There's no whining in hockey!

It appears Angela Ruggiero is not too pleased with how well the Canadian Womens Hockey team is doing.

According to this article:

American defenceman Angela Ruggiero blasted the Canadians saying they being selfish by blowing out the other teams.

Canada beat Italy 16-0 and Russia 12-0 in the first two games.

"I'm upset that Canada has been running up the score, especially against the host nation," Ruggiero told Sports Illustrated.

"There was no need for that. They're trying to pad their stats. Canada is running up the score for whatever reasons - personal, short-term."

However, Canadian forward Danielle Goyette denied that they were going for personal glory.

"One of the tiebreakers is goals scored and we know that," said Goyette.

The problem I have with Angela's whining is this - athletes train for this very moment. The whole world is watching and this is their moment to shine. This is their moment to have all their hard work pay off. And here we have someone whining about they should 'hold back'. Why should they hold back? Did she have a problem when the original Dream Team annihilated their opponents in basketball? Most likely not. I bet she has a double standard where men are concerned. Sometimes I think women are their own worse enemy. Let's be nice to these teams that aren't as good as us. What good is that? Would Italy or Russia be grateful to know that Canada slacked off? I highly doubt it. To get to that level you have to be competitive and play your best at all times. All I can say is, thank goodness Angela isn't playing for Canada.