{"id":494028,"date":"2026-02-27T17:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/494028\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:35:12","slug":"us-womens-hockey-team-has-date-in-july-with-flavor-flav-in-vegas-to-celebrate-gold-medal-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/494028\/","title":{"rendered":"US women\u2019s hockey team has date in July with Flavor Flav in Vegas to celebrate gold medal victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

(AP) – The United States women\u2019s hockey team has a date with Flavor Flav in Las Vegas in July to celebrate winning the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics.<\/p>\n

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

\"TeamTeam United States players pose together after receiving their gold medals after the women’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.(Carolyn Kaster | AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/p>\n

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

The women\u2019s players accepted the invitation without input from USA Hockey, a person familiar with the 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 it will visit the White House after USA Hockey cited logistics and travel issues in declining President Donald Trump\u2019s invitation to join the U.S. men\u2019s gold medal-winning team at the State of the Union on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\"AmericanAmerican rapper Flavor Flav, center, attends the skeleton mixed team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.(Akmal Rajput | AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/p>\n

Flavor Flav is a longtime supporter of women\u2019s 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 event came together quickly after that. Brands swarmed the comments expressing interest: \u201cLet\u2019s talk,\u201d said a reply from Alaska Airlines.<\/p>\n

The GIST, which prides itself on providing equal coverage to men\u2019s and women\u2019s sports and reaches roughly 1 million newsletter subscribers, will serve as the official media and content partner for the weekend, co-founder Jacie deHoop said. The company had reached out to the rapper after seeing his post.<\/p>\n

According to deHoop, the celebration was born as a direct response to Trump\u2019s joke on a phone call to the victorious men\u2019s team that he would also have to invite the women to the White House or face impeachment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really disheartening to see,\u201d deHoop said. \u201cI think it definitely came across as that the women\u2019s team is an afterthought, and I think women\u2019s sports has been in this position too many times where the women have to play second fiddle and are being treated as kind of second-class citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"UnitedUnited States players celebrate after beating Canada in overtime to win the women’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.(Carolyn Kaster | AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/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\u2019s Hockey League and college teams.<\/p>\n

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

Trump said Tuesday night that 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 initially invited the women 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

\u201cWe\u2019re going to have to bring the women\u2019s team, you do know that,\u201d Trump said to the men\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

U.S. women\u2019s captain Hilary Knight on Wednesday referred to the comment as \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

___ <\/p>\n

AP Business Writer Claire Savage in Chicago contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP Olympic coverage: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics<\/p>\n

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