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Brock Nelson returned to the Colorado Avalanche after helping the United States win the 2026 Winter Olympics gold in men’s hockey, describing the moment as unforgettable, sharing emotional family moments, and addressing the criticism surrounding Team USA while noting he couldn’t attend the White House visit due to scheduling and family considerations, emphasizing pride in both the men’s and women’s teams.
The U.S. women’s ice hockey team declined President Trump’s invitation to attend the State of the Union, citing timing and previously scheduled commitments after winning gold at Milano Cortina 2026; Trump had invited the men’s team and joked about bringing the women, though their invitation status remains unclear.
Team USA captured its third Olympic gold in men’s hockey in dramatic overtime against Canada, a win wrapped in a poignant tribute to the late Johnny Gaudreau as teammates carried his memory—and his family’s presence—onto the ice, highlighting the sport’s celebrated “hockey brotherhood” and the broader themes of resilience, family, and sportsmanship surrounding the gold-medal moment.
Team USA defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime to win its first Olympic men’s hockey gold since 1980, with Jack Hughes scoring the OT winner; the victory was accompanied by a tribute to Johnny Gaudreau, who died in 2024, as teammates wore a Gaudreau jersey and posed for photos with his children, keeping his memory alive in the locker room and on the ice.
The U.S. and Canada meet in the Olympic men’s hockey final in Milan, with Team USA chasing its first gold since 1980’s Miracle on Ice against a star-powered Canadian squad led by Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon; Crosby’s status is uncertain, and both teams’ NHL pedigrees promise a historic, hard-fought title game.
Britain’s men’s curling rink, led by Mouat, pushed Canada close but could not convert a late advantage; Canada capitalized in the final ends to clinch Olympic gold, denying Mouat’s British team a second straight gold after a string of successes.
The United States boosted its Winter Olympics gold total to a record 11, with American athletes winning gold across multiple events at the 2026 Games in Italy (Milan/Cortina).
Team USA won gold in the Mixed Team Aerials, their 11th gold of the Games and a new American single-Games gold record, pushing total medals to 30 as Switzerland and China trailed on the podium and Norway led the overall medal table.
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won the men’s 50km cross‑country race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, earning his sixth gold—the most at a single Games—and capping a Norwegian podium sweep as he cemented his status as the greatest cross‑country skier.
The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics culminate with a highly anticipated gold-medal showdown in men’s hockey between the United States and Canada, marking the NHL’s return to the Games; both teams are undefeated and stacked with top players as the last event before the closing ceremony.
Norway claimed its 17th gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, breaking the record for most golds won by a country at a single Winter Games as Johannes Dale-Skjevdal won the men’s 15-km mass start biathlon.
Hilary Knight, 36, captained Team USA to gold in Milan-Cortina 2026, becoming the U.S. women’s hockey all-time leader in goals and points as the U.S. beat Canada 2-1 in overtime. Knight tied the game with a third‑period goal, and Megan Keller delivered the overtime winner. Knight has competed in five Olympics (2010–2026) and hinted this could be her final Games. Off the ice, she got engaged to fellow Olympian Brittany Bowe the day before the gold-medal game, adding a personal milestone to a historic Olympic run.
At Milan, the U.S. women’s hockey team rallied to beat Canada 2-1 in sudden-death overtime for Olympic gold, with Hilary Knight tying late and Megan Keller scoring in the three-on-three OT; the win gives the U.S. its third women’s hockey gold and Knight becomes the U.S.’s all-time Olympic scorer.
Mikaela Shiffrin snapped her Olympic slump by winning the women's slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games, celebrating with a bold, profanity-laced Instagram post that proclaimed she had won and reflected on self-doubt and perseverance.
Mikaela Shiffrin won the slalom gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo with a two-run 1:39.10 total, beating Camille Rast by 1.50 seconds and earning her first Olympic medal since 2018 after a string of disappointments. The victory capped a long, emotional journey—including personal loss and Beijing/Cortina setbacks—by delivering two near-flawless runs and sealing Shiffrin’s status with her third Olympic gold and eighth Olympic medal overall.