For sure, the sad part is that it's a two-team sport right now. Finland was in there for a while, and Sweden. A few other countries are starting to make a move, as is Russia because they are hosting it, but the sad part is that the other countries are not funded. These players are not playing for that long because they start families or they want to move on to other things. Funding is a huge issue in women's hockey in other countries.
As I said, we train harder and longer than any other country, and it shows when we play, but I still think a Canada-U.S. final at the Olympic Games is worth having women's hockey in the Olympics. For some sports it's a few seconds down a hill. You go through trials and heats, and what it really comes down to is that final race or that final game. I really don't see it as different from other sports, but I'm sure I'm biased.