| BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (UPI) -- Angela Ruggiero and Jenny Potter have been selected to their fourth U.S. women's Olympic hockey team, officials said Friday.
U.S. hockey officials announced the U.S. team roster Friday, pointing out that 15 of the 21 players will be playing in their first Winter Olympics. The United States starts competition Feb. 14 against China, two days after the formal start of the 2010 Games in Vancouver, Canada.
This will be the fourth time the Olympics includes women's hockey. The United States won the gold medal in the initial competition in 1998, won the silver in 2002 and was the bronze medalist in 2006.
Ruggiero and Potter played on all the previous U.S. Olympic teams. Natalie Darwitz and Julie Chu were chosen for their third Olympics and Molly Engstrom and Caitlin Cahow are the only other U.S. players on the 2010 roster with Olympics experience.
However, 19 of the 21 players were part of the team that won the gold medal at the World Women's Championship last year.
"We have 57 days to go before the opening ceremonies of the Olympics," Michele Amidon, general manager for Team USA, said in a release. "We're enthusiastic and confident that we have the best 21 players to help us achieve our goal of winning the gold medal."
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
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| Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Readers: Merry Christmas! Here's a little something sent in by a reader (author unknown) who thought it would provide some holiday cheer:
Dear Annie: Three years ago, I was privileged to donate a kidney to someone I didn't know. I had been a registered organ donor for many years, but at age 66, I realized I might outlive my organs' usefulness.
My recipient and I weren't a great match, but a living kidney is much better than a perfect match from a deceased donor. Today we are both healthy and have become great friends.
Currently more than 104,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant. Nearly 82,000 are waiting for a kidney. Every day, 18 people die while waiting. In making their holiday gift lists, I encourage your readers to think about giving something truly useful -- a gift that can't be bought at any price and requires no wrapping or shipping. The National Kidney Foundation's Holiday Gift of Life campaign reminds us that for any occasion, the greatest gift we can give is the promise to save or enhance someone's life with organs and tissues that we no longer need. If possible, consider becoming a living donor. Give the gift of life. Your readers can learn more at www.kidney.org. -- Santa Rosa, Calif.
Dear Santa Rosa: On behalf of our readers, warm thanks to you and others who give life. You are greatly admired.
Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
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