Dream worth more than gold

"We like where we are right now, and everybody is itching to move forward," said Katey Stone , coach of the U.S. Olympic women's hockey squad , after a recent two-hour practice in Belmont. Stone, also the women's hockey coach at Harvard, described the 20-member team as a great balance of veterans and youngsters, pointing to 31-year-old Harvard grad Julie Chu (#13) and the current Crimson trio of Michelle Picard (#23), Lyndsey Fry (#18), and Josephine Pucci (#24). Chu, prepping for her fourth Olympics, is clearly one of the team leaders. "I absolutely loved my Harvard experience," she said, "but now we're focused not on where we're coming from, but where we're all going as a team. When we play together, we're not from Harvard or Minnesota or any other place; we're a team representing the United States. We all have the same goal, which is to win gold." Chu smiled when asked if her younger teammates look to her for guidance. "The big thing for me is playing my role to the best of my abilities, and learning how to help lead the team and be a great teammate.