Trump praises Team USA Winter Olympians and Paralympians at White House after record medal haul

President Donald Trump looked implicit his near and close shoulder, arsenic good arsenic successful the crowd, arsenic helium hosted much than 120 Team USA Winter Olympians and Paralympians astatine the White House to observe their accomplishment astatine the Milano Cortina Games earlier this year.

There were 57 full medals brought backmost to the United States by the 300 athletes representing the Stars and Stripes, including 12 golden medals.

As Trump emphasized, it was a historical Winter Games for the Olympians, securing the most-ever U.S. golden medals successful a azygous year. It was besides the astir medals won (33) by Team USA successful a Winter Olympics extracurricular North America.

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President Donald Trump poses with Olympic medal-winning athletes astatine a reception for Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games successful the East Room of the White House connected Aug. 6, 2026, successful Washington, D.C. Trump honored the team's medal achievements astatine this year's Winter Games, wherever American athletes earned 57 full medals, including 25 gold. (Getty Images)

And 24 much medals came backmost to the States aft 72 Paralympians competed crossed each 5 sports, securing 13 golden medals including a 5th consecutive sled hockey victory.

"Paralympians bring location their 5th consecutive golden medal successful sled hockey, extending 1 of the top dynasties successful each of planetary sports and it’s astonishing what you’ve done. Nobody’s ever done thing similar it," Trump said earlier acknowledging members from that team.

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Speaking of hockey, Trump would beryllium remiss not to notation the men’s and women’s Olympic hockey squads that some defeated Canada successful overtime.

"The 2026 men’s Olympic hockey team. We celebrated unneurotic and it was truly an unthinkable time. The women’s squad and the men’s squad — it was conscionable incredible," Trump said.

"We can’t hide and ne'er would — and cipher would person the courageousness to hide either due to the fact that they are amazing. The history-making women’s hockey team. This squad near everything connected the ice."

Multiple Paralympic medalist and alpine monoskier Laurie Stephens smiles arsenic two-time Olympian and bobsledder Frank Del Duca presents President Donald Trump with a brace of shoes and a Team USA overgarment connected behalf of Team USA during an lawsuit welcoming Olympic and Paralympic wintertime athletes successful the East Room of the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected Aug. 6, 2026. (AFP)

Trump had antecedently invited members of the men’s Olympic hockey squad to his State of the Union code conscionable days aft winning gold, wherever goaltender Connor Hellebuyck was fixed the Presidential Medal of Freedom earlier that day.

Trump received backlash for making a joking remark during a telephone with the men’s squad pursuing their overtime triumph that helium would beryllium "impeached" if helium didn’t invitation the women to the White House for an lawsuit arsenic well. USA Hockey released a connection aboriginal that, portion athletes were grateful for the invitation, their progressive assemblage and pro schedules made attendance impossible.

But forwards Joy Dunne and Abbey Murphy were some among the Olympians and Paralympians down Trump connected Thursday astatine the White House. He took clip during his code to admit some of them.

After congratulating each subordinate of Team USA successful his speech, Trump was talented a Team USA varsity overgarment and a caller brace of shoes arsenic mementos for what was an unthinkable show each astir by those representing the country.

Megan Keller (5) of the United States and Hannah Bilka (23) of the United States observe aft winning the golden medal successful women's crystal hockey aft defeating Canada during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games astatine Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena connected Feb. 19, 2026. (Amber Searls/Imagn Images)

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Those who were incapable to be the lawsuit connected Thursday were already backmost grooming for the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Games , which volition beryllium held successful the French Alps .

In 2034, Salt Lake City volition beryllium the big tract for the Winter Games, which Trump was excited to mention.

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