{"product_id":"crashing-the-net-the-us-womens-olympic-ice-hockey-team-and-the-road-to-gold-9780060192648","title":"Crashing the Net: The U.S. Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Team and the Road to Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs little girls  they fell in love with a sport that many of them were told girls could not play: ice hockey. Unwilling to take no for an answer  they tied back their hair  adopted boys nicknames  borrowed their brothers equipment  and set out to prove otherwise. In Crashing the Net Mary Turco tells the remarkable story of the first U.S. Womens Olympic Ice Hockey Team and their unforgettable journey to becoming gold medal winners at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano  Japan. Turco followed this dream team for many months as they trained in practice arenas and tournaments across the United States and Canada in anticipation of Nagano. In a lively narrative filled with intimate details of pregame locker room tensions  the Olympic team selection process  the drama of the battles on ice  and the personal friendships that were made along the way  Turco provides an inspirational behind-the-scenes look at how this team came to glory. We meet a wonderful cast of characters: twenty high-achieving  defiant female athletes  both seasoned players and enthusiastic rookies; their coach  a mythical figure in mens ice hockey who treated his players as world-class athletes; and the players families and friends  who encouraged these girls to follow their dreams  challenge prejudice against contact sports for women  and risk everything in crashing the net. Looking up in the stands at Nagano during their victory ceremony  the women of Team USA could see hundreds of fans waving congratulatory banners. One of them read  \"Girls Can Do Anything.\" Crashing the Net and this special team bring this important message to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652345389109,"sku":"ByrdShop_006019264X","price":137.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780060192648.jpg?v=1781851233","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/crashing-the-net-the-us-womens-olympic-ice-hockey-team-and-the-road-to-gold-9780060192648","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}