Hayley Wickenheiser is currently living a double athletic life. Well-known for her skills as one of the premier hockey talents in the country, Hayley will become only the second Canadian female athlete to participate in both a summer and winter Olympics. If the team medals, she will become the first Canadian ever to win medals at both Games.

 Wickenheiser is realistic about her abilities in softball. "I'm not the best in softball and I have a lot of work to do," she says, "but I know that I have the potential to get better. If I put the same amount of time into this game as in hockey, I'm sure that I can accomplish as much."

 A science student at the University of Calgary, Wickenheiser is looking forward to a career in sports medicine one day. Her silver medal win at the 1998 Nagano Olympics stands as her greatest sport moment to date. Wickenheiser is the youngest player on the softball team going to Sydney.

2000 Games
Sept. 23: Canada lost 1-0 to China, finishing with 1-6 record in round-robin schedule.
Sept. 21: Canada lost 4-3 to Japan in 10 innings, dropping to 1-4 in round-robin play.
Sept. 20: Canada def. Italy 7-1 in round-robin play, raising record to 1-3.
Sept. 19: Women: Canada lost 1-0 to Australia, dropped to 0-3 record in round-robin play.
Sept. 18: Canada lost 3-2 to New Zealand in 10 innings of women's preliminary round, dropping to 0-2. Sept. 17: Canada lost 6-0 to United States in round-robin play.


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Making friends in Sydney

2000 Games Softball Coverage