Julie's nickname is "Chewie"; Weiland's is "Monkey". Cahow said the story of Weiland's nickname will be revealed later.
Cahow told a hilarious story about her first hockey experience. Her mom had her signed up for figure skating as a youth, and one day getting off the ice she noticed college girls with full hockey equipment and pony tails getting preparing to get on the ice. "That's when I knew I wanted to play hockey," said Cahow. She signed up for a house league, only her mom made her play with old skates. "I played a season with a bicycle helmet and figure skates...the only one on the ice with figure skates! ...If I could make it through that season I could survive anything."
During the demonstration on the FHCD gym floor, all the Olympians had sticks and were firing orange street hockey balls at a hockey net. All the girls were wearing sneakers except the tall, striking blonde Gigi Marvin. Her listed height of 5'8" appears quite short of her actual height, and she chose to wear 3" high heels, that had her towering over her teammates, particularly the 5 foot Lawler, there appeared to be at least a foot differential in their height. Not surprisingly, Marvin's one-time slapshots were flying all around the gym, adding to the giddiness of the jet-lagged athletes.
The tiny Lawler, the one-time reluctant hockey player, has no shortage of personality, and is always the most energetic skater on the ice. Fearless, the 5 foot pepperpot has never shied away from a confrontation, and she LOVES to dance! Her teammates almost talked her into her rendition of Beyonce's dance from the music video "single ladies." there is a small sample of the moves from the Quest tour "All-Access" behind the scenes videos. Aboard a ferry out in the Vancouver Islands she had the camera turned on her for a few seconds and started the routine before returning to her role as shooter.
http://www.qwestallaccess.com/qwesttour/qwest-podcast/
USA Hockey P.R. manager Christy Jeffries calls it "a treat to watch". Her teammates seem to love it.
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