger, go home. And 329 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 4: it was one of those things that I was like, Okay, 330 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 4: I need to also connect in my community. This is 331 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 4: my new community now, and two things can be true 332 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 4: at the same time. 333 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I love that. 334 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: Okay, So we're talking to just as the Paralympics are 335 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: getting started in Italy, where the sport of sled hockey, 336 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: which is also known as para hockey, is about to 337 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: make its ninth appearance at the Games. 338 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 2: It's technically a. 339 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: Mixed gender tournament, but can you explain why that's not 340 00:16:58,440 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: really accurate? 341 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, so we do have some talented females in the pipeline. 342 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 4: That's one of the big things. We've created our own 343 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:10,239 Speaker 4: US women's sled hockey team and we have had our 344 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 4: first official world championship in twenty twenty five in Slovakia 345 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 4: and we are on that parallel, big track to be 346 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 4: hopefully in twenty thirty. 347 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. 348 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 1: And you know, we talked to Michelle Laflam about that 349 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: first Para World Championship back in August of last year. 350 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: Games were held in Slovakia. Team USA took home gold, 351 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: which we love. What do you think we're some of 352 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 1: the barriers to getting a world championship in women's sled. 353 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 4: I think some of the barriers was probably recruiting for 354 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 4: the sport. So that was one of the big things 355 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 4: in the beginning, is really getting that recruitment, getting that funding, 356 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 4: and we got under USA Hockey in twenty eighteen, and 357 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 4: from getting that sport from USA Hockey has been essential. 358 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 4: We're so so grateful that we're under in that governing body. 359 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, probably a lot of resources, a lot of support 360 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: on the ground in so many different communities where USA 361 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: Hockey already operates to be able to add those parrot 362 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 1: and sled teams. And I know you have mentored a 363 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 1: lot of younger athletes who are coming up at that tournament. Actually, 364 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,360 Speaker 1: you honored eighteen year old on a Sophia Rogers, who 365 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: is a young athlete that you mentored who passed away 366 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 1: from a rare medical condition. 367 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 2: And I wonder for you, since you took. 368 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 1: A little bit of time to figure out how to 369 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: connect to your new community, how meaningful is it for 370 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 1: you to be a role model and an example for 371 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 1: young disabled athletes helping them find this outlet in this sport. 372 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 4: Absolutely, this is a sisterhood. At the end of the day, 373 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:35,199 Speaker 4: we're sisters in sport. So that's the big thing is 374 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 4: that we're all going towards a common goal, and to 375 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,959 Speaker 4: see the younger players get involved and get interested in 376 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 4: this sport, and to teach them how to get up 377 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 4: for the first time. That's one of the biggest things 378 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 4: that's super hard when you're first starting out with sled 379 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:52,400 Speaker 4: hockey is trying to pop back up and seeing them 380 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 4: just excel and like get better every practice. And with Anisaphia, 381 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 4: I loved her so much, like still miss her so much, 382 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:04,399 Speaker 4: and I even let her where my practice jerseys, my 383 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 4: USA practice jerseys, and just the smile on her face 384 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:11,239 Speaker 4: just that she knew what could be possible is just 385 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 4: it's such a win for me. 386 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 3: It's such a win. 387 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 1: Let's talk about sled hockey because I want you to 388 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 1: make us smarter viewers as we're watching here at the Paralympics. 389 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 1: You talked about popping up. It is a very different 390 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:25,360 Speaker 1: sport than traditional hockey. Players have to basically be ambidextrious 391 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 1: with two sticks that are used both for moving the 392 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: pocket also for balance and propelsion. There are line changes 393 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:33,159 Speaker 1: that look totally different. So break down some of the 394 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: biggest things we need to know about sled hockey ahead 395 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:36,879 Speaker 1: of watching at the games. 396 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, so it's still a full contact sport, so that's 397 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 4: the big thing. It's full contact, so when you see 398 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:46,119 Speaker 4: them hitting each other, it's full force. It's just like 399 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 4: with upright, So a lot of the same rules apply. 400 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 4: The one that's the different compared to able bodied hockey 401 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 4: is it's called t boning. So t boning is when 402 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 4: you take the nose of your sled and you that 403 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 4: into somebody, like into their side or into their back. 404 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 4: That's an extra penalty, but all the other penalty is 405 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 4: apply and are the same. 406 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 3: Across the board. 