The gold medal-winning United States women's hockey team has declined an offer by the White House to attend Tuesday's State of the Union address, citing "timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments" as the reason.
The women's team beat Canada for the gold medal in a come-from-behind 2-1 overtime victory in which Hilary Knight broke U.S. Olympic scoring records and Megan Keller scored the winning goal.
The USA men's team made it 2-for-2 when it beat Canada for a gold medal on Sunday.
President Donald Trump called the men's team afterward and invited those players to the State of the Union and a White House visit, offering to transport them on a military plane.
He also said on the call, "I must tell you, we're going to have to bring the women's team, you do know that?"
