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Rory Guilday Overcomes Tumor to Join Olympic Hockey Team

2/4/2026

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Rory Guilday, a 23-year-old defender from Chanhassen, Minnesota, has made the U.S. Olympic women's hockey team.
She was diagnosed with a benign optic nerve tumor in seventh grade and completed nine months of chemotherapy that affected her strength and vision.
She later played on world championship teams and was drafted by the Ottawa Charge.
She will make her Olympic debut against Czechia in Milan, with her family supporting her.

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Story summary

Rory Guilday, a 23-year-old defender from Chanhassen, Minnesota, has made the U.S. Olympic women's hockey team.
She was diagnosed with a benign optic nerve tumor in seventh grade and completed nine months of chemotherapy that affected her strength and vision.
She later played on world championship teams and was drafted by the Ottawa Charge.
She will make her Olympic debut against Czechia in Milan, with her family supporting her.