407 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 2: And the line changes. 408 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: There's actually ice that continues from the ice rink into 409 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: the bench, so you're skating through an open gate as 410 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: opposed to going over the side of the bench, and 411 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 1: the glass on the side of the bench is clear, 412 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:24,719 Speaker 1: so you can be seeing and watching the game through it. 413 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: Anything else that we might be watching that we wouldn't 414 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:28,639 Speaker 1: obviously understand right off the bat. 415 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, so one additional thing. Those are all great points, 416 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,199 Speaker 4: but one additional thing would be that we actually have 417 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:36,880 Speaker 4: ice picks on the bottom of our sticks, so that's 418 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 4: what we're driving into the ice so that we're able. 419 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:40,160 Speaker 3: To compel ourselves. 420 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 4: So yeah, it's like not only do we have the 421 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:47,960 Speaker 4: blades that are underneath our bucket, which can be super 422 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 4: close together, like an inch or less a part, so 423 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 4: you're able to have that maneuverability, but you also have 424 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 4: those ice picks on the bottom of your sticks, so 425 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 4: there's definitely a lot of risk that's also involved in 426 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 4: the sport. 427 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: I was gonna say that gives slashing a new meaning 428 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:08,159 Speaker 1: if if you get a slashing penny, you're literally stabbing 429 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 1: someone with an ice pick. 430 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 3: Oh, it's not for the faint of heart. 431 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,479 Speaker 1: You know, I mentioned this when we're talking about you know, 432 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: this is technically a mixed gender sport, but when you 433 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: look at the Olympics and the sport of sled hockey, 434 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: the USA and Canada could most certainly field their own 435 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,199 Speaker 1: women's elite teams at the Paralympics right now, but the 436 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: rest of the world is still catching up. And so 437 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: for elite athletes in general, you know, you're usually told 438 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: to focus on yourself to make your own team great, 439 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: but for women's sled hockey, you have to have a 440 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 1: vested interest in improving the performance of your opponents. You 441 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 1: need to uplift the sport by getting other countries to 442 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 1: invest and care about it. How do you handle sort 443 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 1: of a lack of control of what is happening with 444 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 1: those developing teams in other countries or have you found 445 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: a way to have some control in helping grow the 446 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: sport elsewhere. 447 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, I've definitely helped in developing it elsewhere. 448 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 3: So we actually paired up. 449 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 4: I'm part of the Women's Pair Hockey Foundation, and we 450 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:05,439 Speaker 4: paired up with the World Pair of Ice Hockey. And 451 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 4: what we're actually doing is we're having a camp this summer, 452 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 4: the first ever camp in Finland that is for women only. 453 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 4: It's a women only sled hockey camp, and I'm completely thrilled. 454 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:20,360 Speaker 4: We have over fifty participants that have already signed up. 455 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 4: The deadline is March six, and we already have eleven 456 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 4: countries represented. So we really truly are growing the game. 457 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 4: And I am super passionate about this and cannot wait 458 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 4: to see what happens in the future. 459 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 1: I love that, and I feel like an important part 460 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 1: of that might be not just to teach the actual 461 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: skills of the game, but how to be an evangelist 462 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: for it and how to be almost a GM for 463 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: your own team, how to grow and build back where 464 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: they came from with what they learn at that camp 465 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: and get more folks involved because you know, I mentioned 466 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: you're still playing on the Tampa Bay Lightning team. Yes, 467 00:22:56,600 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: that's predominantly male, right, just a couple women on that team, yes, yes, yeah, 468 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 1: I mean I think it's it's hard, even in the US, 469 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: where they are one of the more established places for 470 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: sled hockey, to still get enough folks in various areas 471 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: to build women's specific teams. And I think, you know, 472 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: that's clearly part of the reason why the Paralympics are 473 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 1: technically mixed gender and still predominantly male. You know, you 474 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: could be on the team right now, and I wonder 475 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: why you're not. You've got just two women that are 476 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,959 Speaker 1: competing in Italy, one representing Japan, the other representing Slovakia. 477 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: Neither Canada nor the US, where we've heard that para 478 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 1: hockey is the most developed. Do you think that there 479 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 1: are elite women athletes who should have been considered for 480 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 1: other countries at these Games? 