SOCHI SCENE: Wickenheiser’s plans

Published February 21, 2014 12:23pm ET



SOCHI, Russia (AP) — After winning her fourth gold medal in women’s hockey, Canada’s Hayley Wickenheiser says she needs a break. But don’t think that means the 35-year-old forward is finished.

“I feel like I still want to play and I love to play and feel like I’ve got a lot left, but right now I just need a break away from the game,” Wickenheiser said Friday, a day after winning what she described as the toughest gold of her career, a 3-2 overtime thriller against the United States.

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