″……………… Wooooo!”
On Monday, the National Hockey League published a video on X that showed members of the U.S. men’s hockey team deplaning at Miami International Airport after their gold-medal win at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Considering that this is the first time in 46 years the men’s team has won gold at the global sporting event, one would assume they’d receive a hero’s welcome. But, thanks to a gross exchange the team had with President Donald Trump after their big win, they got more of a zero’s welcome.
The video shows the team, many of them donning gold medals, walking into the airport and waving to a crowd. But what makes the video truly cringey is that very few people are cheering for them — you can hear a single person yell “Woo!” followed by an awkward clap and a beat of silence.
Someone then loudly says, “Wow!” and then a handful of people begin chanting “USA! USA!” in the most lukewarm way possible. As more players walk into the airport, pumping their fists and giving the thumbs up, you hear a few more stray “woos” and claps before it goes dead silent.