481 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,199 Speaker 3: Probably, but we just have to trust that. 482 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 4: I know, it's a hard position when you're doing those 483 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 4: competitive goals and what their needs are. So I'm really 484 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 4: you know, putting that trust in those NPCs that they 485 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 4: are making the correct guidelines so that you know, it's 486 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 4: of course we would want to see more women play, 487 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 4: and it's going to be even more impactful when we 488 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 4: play all of us on one field, Like I cannot wait. 489 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 3: For us all to get on the ice. 490 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:10,400 Speaker 4: And just this last World Championship, we had six teams, 491 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,919 Speaker 4: So that's incredible, you know, being able to represent and 492 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 4: have that many women that have gotten into the sport, 493 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 4: that we're developing the sport. It's just it's so exciting 494 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 4: to see the growth just since twenty eighteen has been incredible. 495 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 3: It's been exponential. 496 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: So you know, the US team specifically had the option 497 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 1: of carrying another player if it was a female, but 498 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 1: chose not to. Did they communicate with your women's championship 499 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:37,640 Speaker 1: team about why they made that decision? 500 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:40,439 Speaker 3: Not to my knowledge, I don't know. 501 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 2: That interesting. 502 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:44,399 Speaker 1: You know, a few years ago, USA Hockey, you mentioned, 503 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 1: agreed to take over management of the women's led hockey team. 504 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:51,160 Speaker 1: But the quote unquote mixed gender team, which is all men, 505 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,680 Speaker 1: has national team status while the women's is developmental by 506 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 1: USA Hockey. Does that mean anything in terms of funding resources? 507 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: What y'all get as opposed to the quote unquote mixed 508 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:01,640 Speaker 1: gender team. 509 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 4: I think that one of the big qualifications is making 510 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 4: it to the Paralympics. So I think that that's the 511 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 4: big differentiating thing, is that that Paralympic title. 512 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 3: So once we go, then it will be official. 513 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 1: Ah yet another uh you know, chicken or the egg situation. 514 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 1: We've been talking about this with a couple of sports, 515 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,120 Speaker 1: like Nordic Combined, which is the only Olympic event where 516 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: women can't yet compete, and the argument is there aren't 517 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 1: enough interested and it's like, well, if they could compete 518 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: at the Olympics, wouldn't there be more? Oh well there's 519 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 1: not enough funding. Just make the Paralympics. Well we're not 520 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:38,120 Speaker 1: allowed to. Okay, Well then you know it's circular logic, 521 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 1: I feel like, and it does. You know that economy 522 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,440 Speaker 1: side of things can impact a lot of people's participation. 523 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: It's an expensive sport too, write like what does your 524 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: equipment cost? 525 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:52,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, so we have custom made sleds. So for my disability, 526 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 4: I am a paraplegic l one, so I need more 527 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 4: back support as well, So I actually have a custom 528 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 4: fit sled. So just the bucket alone with sixteen hundred dollars, 529 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 4: and then on top of that is actually the framework 530 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,919 Speaker 4: of the sled, which is another six hundred, and then 531 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,399 Speaker 4: the normal hockey equipment which we have to wear the 532 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 4: same exact padding, and then our sticks each pair is 533 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:15,679 Speaker 4: about four hundred. 534 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 2: That's a lot. 535 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: That's a lot to try to get more people to 536 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 1: get involved without having support from US Hockey. That's quite 537 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 1: the same funding that the men get. Do you all 538 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: have to pay your own way to get to camps 539 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 1: and tournaments? Do you have to pay for ice time 540 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:29,640 Speaker 1: and stuff like that? 541 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 4: They do take care of our travel, they do. We 542 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 4: do get a per dieum when we are at the camps, 543 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 4: So I mean they're definitely USA Hockey is taking care 544 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 4: of us when we're going on those camps and everything. 545 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,159 Speaker 1: It sounds like the Paralympics are the goal. It sounds like, 546 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 1: especially with the World Championship that got introduced last year, 547 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:50,119 Speaker 1: you are feeling good and like you're moving towards that. 548 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: What other goals do you have and can you have 549 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:56,160 Speaker 1: when so much is unknown about the future of your sport. 