"As soon as U.S. hockey defender Laila Edwards skates onto the Olympic ice ahead of Thursday's gold medal game against Canada, she will scan the stands for the real MVP: her 91-year-old grandmother. Their shared ritual was on display at Team USA's semifinals game on Monday night only made possible through an outpouring of donations to a GoFundMe drive, with by far the biggest individual contribution coming from NFL brother tandem and hometown allies Travis and Jason Kelce."
"As she comes in, she's looking around, her grandmother, Ernestine Gray, told The Associated Press. Then I say, I won't do anything to distract her.' Then she did see me and I wave to her and then she waved back. Edwards, the first Black female hockey player to represent the U.S. at the Olympics, has fielded a team of her own in Milan. The fundraiser enabled 10 family members and four friends to travel from the U.S. to Italy for her Olympic debut."
Laila Edwards will scan the stands for her 91-year-old grandmother as she skates onto the Olympic ice for the gold medal game against Canada. Family members and friends traveled from the U.S. to Milan after an outpouring of donations to a GoFundMe, with a major contribution from NFL brothers Travis and Jason Kelce. The fundraiser paid for 10 family members and four friends; others covered their own expenses. Edwards is the first Black female hockey player to represent the United States at the Olympics. Her family's presence provided emotional support and celebrated her Olympic debut.
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