The flag that was draped over the shoulders of Knight, widely regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time, was procured by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum and displayed at the Starbucks Winter House, where Knight and the U.S. women's hockey team celebrated with friends and family early into the morning. Huban and Va’i brought three of those torches to Milano Cortina — from 2022 Beijing to mark the last Winter Games, 2024 Paris to mark the last Summer Games and the 1984 Los Angeles torch in honor of the next host of the Games. Word of the medal care kits even got back to the 1998 women's hockey team that won gold in the inaugural women's competition: A member of the squad grabbed one and "forwarded the message to her whole team in their group chat.
Author: Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY
Published at: 2026-02-22 23:52:37
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