As members of the U.S. men's hockey team jetted out of Washington after Tuesday night's State of the Union address, the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics stand as a testament to national pride amid political storms, with gold medals doubled as defiant statements against division at home and oppression abroad.
The men's squad, fresh off a thrilling overtime victory over Canada — the first U.S. gold in the event since the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" — eagerly accepted President Donald Trump's invitation during a locker room call.
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