Flavor Flav to Host U.S. Women's Hockey After Trump Snub
Flavor Flav invited the U.S. women's Olympic hockey team to celebrate in Las Vegas after President Trump joked about excluding them; the team accepted and several brands offered support.
Overview
Rapper Flavor Flav said on Instagram that he would host the U.S. women's hockey team in Las Vegas, and the team accepted his offer, according to the articles.
President Donald Trump invited the U.S. men's hockey team to the White House and joked that he would 'have to bring the women's team' during a locker-room call, according to the articles.
Several brands, including StubHub, Alaska Air, Resorts World Las Vegas, Ramsay's Kitchen, Beis and the Palms Casino Resort, were reported to have offered services to help celebrate the women.
The U.S. women's hockey team won gold at the Milan Winter Olympics and had been honored at the 2018 PyeongChang Games, and a proposed White House visit was reported to be set for Wednesday.
Flav said he planned dinners and shows and to include U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams in a Las Vegas celebration, and it remained unclear whether members of either hockey team would attend the White House visit.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the story as a sympathetic corrective to Trump's perceived snub by using loaded words ("snubbed," "apparent disdain"), prioritizing voices critical of the president and celebratory of the women's team, highlighting supportive celebrity activism, and omitting countervailing explanations — creating a narrative of indignation and moral contrast.
FAQ
Flavor Flav invited the team to celebrate their gold medal win at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics after they declined President Trump's invitation to his State of the Union address, citing prior commitments, following his perceived snub in initially inviting only the men's team.
Yes, the team accepted Flavor Flav's offer to host them in Las Vegas for a celebration.
President Trump invited the U.S. men's hockey team to the White House and made a joking comment about the women's team during a call, but the women declined a State of the Union invitation due to prior commitments.
Brands including Alaska Airlines, StubHub, Resorts World Las Vegas, Ramsay's Kitchen, Beis, and the Palms Casino Resort offered support for the event.
The U.S. women's hockey team won gold over Canada at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
