<p>Taft math teacher, hockey coach, and admissions team member Gretchen Silverman.</p> <p>Gretchen at age 6 in her hand-me-down gear.</p> <p>Gretchen Age 8 with her first new gear--gloves. She was so excited she slept in them that night! </p> <p>Gretchen in her youth hockey leave with idol hockey legend former Whaler Gordie Howe.</p> <p>Gretchen Age 20, a senior at Dartmouth playing for the US National Team.</p> <p>Gretchen celebrating on the ice in Nagano, Japan, in 1998.</p> <p>The 1998 Gold Medal US Women's Ice Hockey Team</p> <p>Gretchen with her parents, Marilyn and Nicholas Ulion. Her biggest supporters!</p> <p>Gretchen's post-Olympic tour included stops at many schools and youth centers, where she inspired many young athletes.</p> <p>Meghan Duggan says her Olympic dream began when she met Gretchen in 1998. Today, Meghan also has an Olympic gold medal, won at the 2018 Olympics. It was the first US gold medal in women's ice hockey since 1998.</p> <p>On November 1, 2019, the 1998 US Women's Hockey Team was inducted into the US Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame. </p> <p>On November 1, 2019, the 1998 US Women's Hockey Team was inducted into the US Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame. </p> <p>In 1968 in Mexico City, John Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their fists on the medal podium to bring attention to civil rights issues. He was inducted into the US Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame with Gretchen on November 1, 2019.</p> <p>Members of the US Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame Class of 2019.</p> <p>Gretchen teaches, coaches, and lives in the dorm--the triple threat--at Taft. Here with an advisee.</p> <p>Gretchen Ulion Silverman</p> <p>Gretchen Ulion Silverman</p> <p>Gretchen continues to work with aspiring young hockey players.</p> <p>Gretchen continues to pay her experience forward, inspiring hockey players and all ages and all levels. </p> <p>Gretchen continues to pay her experience forward, inspiring hockey players and all ages and all levels. </p>