US EditionHilary Knight calls President Trump’s White House invite a ‘distasteful joke’
Hilary Knight called President Trump's remark overshadowing women's Olympic success a distasteful joke and highlighted the team's historic achievements at the 2026 Winter Games.
- On Wednesday, Hilary Knight, captain of the U.S. women's Olympic hockey team and two-time gold medalist, told ESPN the focus should remain on U.S. women’s Olympic achievements rather than President Donald J. Trump's offhand remark, which she said distracts from female athletes' success.
- Captured on speakerphone, President Donald J. Trump invited the U.S. men's hockey team to the State of the Union and joked about inviting the women's team, prompting online criticism.
- Outscoring opponents 33-2, the U.S. women's hockey team finished 7-0 with five shutouts, while Hilary Knight closed her final Olympics as the all-time U.S. leader with 15 goals and 33 points.
- On Monday the team was scheduled to fly into New York but a Northeast snowstorm forced a reroute through Atlanta, canceling planned New York Stock Exchange promotional appearances and the White House visit, USA Hockey explained.
- Knight said, `I think this is just a really good learning point to really focus on how we talk about women, not only in sport but in industry,` while Jack Hughes and Jeremy Swayman stressed mutual respect and regret over reactions.
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U.S. women’s Olympic ice hockey team captain Hilary Knight described Wednesday as “a joke of bad taste” President Donald Trump’s invitation to the White House, during an appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter program. The invitation came after Trump extended a welcome to the men’s team through a phone call on Sunday, as they celebrated in the locker room his 2-1 win in extra time in front of Canada to win the gold medal. “I must tell you that we will…
Hilary Knight, the captain of the United States ice hockey team, a sacred Olympic champion in Milan last week, regretted on Wednesday that President Trump's "bad taste" joke had cast a shadow on the Olympic success of his team in Italy.
Hilary Knight Says President Trump’s Joke About Women’s Hockey Team Overshadows Their Success
Hilary Knight is sharing her thoughts on the comment President Donald Trump made about the gold-winning women’s ice hockey team while congratulating the men’s hockey stars for their big win at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
The captain of American hockey women deplores Trump's "bad taste" joke.
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