U.S. women’s hockey team will not attend State of the Union after Trump invitation
The New York Times • • sports
Key Points:
- The U.S. women’s hockey team, gold medalists at the recent Milan Olympics, will not attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address due to prior academic and professional commitments.
- USA Hockey expressed gratitude for the invitation but cited scheduling conflicts as the reason for the women's team's absence from the event.
- The U.S. men’s hockey team, also Olympic gold medalists, received invitations to both the State of the Union and a White House event, with some players expected to attend.
- President Trump personally invited both teams during a celebratory call with the men’s team, joking about the necessity of inviting the women’s team to avoid impeachment.
- The U.S. women’s team remains dominant internationally, having
