. >> julie chu knows a thing or two about preparing for 0 lum pick competition. she has been a forward on the u.s. woman's ice hockey team for the last three olympic games winning silver and bronze medals in the process with the next olympiad approaching, she draws upon her experience to keep her eyes on the prize. >> i think the biggest thing is to stay focused on the present moment, have a great time because it's such an incredible journal, especially for hockey because it's over pretty much a week and a half, two week period. we have to make sure that we stay folks used and to the to spend too much energy early on but have energy left in the tank for later on in the tournament. >> as the first asian american to play on an u.s. ice hockey team as a harvard graduate and three-time olympic medalist, she has accomplished much but the idea of being seen as a role model is something that surprises her. >> it's a little bit surreal to be honest because when i started playing hockey, the dream of being an o lim meian wasn't there because it wasn't an olympic support u

. >> reporter: julie chu knows a thing or two about preparing for competition. after all she has been on the ice hockey came for the last olympic games winning silver and bronze medals. and she draws on her experience to keep the eyes on the prize. >> it is such an incredible journey, especially for hockey because it's over pretty much a week and a half, two week period we have to make sure that we don't expense too muchave what . >> reporter: being seen as a role model surprises her. >> when i started playing hockey the dream of being an olympian was not there because women's hockey was not a women's sport until 1998. now that i've been fortunate to represent our country with amazing other players, it really is a great honor, and it humbles me because i would never be here unless my mom and dad said i could play hockey when i was eight years old, and a girl at the time asking to play hockey was non-existent. >> while she may be comfortable with the liable "pioneer," she's looking to become a pioneer again to become the first asian-american woman to play ice hoc

she's more than an olympian, july chu is a pioneer. >> we are pushing harder. we are training smart, full-time as a team, in boston. we come to the rink with a smile. we know we can become better as a team, working on systems. >> julie chu knows a thing tore two been preparing for winter olympics. she's on in the last three olympic games winning silver and bronze. julie draws on her experience to help her keep her eyes on the prize. >> the biggest things is to focus on the present moment. it's an incredible journey. it's over in a week and a half, 2-week period. we have to stay focus the and not spend too much energy. we need energy left in the tank for later in the tournament. >> as the first asian american to play. as a harvard graduate and 3-time olympic medallist chew has accompanied much pt the idea of being seen as a roll model is something that surprises her. when i played hockey the dream of being an olympian wasn't there. women's hockey was not a sport until 1998. i have been fortunate yourself to represent our country with other players, it's a respon