"To be able to play through injury was definitely a mental sort of gymnastic challenge for myself and also physical, but we've got some amazing support staff that did their best to get me out there and perform at my best as best as I could."
"I'm not walking around the best, and I'm missing a few games for the (PWHL's) Seattle Torrent, Knight said on CBS Mornings, acknowledging the ongoing effects of the knee injury sustained during Olympic competition in Milan."
Hilary Knight, captain of the U.S. women's hockey team, revealed she competed in Milan with a torn medial collateral ligament in her knee. Playing at age 36 in what she described as her final Olympics, Knight tied the gold medal game against Canada with just over two minutes remaining in regulation. She emphasized the mental and physical challenges of performing through injury, crediting the team's support staff for enabling her participation. Following the Olympics, Knight was placed on long-term injured reserve by the PWHL's Seattle Torrent. The U.S. men's hockey team also won gold, their first since 1980, with Jack and Quinn Hughes contributing to the victory.
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