Memorabilia
Autographed puck by Women's Olympic Hockey forward Julie Chu
- Item Number
- 318
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Sold
- 30 USD to jtc141be9
- Number of Bids
- 2 - Bid History
Item Description
Get a piece of Olympic history with this hockey puck autographed by team forward Julie Chu. A four-time Olympian and the most veteran member of the women’s hockey team, Chu has medaled with Team USA at every Olympic Winter Games dating back to 2002 – earning silver three times (2002, 2010, 2014) and once claiming bronze (2006). She is tied as the second most decorated U.S. female in Olympic Winter Games history. She was also selected as the U.S. Olympic Team's flag bearer for the closing ceremonies.
Item Special Note
Growing up in Fairfield, Conn., Chu was big for her age, towering over her classmates in school pictures, almost 5-foot-8 by the sixth grade. She knew that when it came to ice sports, most girls gravitated to skating, but pirouettes weren’t her thing. She was a tough girl. She wanted to mix it up with the boys. When she was eight years old, she went to her bother Richard’s ice hockey game, and the rest, as they say, is history.
“I always say that hockey found me,” Chu says. “I remember going to the rink to watch one of (Richard’s) games, and seeing a poster on the wall that said, ‘Girls can play hockey, too.’ That was the moment when my world changed. I asked my parents if I could play, and I’m so grateful that they were all about opening doors and allowing me to pursue whatever I wanted. They suited me up in stinky, used hockey equipment, and I have loved it ever since.”
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