Q1: Hockey, by tradition, calls extra attention to the team captain with the "C" on your jersey. How do you see your role as captain?

CAMMI GRANATO: I think it's really hard to define. Me, personally, I'm not a loud leader. I lead by example. The team comes first. It's a different role than just player. You have to make time to watch and make sure other players are feeling good about their chances. It's a big honor.

Q2: Are you any different as a player than four years ago?

CAMMI GRANATO: I think I've evolved as a player. I've changed a little. I'm killing penalties a little more and I think my skating has gotten stronger.

Q3: The team has been so successful during the pre-Olympics tour. Is there any danger that the success could make you too comfortable?

CAMMI GRANATO: I don't think so. I worried about that a little bit after we beat Canada five times in a row. But, everyone knows we have to remain so focused. We try to take it a step at a time and the way we won the games, we're not fooling ourselves. We know Canada has a great team and we're evenly matched.

Q4: The U.S. and Canada have been so dominant that the gold is almost assumed to come down to your games against each other. What other country or countries have the best chance of getting in the way of that?

CAMMI GRANATO: Finland is very, very dangerous. They have a lot of speed and a defensemen who shoots the puck harder than most guys. They have good goaltending and always play us tough.

Q5: Do you continue playing hockey after these Olympics?

CAMMI GRANATO: I don't know. I said I was done after the last one. I've been getting more emotional thinking this might be the last. I want to enjoy it.

Q6: What is ahead for you after hockey? Do you go back to broadcasting where you have some experience?

CAMMI GRANATO: The biggest thing I want is a place of my own. I have boxes and stuff in storage and I go back to my parents. I just want my own place and a normal life for a little while. Then, I'll see what's next.

Q7: If not for hockey, what sport might you have been more involved in?

CAMMI GRANATO: I definitely know I'm going to do a lot of biking when I'm done. I don't know if I'll do it competitively, but I've enjoyed it during training. It's something I want to do more of, whether it's mountain biking or cycling.

Q8: Do you think the newer women on the team will get the same thrill out of their first Olympic game as you were able to experience as part of the first World Championships or the first Olympics with women's hockey?

CAMMI GRANATO: Anyone who gets to experience the Olympics knows how lucky they are. The kids have worked so hard the last three years to build up for this experience. They know what it's about.

Q9: What is the most important step for women's hockey to keep gaining interest as a spectator sport?

CAMMI GRANATO: Just exposure. It's the old question of which comes first. We need that exposure of getting the sport out there. Once we have the exposure and people see it, they'll want to come back. The Olympics add a ton of exposure. They change the way people see the game. That's a big bonus.

Q10: Of all the places international hockey has taken you, aside from the hockey experiences, what trip have you enjoyed the most?

CAMMI GRANATO: China. Just because it is so different. Just to be able to stand on the Great Wall and think hockey brought us there. We also went to Warroad (Minn.), which is like Hockeytown, U.S.A. The excitement of the people and what it meant to have us there was great.