Overview
- Both U.S. teams won Olympic gold over Canada in Milano Cortina, with the women prevailing 2-1 in overtime and the men winning 2-1 for their first title since 1980.
- President Trump phoned into the men’s locker-room celebration, with FBI Director Kash Patel holding the line as Trump invited both teams to the State of the Union and offered military transport.
- USA Hockey confirmed the women declined the invitation due to prior academic and professional commitments and complex travel logistics, including commercial flights scheduled to arrive Monday night.
- The men’s team visited the White House ahead of the address, posing with Trump and displaying their medals after returning to the U.S. on a charter flight to Miami.
- Patel defended his celebratory locker-room appearance after video circulated online, as Democratic lawmakers pressed for investigations into his travel and use of government aircraft and the FBI said his Italy trip was for official Olympic-security meetings; Trump also posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social mocking Canada.