550 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 4: So the biggest thing is focusing on things like these, 551 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 4: the grassroots outreach, right, so like doing this Finland camp, 552 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 4: is so huge, and it looks like there's so many 553 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,879 Speaker 4: women that want to get involved. I mean over fifty 554 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 4: signed up. Like I am super stoked to meet them 555 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:15,239 Speaker 4: and from all these different countries and just bringing us 556 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 4: all together. And I think like as a collective, that's 557 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 4: what we're doing with the Women's Parahockey Foundation is we're 558 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 4: creating that collective, right, So we're actually collaborating with Canada, 559 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 4: we're collaborating with GB Norway, etc. So that we're actually 560 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 4: all working together for one common goal. 561 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 2: It's really smart. 562 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: It feels like, especially in women's sports, banding together and 563 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: pushing towards something is usually how things eventually finally get done. 564 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:44,879 Speaker 1: Talk to me a little about your US teammates speaking 565 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 1: of working together, what's the vibe of the group and 566 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: how are most of them finding their way to the sport. 567 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 4: Oh, it's such an incredible sisterhood, Like it is so great, 568 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,639 Speaker 4: Like we're always laughing, we're always talking, the group chats 569 00:27:56,720 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 4: always blowing up. It's so much fun when we are 570 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:03,879 Speaker 4: together on and off the ice. We're always having a 571 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 4: good time and you know, joking with each other and 572 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:10,640 Speaker 4: we really love to saying karaoke in the locker room. 573 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:14,160 Speaker 3: So if you know anything about our team, you're gonna 574 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:14,879 Speaker 3: hear it first. 575 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, what's your go to song? 576 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 3: Oh, Taylor Swift. 577 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 4: Anything Taylor's Swift is gonna the girls we go love it. 578 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 3: So I love them Taylor Swift. 579 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:26,720 Speaker 2: Well, I also love like sisterhood. 580 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:28,440 Speaker 1: Like anytime you get a pack of women together, we're 581 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: always going to be telling each other the tips for life, 582 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 1: like whether it's silly things like best mass Scara to 583 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: like here's how you advocate for a raise at work, 584 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 1: like we'll like just there's like a meme about if 585 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: you need to get anything fixed, just send a couple 586 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 1: of women on a walk and by the time they're done, 587 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: they will have fixed all the problems. And I imagine 588 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: in the pair of world too, like just giving each 589 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 1: other tips on adaptability or products or companies to work 590 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 1: with or things like that. It must be such a 591 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: wonderful resource to have here. 592 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 3: Really is. 593 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 4: And the more we can share with each other, the 594 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 4: more they were able to grow this So and we're 595 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 4: all at different points in our life. So some of 596 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 4: us are in college, some of us have careers, some 597 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 4: of us have families and partners. So the thing is 598 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 4: is that we're all learning from each other because we're 599 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 4: at all those different levels, and we really I can 600 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 4: get something from the youngest person on the team or 601 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 4: the oldest person on the team. There's so much value 602 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 4: across the board. And we're also from all over the 603 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:26,239 Speaker 4: country too, so that's what's also really fun, is like, 604 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 4: you know, going to visit the girls in a different state, 605 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 4: it's so much fun. 606 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:31,040 Speaker 3: We always have a good time. 607 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: It feels like too sometimes advocacy for women's sports is 608 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 1: on a path alongside advocacy for differently abled people. It's 609 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 1: requests of society to rethink the way things have already 610 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:46,280 Speaker 1: been done and the way people are served and respected 611 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: by the society in which they live. I wonder if 612 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 1: it mirrors it all in the para community. What happens 613 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: in a lot of women's sports where the eldest are like, 614 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: we're grateful for this because it used to be so 615 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: much worse, and the youngers are like that we deserve 616 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 1: way better happening on your team. 617 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 4: Too, one thousand percent one thousand percent, because that's OG's 618 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 4: everybody's been there like ten years or longer. We're just like, 619 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 4: we're so grateful that we you know, we've made it. 620 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 4: We finally we're under USA Hockey. We've had a real 621 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 4: world championship. You know, we used to It was so 622 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 4: different back in the day, so different, especially when it 623 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 4: was self funded and when you know, it was totally different. 