Multiple U.S. Olympic men's ice hockey players have apologized for their team's response after U.S. President Donald Trump made a joke about the U.S. women's team. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/27/men-hockey-team-regrets-response/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #bradytkachuk #teamusa #matthewtkachuk #jakesanderson #hilaryknight
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#HilaryKnight, #USA #WomensHockey:
"Now I have to sit in front of you and explain someone else's behavior. It's not my responsibility"
I could explain to you the drama, but I won't
Because that defeats her point
Why, at the pinnacle of her team's success at the #Olympics #WinterOlympics #WinterOlympics2026, is the focus on anything other than her team?
Why steal their thunder? Why subcede it to someone else's toxicity?
A common problem in this world
#HilaryKnight, #USA #WomensHockey:
"Now I have to sit in front of you and explain someone else's behavior. It's not my responsibility"
I could explain to you the drama, but I won't
Because that defeats her point
Why, at the pinnacle of her team's success at the #Olympics #WinterOlympics #WinterOlympics2026, is the focus on anything other than her team?
Why steal their thunder? Why subcede it to someone else's toxicity?
A common problem in this world
After becoming Japan鈥檚 first figure skating pairs gold medalists at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara made a triumphant return to Japan on Wednesday, vowing to continue working together. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/26/miura-kihara-skating-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #teamjapan #2026milanocortinaolympics
Hilary Knight, who captained the U.S. women's ice hockey team to a gold medal at the Winter Olympics, called U.S. President Donald Trump's joke about her team "distasteful." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/26/hilary-knight-trump-joke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #hilaryknight #teamusa #donaldtrump
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So today I learned that Kyle Connor is greater than Connor Hellebuyck #NHLJets
@NunavutBirder @mike I'm wondering how many of the #Olympics men's players for NHL teams in Canada who went to the White House will find themselves traded (or hoping to be) in the next year or so. #nhl #hnom #sotu @Patrickoldhiker
At a homecoming news conference alongside several medalists, Team Japan head Hidehito Ito hailed the country's best-ever performance at the Winter Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/25/team-japan-olympics-homecoming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #hidehitoito #yumakagiyama #kaorisakamoto #ryuichikihara #rikumiura #kirakimura #kokomomurase
The Japanese Olympic Committee has identified 1,919 online posts defaming Japanese athletes who took part in the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy, among a total of around 240,000 posts related to Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/society/joc-olympics-defamatory-posts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #2026milanocortinaolympics #joc #olympics #socialmedia
American ski star Lindsey Vonn, who suffered a horrific fall in the Olympic downhill in Cortina, has thanked the doctor who saved her leg. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/24/vonn-olympic-injury-amputation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #lindseyvonn #skiing #2026milanocortinaolympics
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While the US hockey men's team chug beer with the FBI director, US women's team give a big FU to Trump - no thank you to a White House visit and State of the Union
The Women win
While the US hockey men's team chug beer with the FBI director, US women's team give a big FU to Trump - no thank you to a White House visit and State of the Union
The Women win
Beginners Guide to Team Tutberidze (drama) by Paola La
With five gold medals, 24 total medals and a slew of impressive performances from debutants and veterans alike, the Milano Cortina Olympics were a banner Winter Games for Team Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/23/japan-winter-olympics-powerhouse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #2026milanocortinaolympics #snowboarding #skijump #figureskating #icehockey #speedskating