Jessica Lutz, a barista in a D.C. coffee shop who plays hockey in an Arlington men’s league, scored the go-ahead goal in the third period in Switzerland’s 4-3 win over Sweden in the women’s hockey bronze medal game at the Sochi 2014 Games.
“I’m so proud,” said Lutz, who works at The Coffee Bar at S Street NW, near 14th Street, “I am going to wear the bronze medal when I get back to work.”
Lutz, a Rockville native who has dual citizenship because her father was born in Switzerland, scored at 13:53 of the third period to break a 2-2 tie. The Swiss team trailed 2-0 entering the period, but scored four unanswered goals to take command late in the game. When it was over, their players put on a gold-medal-worthy celebration, tossing their equipment in the air, storming the ice and make pseudo-snow angels on the ice.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling,” said Lutz, who scored one other goal in the tournament. “It was probably the craziest game I’ve ever played in … It was a great pass [that set up] my goal. I couldn’t control my excitement but the coach was telling us to stay calm and concentrate. I still can’t believe what happened.”
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Photos from Day 13 | Daily TV schedule | U.S. medal winners
Thursday, February 20 EST
| 3 a.m | Nordic combined | NBC Sports |
| Women's curling (GBR-Sui) | ||
| 7 a.m. | Women's hockey (Swe-Sui) | NBC Sports |
| 10 a.m. | Figure skating | NBC Sports |
| Noon | Women's hockey (U.S.-Can) | NBC |
| Freestyle skiing | ||
| 2 p.m. | Freestyle skiing | NBC Sports |
| 3 p.m. | Encore hockey (Swe-Sui) | NBC Sports |
| 5 p.m. | Hockey game of the day (U.S.-Can) | NBC Sports |
| 5 p.m. | Women's curling (Swe-Can) | CNBC |
| 8 p.m. | Freestyle skiing | NBC |
| Figure skating |
