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Saturday Night Live Just Turned a Triumphant Moment for Hockey and Connor Storrie Into a Grim Spectacle
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (147+ words) It does not take a communications professional to recognize this for what it is. It does not take a communications professional, though I am one, to recognize this for what it is. Last night should have been one of the…...
The Men’s Hockey Players Are Facing the Consequences of Their Dalliance With Trump
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1111+ words) The Men's Hockey Players Are Facing the Consequences of Their Dalliance With Trump'Slate On Sunday, Brady Tkachuk won an Olympic gold medal in Milan when the U.S. beat out Canada in the men's hockey final. On Tuesday, he was grinning and…...
How Hockey Got Drafted into the Culture Wars
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (116+ words) How Hockey Got Drafted into the Culture Wars'Slate Heated Rivalry's progressive, hockey-curious audience gets a reality check from the US Men's team in Italy. The gay romance show Heated Rivalry brought an influx of attention to hockey, and gold-medal winning…...
American Hockey Has Reached a New Level of Dominance.
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (242+ words) Both the U.S. women's and men's hockey teams took gold in the Winter Olympics. On the bonus episode, available exclusively for Slate Plus members, the hosts share their highs and lows of watching the Winter Olympics. Alex in Slate on America's…...
Kash Patel and the U.S. Men’s Hockey Team Deserve Each Other
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (895+ words) US Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel looks on prior to the Men's Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February…...
The U.S. Had a Crazy Strategy to Beat Canada for Men’s Hockey Gold. I Can’t Believe It Worked.
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (1664+ words) MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 22: Jack Hughes #86 of Team United States celebrates after their gold-medal win during the Men's Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey…...
One of the Olympics’ Biggest Stars Is at the Center of a Bizarre Intra-Squad Drama
1+ week, 1+ day ago (429+ words) Olympics Jerk Watch'is a long-running feature that subjectively rates the jerkiness (or lack thereof) of the Games" biggest stars. Read more of Slate"s 2026 Olympics coverage'here. Known for: Winning biathlon medals, stealing a teammate"s credit card, not taking full…...
It’s One of the Greatest Rivalries in Sports. Now, the Americans Own It.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (348+ words) This is part of Slate's 2026 Olympics coverage. Read more'here.' Only this time it didn't, and a few minutes later, Team USA finally slayed the Canadian beast. Three-on-three is a silly way to decide a game of this magnitude. Keller is…...
The Secret Behind the Most Thrilling Victory of the Winter Games
1+ week, 4+ day ago (495+ words) This is part of Slate's 2026 Olympics coverage. Read more'here.' After Mikaela Shiffrin crossed the finish line in the 2026 Olympic slalom, she appeared lost in a trance. No fist pump. No falling to the snow in relief. No tears of joy....
The TikTok Channel Telling Male Athletes to Love Each Other
1+ week, 5+ day ago (311+ words) Lessons from Heated Rivalry in IRL sports culture. Here at DSM, we've been enjoying Heated Rivalry, the HBO series about two pro hockey players who begin a secret love affair. The show is steamy, but it also highlights some persistent…...