624 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 4: But now it's like, you know, that grinds all paying off, 625 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 4: so we really see it as a sort like from 626 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 4: a gratitude standpoint, like wow, like all of that, you know, 627 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 4: sleeping on each other's couches, or only eating one meal 628 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 4: a day to save money, you know, all that kind 629 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 4: of stuff. And I'm sure that's again really common with 630 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 4: women's sports as well, like when we're just grinding, when 631 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 4: we're making it. 632 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, and now the youngsters are just taking it for 633 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,920 Speaker 1: granted and demanding more, which is great, which is what 634 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:57,200 Speaker 1: we need. They just have to make sure they're thanking 635 00:30:57,240 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 1: you for helping them get there and start from a 636 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 1: completely different spot with their careers. You know, you describe 637 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 1: yourself as a goon on the ice, which is just 638 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 1: wild talking to you, I cannot imagine that. But for 639 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:10,280 Speaker 1: those who aren't familiar, can you explain the term and 640 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: why you embrace that role? 641 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 4: Absolutely? So I like to hit you with a smile. 642 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:18,040 Speaker 4: So that's my kind of catchphrase. You don't really think 643 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 4: that this, you know, skinnier blonde is just gonna like 644 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,720 Speaker 4: ram you into the boards. But I have no problem 645 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 4: hitting somebody full tilt with a smile on and just 646 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 4: kind of waving and skating away. 647 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, I'm obsessed. That's so great. 648 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: In my family, we use that for important moments where 649 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 1: you need to have, you know, a judicious approach to 650 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 1: someone you don't like, and we say kill them with kindness. Basically, 651 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 1: the best way to get through this is to be 652 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 1: so nice that they're like, oh I can't I can't 653 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:51,880 Speaker 1: even be mad or fight that person or complain about them. 654 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: They're just being nice to me, even though I suck. 655 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 1: So hitting you with a smile, killing you with kindness, 656 00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 1: they're all useful life skills, maybe some certain times more 657 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: than others. 658 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 4: Absolutely, I mean a chirp a little bit. I'm not 659 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 4: gonna lie. You got a chirp a little bit. It's hockey. 660 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 2: I love that. Well. 661 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining us, thank you for 662 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:14,040 Speaker 1: fixing our strawberries, and we will continue to be alongside you, 663 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: pushing for more and better because I think that the 664 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 1: US men should have added a woman to this team. 665 00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 1: I think every team should have added at least one 666 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 1: woman to their team and made it truly a mixed 667 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: gender sport. 668 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:26,400 Speaker 2: But we will keep pushing toward the future. 669 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 3: Absolutely. Thank you so much for having me on. 670 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:33,240 Speaker 1: Thanks again to Monica for taking the time, and one 671 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 1: little PostScript on our conversation. On Sunday, Milan Cortina organizers 672 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: held the press conference on the State of women sled Hockey, 673 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,280 Speaker 1: featuring friend at the show, Michelle Laflam, the World Pair 674 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 1: of ice Hockey Senior manager at the International Paralympic Committee, 675 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 1: as well as Japanese athlete Akari Fukuanishi, who is one 676 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 1: of two women competing in this year's mixed gender tournament. 677 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: Fukanishi said she was excited to be playing in Italy, 678 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:55,760 Speaker 1: but noted it was quote quite a pity that there 679 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 1: are so few female players in the world end quote. 680 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 1: She went out to say that she's received messages from 681 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 1: other Japanese women who are looking to get into the sport, 682 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 1: adding quote, I hope to come back in twenty thirty 683 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:08,440 Speaker 1: as a member of a japan female team end quote. 684 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: As for Laflam, she said that since the first Women's 685 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:14,400 Speaker 1: World Championship last summer, which featured teams from the US, Canada, Norway, 686 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:18,719 Speaker 1: Great Britain and Australia, she's heard from other countries including India, Kazakhstan, 687 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 1: South Korea, Mexico and China about potential interest. That's all 688 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:25,280 Speaker 1: good news given that the sport needs at least eight 689 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 1: nations from three regions of the world in order to 690 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:30,640 Speaker 1: be included at the Paralympic level. The biggest takeaway from 691 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: the press conference, and honestly the fact that they were 692 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 1: holding the press conference in the first place, is that 693 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:37,720 Speaker 1: the IPC seems to be on board with adding a 694 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,840 Speaker 1: women's tournament as soon as twenty thirty, but a reminder 695 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:43,240 Speaker 1: that the onus is also on athletes and nations to 696 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 1: assemble teams. Here's hoping the Camp Monica mention helps build 697 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 1: interest and gets players to go home and talk about it. 698 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:53,080 Speaker 1: Little Para hockey pyramid scheme, if you will, the only 699 00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:54,440 Speaker 1: MLM we'd get behind. 