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Jack Hughes and Megan Keller recount post-gold celebrations in Milan 2026, highlighting hugs, late-night cafeteria conversations, and a shared belief that Team USA’s men’s and women’s hockey teams were destined for gold.
After Team USA’s men’s hockey team beat Canada for gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Trump joked during a celebratory call about inviting the women’s team, prompting laughter that some players later described as inappropriate. Charlie McAvoy apologized, saying the moment didn’t reflect the team’s respect for the women’s squad, and goalie Jeremy Swayman urged they have handled it differently. Hilary Knight criticized the joke as distasteful, the women’s team had declined Trump’s invite, and the win marked the men’s first Olympic gold since 1980.
Lindsey Vonn disclosed that a Feb. 8 crash at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics caused a complex tibia fracture and a rare compartment syndrome, a condition that nearly led to leg amputation and required emergency surgery.
Jack Hughes returned to a boisterous New Jersey crowd to celebrate Team USA's Olympic gold, thanking his teammates, recalling the winning goal, and savoring the moment as a champion with Devils fans and USA Hockey.
Pat McAfee surprised Team USA by picking up a $150,000 champagne tab at E11EVEN Miami to celebrate the hockey team’s gold-medal win over Canada, with players seen partying and champagne flowing as McAfee praised the squad in a video; the week also featured a viral Trump call and a White House appearance by some players.
Johnny Gaudreau’s parents initially hesitated to attend USA Hockey’s invitation to watch the U.S. Olympics hockey semifinals and final in Milan, fearing an emotional toll while their late sons Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau are remembered; they ultimately traveled with family after daughter Katie urged them to go to honor the brothers. The U.S. won gold with a 2-1 overtime victory over Canada, and the team honored the Gaudreaus by carrying a jersey with Johnny’s name and inviting Noa and Johnny Jr. onto the ice for the photo after the win. The brothers were killed in 2024 by a drunk driver, and the case remains in court.
After edging Canada 2-1 in overtime to win Olympic gold, Team USA’s men’s hockey players celebrated with a champagne-sprayed, high-energy party at Miami’s E11EVEN, singing 'We Are the Champions' as Jack Hughes’ golden goal sparked the revelry; the group later drew attention for an invitation to the White House for the State of the Union.
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.
Alysa Liu’s gold, following the ISU’s age-rule changes, highlighted a strong American moment at Milan-Cortina 2026, while Eileen Gu’s three medals cemented her status as a global star representing China. But the Games were also defined by off-ice drama—from curling cheating headlines and a controversial ice-dance result to a high-profile US hockey celebration—showing how the 2026 Olympics blended spectacular sport with appearing chaos and national narratives.
Fresh off Olympic gold in Milan, the U.S. women’s hockey team will not attend President Trump’s State of the Union, citing timing and prior academic/professional commitments; the men’s team was also invited.
Jack and Quinn Hughes starred for Team USA in Milan, each with seven points, as Jack scored the overtime winner against Canada to give the U.S. its first men’s hockey gold since 1980. Back home, Luke Hughes—rehabbing a dislocated shoulder with the Devils—said he was 'in shock' watching his brothers’ triumph and praised their mother Ellen-Weinberg Hughes for her work with the women’s team, which also won gold. The U.S. earned two hockey golds and finished second in the medal tally behind Norway.
Team USA’s moving tribute to late hockey star Johnny Gaudreau—hanging his No. 13 jersey in the locker room and carrying it onto the ice after the gold-medal win—elicited heartfelt responses from his widow Meredith Gaudreau and sister Katie Gaudreau, who thanked the squad on social media and on Fox News. The homage also included Gaudreau’s children, Johnny Jr. and Noa, in the celebration, honoring a player who had been slated to compete for Team USA before his 2024 death.
U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn says a fasciectomy saved her leg from amputation after crashing at the 2026 Winter Olympics; she endured a complex tibia fracture, ankle injuries, a blood transfusion and compartment syndrome, spent nearly two weeks immobile in hospital, and is now out and focusing on rehab with bone healing expected to take about a year and possible future surgery to remove hardware and repair her ACL.
Lindsey Vonn said doctors saved her left leg with surgery after a crash in the 2026 Winter Olympics downhill event in Cortina d’Ampezzo, narrowly averting possible amputation.
Entering the final day of competition at Milano Cortina 2026, Norway leads the medal table with 40 total medals (18 gold), while the United States sits second with 32 medals and 11 gold — its highest-ever gold total at a Winter Games.