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2 weeks agoHockey star Laila Edwards' family cheers at Olympic debut, thanks to Kelce brothers and a GoFundMe
As soon as U.S. hockey defender Laila Edwards skates onto the Olympic ice ahead of Thursday's gold medal game against Canada, she will scan the stands for the real MVP: her 91-year-old grandmother. Their shared ritual was on display at Team USA's semifinals game on Monday night only made possible through an outpouring of donations to a GoFundMe drive, with by far the biggest individual contribution coming from NFL brother tandem and hometown allies Travis and Jason Kelce.
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fromTODAY.com
2 weeks agoTeam USA Hockey Mom Charone Edwards Is Winning The Internet With Her Pre-Game Fit Checks
While Laila Edwards shattered the icy glass ceiling as the first Black woman to play ice hockey for Team USA, her mom has also been capturing attention ... for her wildly entertaining pre-game social media fit checks. "OK, good people, I'm back for the quarter finals fit check! Back by popular demand! OK, well maybe it's my demand," she begins one of her TikTok videos.
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fromESPN.com
4 weeks agoLaila Edwards' historic journey to Team USA, 2026 Olympics
Hockey homes are like this, as hockey parents are prone to share in great detail. But what makes this home in Cleveland Heights different is that an Olympian lives here. Wait, scratch that. What makes this home truly unique is that the Olympian who lives here is the first Black woman to play for the U.S. women's national hockey team and the first Black woman who will play hockey for Team USA at the Olympics.
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