TILA sa alapaap pa rin si Bianca Yasmine Cuevas ng Philippine Women’s Ice Hockey Team matapos ang tagumpya ng Pinoy sa katatapos na IHF Women’s Ice Hockey Challenge Cup Division 1 sa Zayed Sports City Ice Rink sa Abu Dhabi.

Pangarap ni Cuevas na mapabilang sa Philippine women’s ice hockey team, at higit pa ang naganap sa kanyang muntik hiling.

“For that dream to finally be a reality after all these years, it’s surreal. To be a part of this historic event is a true honor and a great privilege. I’m beyond grateful for my teammates who I am proud to call my sisters and for our amazing, dedicated coaches. This wouldn’t be possible without them,” pahayag ni Cuevas sa panayam ng Manila Bulletin Sports Online.

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Nanguna si Cuevas sa tournament statistics sa iskor na limang goals sa tatlong laro at anim na assists.

“To score the first goal in less than a minute proved that we were in control of the game. I felt so pumped and fired up to score more. We had a lot of great scoring chances but UAE’s goalie was pretty fired up too,” sambit ni Cuevas.

Sa kabila ng kumpiyansa ng koponan sa champ[ionship match laban sa UAE, sinabi ni Cuevas na nabunutan sila ng tinik nang makaiskor si Danielle Imperial ng goal may 39:53 sa laro.

“Danielle scored and it was like the fire sparked again. We were ready to bring that in the 3rd period and take it all the way. Although UAE scored with about just 3 minutes left in the game, our coaches reminded us to keep calm and keep playing our game. Before I knew it, the game is over and we won,” aniya.

Ipinanganak ay lumaki sa Manila si Cuevas bago nag-aral at sumabak sa ice hockey tournament mula noong 2016.

Naglalaro ang 20-anyos sa center-forward sa PH women’s team, at nagsimulang maglaro sa murang edad na 9 matapos maimpluwensiyahan ng nakatatandang kapatid.

“Some of us are joining a recreational league in Hong Kong called the Hockey 5’s. It’s happening in about 2 weeks,” aniya.