I hate hockey shootouts--unless they turn out with the U.S. women's team winning Olympic gold. Before heading to the Olympics, the team successfully fought USA Hockey for 15 months to get the same pay, equipment, staff and travel as the men's team. (They demanded, and got, a pay increase from $6,000 a year to $70,000 a year.) These women were obviously not to be messed with. The team battled relentlessly all night and came from behind to beat the Canadian favorites. The offensive firepower was provided by the identically brilliant Lamoreux twins--Monique tied the game in the third period and Jocelyne scored the winning goal with a mind-bending triple-deke move. Goalie Maddie Rooney (someone changed her Wikipedia job title to "Secretary of Defense" last night) provided a final save to nail down the win. A great win by a gritty team.