Trump congratulates Team USA after picking up men's hockey gold in Olympic thriller

President Donald Trump reacted to Team USA men’s crystal hockey’s overtime triumph against Canada to triumph the golden medal astatine the 2026 Winter Games connected Sunday.

Jack Hughes scored the game-winner, getting a changeable past Canadian goaltender Jordan Binnington. It was Team USA’s archetypal golden medal successful the athletics since the "Miracle connected Ice" squad accomplished the feat successful the 1980 Olympics.

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President Donald Trump dances aft speaking astatine a rally astatine Coosa Steel Corporation successful Rome, Georgia, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

As the Americans celebrated successful Milan, Italy, the president reacted connected Truth Social.

"Congratulations to our large U.S.A. Ice Hockey team. THEY WON THE GOLD. WOW!" helium wrote connected the societal media platform.

"WHAT A GAME!!!" helium added. "LOTS OF WINNING!!!"

Trump’s governmental prodding of Canada helped reignite the rivalry betwixt the 2 nations connected the ice. It began past twelvemonth arsenic Team USA and Canada fought each different during the 4 Nations Face-Off.

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Jack Hughes, who scored the winning overtime goal, celebrates aft defeating Canada astatine the Winter Olympics successful Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Americans didn’t travel location with the tourney triumph that time, but delivered erstwhile it counted connected the planetary state.

Matt Boldy scored the archetypal extremity for the Americans successful the archetypal period. The Minnesota Wild prima divided 2 Canadian defenders and got his changeable past Binnington.

Even arsenic Cale Makar tied the crippled successful the 2nd period, neither squad would let a extremity successful the third. American goaltender Connor Hellebuyck blocked 40 shots and stopped immoderate of Canada’s champion chances precocious successful the game.

The golden medal is pictured aft the men's crystal hockey golden medal crippled betwixt Canada and the United States astatine the Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Hughes scored the victor aboriginal successful overtime. Team USA won, 2-1.

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