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She told reporters after the game why she didn't want to wear the second-place medal.
"Just hard. We were going for gold," she said, via The Globe and Mail. When asked if the silver was any consolation she responded, "I mean, yeah. Once we reflect. But now, not at the moment."
From The Globe and Mail:
After leaving the ice heartbroken, and struggling to answer post-game questions for reporters, Larocque had almost made it to the dressing room when an official from hockey's governing body pulled her aside and gave her a talking to.
Few people witnessed it, but there was Larocque, tears welling up in her eyes, holding her unwanted silver medal, being told by a man in a suit about the "legal" reasons why she can't refuse to wear it. This was the Olympics, the official from the International Ice Hockey Federation explained. It doesn't matter how sad you are. Or how angry, or disappointed. There are rules.