700 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 2: We got to take another break when we come back. 701 00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:08,040 Speaker 1: Allies and traders, welcome back, slics. We love that you're listening, 702 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:09,359 Speaker 1: but we want you to get in the game every 703 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,719 Speaker 1: day too. So here's our good game play of the day. 704 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:14,919 Speaker 1: As we continue to see thebout the US women's hockey 705 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 1: team having to talk about the failures of their male 706 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: counterparts instead of focusing on their own gold medal success, 707 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:23,319 Speaker 1: we can actually help them get the last laugh. US 708 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:26,120 Speaker 1: captain Hillary Knight has teamed up with Ally Bank to 709 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:28,320 Speaker 1: raise up to one hundred thousand dollars for the Women's 710 00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:31,360 Speaker 1: Sports Foundation, and it's super easy to help. You Just 711 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:34,759 Speaker 1: post your favorite women's sports moments to TikTok or Instagram, 712 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:38,359 Speaker 1: tagging at ally and using the hashtag all the way 713 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:41,040 Speaker 1: to the bank. Now, every post with the hashtag will 714 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:43,480 Speaker 1: trigger a fifty dollars donation from Ally Bank to the 715 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:46,840 Speaker 1: Women's Sports Foundation. Personally, I posted my video of Alana 716 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,840 Speaker 1: Myers Taylor celebrating after gold in the monobob but I 717 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:53,320 Speaker 1: saw Super Slice Joey Maldonado post Kelsey Plum's boombox in 718 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:56,840 Speaker 1: the aces presser Selly and also Love Austin celebrating the 719 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:58,879 Speaker 1: first ever Love Pro Volleyball championship. 720 00:34:59,000 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 2: So it's up to you. 721 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:03,320 Speaker 1: Oh got a favorite celebration moment, post it, hashtag it 722 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 1: and Ally will send money to the Women's Sports Foundation. 723 00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 2: Oh also super Slice. 724 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 1: Amanda Valla did some research on the Paralympic condom sitch 725 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:14,080 Speaker 1: and wrote, in part quote, I heard back from my 726 00:35:14,120 --> 00:35:17,279 Speaker 1: friend Patti Prevo, a wheelchair b ball paralympian from the 727 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:20,000 Speaker 1: two thousand, two thousand and four, two thousand and eight games, 728 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:23,799 Speaker 1: and she does not remember them having any condoms. She 729 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:26,719 Speaker 1: has two kids now completely unrelated, and would like to 730 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:29,239 Speaker 1: hear your reporting on this mission too. Down with the 731 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 1: stereotypes disabled people have sex too. End quote, are you 732 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,560 Speaker 1: sure those two kids are unrelated? 733 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:37,520 Speaker 2: Thanks, Amanda. 734 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 1: We'll be sure to get some current boots on the 735 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:42,840 Speaker 1: ground to confirm any rubbers in the bowl. We always 736 00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:44,160 Speaker 1: love to hear from you, so hit us up on 737 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:47,040 Speaker 1: email good game at wondermedianetwork dot com or leave us 738 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:49,480 Speaker 1: a voicemail at eight seven two two oh four fifty 739 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:52,760 Speaker 1: seventy and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review, y'all. 740 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 2: It's real easy watch the Seattle Rain. 741 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 1: Once again capitalizing on Trader's fever rating one out of 742 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:04,120 Speaker 1: one episodes released so far review. For a second straight season, 743 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,759 Speaker 1: the Seattle Rain have turned their preseason camp into a 744 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:09,560 Speaker 1: mini version of the popular show Traders Do you guys 745 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:12,480 Speaker 1: watch this show. No spoilers, just know that this season 746 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:15,040 Speaker 1: was definitely worth the watch. I finally finished it over 747 00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 1: the weekend. But unlike The Peacock Show with Alan Cummings 748 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:20,840 Speaker 1: and a Scottish Castle, the Rain version is called Cloak 749 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:23,640 Speaker 1: and Crown and it takes place during their preseason training 750 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:24,800 Speaker 1: in the Coachella Valley. 751 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:25,200 Speaker 2: Now. 752 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:27,600 Speaker 1: I love this tactic for team bonding, getting to know 753 00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:31,280 Speaker 1: each other, participating in some fun challenges, and also creating 754 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:34,959 Speaker 1: some great content for fans, including coach Laura Harvey hitting 755 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:35,560 Speaker 1: the six seven. 756 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:36,359 Speaker 2: Now. 757 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:38,680 Speaker 1: I don't know when episode two hits, but after episode one, 758 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,960 Speaker 1: I am not buying me official story she got seven 759 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:44,280 Speaker 1: votes and then later pleads her case and can't seem 760 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:45,759 Speaker 1: to remember how many votes she got. 761 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:46,960 Speaker 2: She says she got five. 762 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:50,080 Speaker 1: Naw, she's trying to downplay how many teammates are on tour. 763 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:54,520 Speaker 1: Mia is a trader for sure. You can decide for yourself. 764 00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:56,600 Speaker 1: We'll link to episode one of this year's Cloak and 765 00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:59,799 Speaker 1: Crown in the show notes. Now it's your turn, y'all, 766 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:04,520 Speaker 1: rate and review. Thanks for listening, See you tomorrow. Good game, Monica, 767 00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:07,520 Speaker 1: good game me. 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