Meet the women of the U.S. Winter Olympics team

[post_page_title]Amanda Kessel in real life[/post_page_title]
But while the former silver medalist is clearly a success, let’s acknowledge a bit about where it came from. We already mentioned a bit about young professional athletes growing up with professional role models who were also family members – and Amanda Kessel is one of these cases. In fact, her brother, Phil Kessel, is a player on the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, and has won the Stanley Cup twice! Talk about influence – they must have had plenty of backyard games as kids.