"I thought it was sort of a distasteful joke, and unfortunately that is overshadowing a lot of the success, the success of just women at the Olympics carrying for Team USA and having amazing gold medal feats. We're just focusing on celebrating the women in our room, the extraordinary efforts, and continue to celebrate three gold medals in program history as well as the double gold for both men's and women's teams."
"Women aren't less than, and their achievements shouldn't be overshadowed by anything else other than how great they are."
The U.S. men's and women's hockey teams both captured gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, each defeating Canada 2-1 in overtime for their third Olympic gold. However, the celebration was overshadowed by President Trump's joke made during the men's team's dressing room visit, where he joked about potentially being impeached if he didn't invite the women's team to the State of the Union. Video showed men's team players laughing at the remark. Team USA women's captain Hilary Knight criticized the joke as distasteful, noting it overshadowed the women's extraordinary Olympic success and achievements. Knight emphasized the focus should remain on celebrating the women's accomplishments and the historic double gold medals for both programs.
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