Country: United States

Age: 27

Date of Birth: Jan. 12, 1979

Birthplace: Edina, Minn.

Height: 5-4

Weight: 145

Position: Forward

Shoots: Left

College: Minnesota-Duluth

Previous Olympics: 2002 at Salt Lake City - silver; 1998 at Nagano, Japan - gold.

International career highlights: Played in five World Championships; has 53 goals and 71 assists in 97 career games for Team USA; scored goal, six assists at 2002 Salt Lake City Games; recorded at least one point in four of six games to help the U.S. win the gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Games.

Other career highlights: Played three seasons at University of Minnesota-Duluth and one year at the University of Minnesota, scoring 139 goals, 183 assists in college career; finalist for Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award in three seasons at Minnesota-Duluth; won NCAA national championship in her 2002-03 junior season; led nation in scoring with 39 goals, 49 assists as a sophomore in 1999-2000.