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HT Image <\/p>\nHilary Knight is preparing to make the 2026 Milan Winter Games her fifth and final Olympics, the face of U.S. women\u2019s hockey told USA Today on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s time,\u201d Knight was quoted as saying. <\/p>\n
\u201cI have grown up in this program and it\u2019s just given me so much. I\u2019m at peace. I just have this feeling that it\u2019s time,\u201d she added. \u201cAnd I\u2019m grateful that \u2014 hopefully I can stay healthy and everything \u2014 I can go out when I\u2019d like to be done. That is such a privilege that only a handful of competitors get.\u201d <\/p>\n
The decision comes as Knight turns 36 in July, while entering her 20th year with the national team since making her debut in the 2006 Four Nations Cup tournament as a 17-year-old. <\/p>\n
Over that time, Knight has become one of her sport\u2019s most decorated and dominant players, including being named the winner of the IIHF\u2019s inaugural female player of the year award in 2023. <\/p>\n
Last month, she led the U.S. with nine points in winning her 10th gold medal at the world championships, a tournament in which Knights holds the career record for most goals, assists and points. At the Olympics, Knight won gold at the 2018 Games in South Korea along with three silvers. <\/p>\n
And she\u2019s coming off a PWHL season in which the Boston Fleet captain finished tied for the league lead with 29 points in 30 games. <\/p>\n
Though she\u2019s retiring from international play, Knight said she intends to continue her PWHL career in a league she played a role in helping launch in the summer of 2023. <\/p>\n
The six-team privately funded league surpassed the 1 million attendance mark this past season and last month announced it was adding expansion teams in Seattle and Vancouver for the start of its third season. <\/p>\n
Knight\u2019s impact on hockey also included her being at the forefront of the U.S. players\u2019 threat to boycott the 2017 world championships on home soil, successfully achieving their bid for better pay and more equitable treatment from USA Hockey. <\/p>\n
\u201cI understood what the sport gave me and I wanted to give that to other people. I wanted other people to have the same opportunities that I had,\u201d Knight said. \u201cObviously there\u2019s tons of work that always needs to be done, but I think we now have a career path.\u201d <\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Hockey: \/hub\/womens-hockey <\/p>\n
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