{"id":195449,"date":"2026-02-26T21:59:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/195449\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T21:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:59:07","slug":"u-s-womens-hockey-to-celebrate-gold-medal-win-with-flavor-flav-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/195449\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. women\u2019s hockey to celebrate gold medal win with Flavor Flav \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States women\u2019s hockey team<\/a> has a date with Flavor Flav<\/a> in Las Vegas in July to celebrate its gold medal victory from the Milan Cortina Olympics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Under the heading \u201cIT’S HAPPENING,\u201d the rapper posted a note on his X account on Thursday, announcing he\u2019s hosting a \u201cShe Got Game\u201d weekend event from July 16-19 in partnership with MGM Resorts. The post said the event was being held to honor the women’s hockey team and other female athletes, with details to follow. The message featured a picture of the U.S. women’s hockey players celebrating in a circle.<\/p>\n

IT’S HAPPENING!!! \ud83e\udd29@FlavorFlav<\/a> is hosting SHE GOT GAME weekend on July 16-19 in Las Vegas! We can’t wait to celebrate the U.S. women’s hockey team and female athletes! LET’S GOOOOO \u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 pic.twitter.com\/kZAnoWAxHq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The GIST USA (@thegistusa) February 26, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

A publicist for Flavor Flav confirmed the event without providing further details.<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s players worked on their own to accept the invitation, without input from USA Hockey, a person familiar with discussions told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks were private.<\/p>\n

The person added that while the team is excited to attend, it\u2019s unclear if the entire 23-player roster will be on hand because of potential scheduling conflicts.<\/p>\n

The team has yet to determine whether to visit the White House after USA Hockey cited logistics and travel issues in politely declining President Donald Trump’s invitation<\/a> to join the U.S. men\u2019s gold medal-winning team at his State of the Union speech<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Flav is a long-time supporter of women’s sports and attended various Olympic competitions this month. He posted his invitation on Monday, shortly after the women turned down the trip to Washington.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the USA Women\u2019s Hockey team wants a real celebration and invite ,,, I\u2019ll host them in Las Vegas. Do some nice dinners and shows and good times,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI\u2019m sure I can get a hotel and airline to help me out here and celebrate these women for real for real.\u201d<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s team was originally scheduled to fly commercially to New York on Monday, but was forced to reroute through Atlanta because of a snowstorm in the Northeast. The timing and storm made it difficult for the women to change plans as they returned to their Professional Women’s Hockey League and college teams across the country.<\/p>\n

The PWHL schedule resumed on Thursday with Montreal playing at New York following a month-long Olympic break, while college players open their conference playoffs this weekend.<\/p>\n

In his address, Trump said plans were in the works to have the women\u2019s team visit the White House, though it\u2019s unclear when that could happen, USA Hockey said. The earliest the team could travel to Washington would be in late spring after the conclusion of the PWHL season.<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s invitation came late Sunday, when he called to congratulate the men for their 2-1 overtime win over Canada. The women\u2019s team was still in Milan, three days after also beating Canada 2-1 in overtime.<\/p>\n

In speaking to the men’s team following their win, Trump said: \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to bring the women\u2019s team, you do know that.\u201d He later joked that if he didn\u2019t extend the invitation, he would probably be impeached.<\/p>\n

U.S. women\u2019s captain Hilary Knight on Wednesday referred to the comment<\/a> as being \u201cdistasteful and unfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think just the way women are represented, it\u2019s a great teaching point and really shines light on how women should be championed for their amazing feats,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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