Hip-hop icon Flavor Flav revealed plans Thursday to throw a multi-day celebration in Las Vegas this summer for the U.S. women’s ice hockey team following their gold medal triumph at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
The Public Enemy founding member took to social media to announce his “She Got Game” weekend celebration, scheduled for July 16-19 in collaboration with MGM Resorts. The event will recognize the women’s hockey champions along with other accomplished female athletes.
The 66-year-old entertainer, who has become a vocal advocate for women’s athletics, also established a GoFundMe fundraiser to benefit U.S. women’s Olympic medal winners.
“Many of y’all asked how you can support and donate to our female athletes and the celebrations. So I created a Go Fund Me. I’m hopeful this can have an impact beyond the weekend and help those that represent the best of the U.S.,” he posted on X.
USA Hockey has not yet confirmed whether all 23 team members will participate in the Las Vegas festivities.
Flavor Flav extended his invitation through a formal email to the players, promising “a real celebration” complete with dining experiences and entertainment shows. The rapper previously served as the official hype man for U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams during the Milano Cortina Games and supported the women’s water polo squad at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
His celebration announcement follows the women’s hockey team’s decision to skip President Trump’s State of the Union address this Tuesday. USA Hockey explained that scheduling conflicts and travel complications prevented the women from joining the men’s gold medal team at the event.
Trump had extended the invitation during a Sunday locker room congratulatory call to the men’s team after their 2-1 overtime victory against Canada. The women’s squad also defeated Canada by an identical score in overtime three days prior.
During that call, with FBI Director Kash Patel present, Trump told the men’s team, “We’re going to have to bring the women’s team, you do know that,” later adding he would “probably be impeached” if he failed to include them.
Flavor Flav referenced Trump’s comments in his message to the women’s team, continuing his pattern of championing female athletes on the biggest stages.
