The Best and Worst of USA Hockey’s Brotherhood, All at Once
The Ringer • • sports
Key Points:
- Jack Hughes scored the overtime game-winning goal against Canada, securing the U.S. men's hockey team's first Olympic gold medal in 46 years at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, despite his visibly injured state.
- The U.S. women's hockey team also won gold earlier in the Games, marking the first time both U.S. men's and women's teams earned Olympic hockey gold in the same year.
- The men's team celebration was overshadowed by a controversial visit from FBI director Kash Patel and a subsequent FaceTime call with former President Donald Trump, which introduced political tension and criticism into the post-victory atmosphere.
- The women's team declined an invitation to the State of the Union address following the controversy, emphasizing their focus on their Olympic achievement rather
