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Leftists Hate REAL Unity of Men's and Women's Hockey Teams But Praise Eileen Gu, with Andrew Klavan

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Leftists Hate REAL Unity of Men's and Women's Hockey Teams But Praise Eileen Gu, with Andrew Klavan", an episode of Megyn Kelly published February 24, 2026 (21 min, about 4,006 words). It mentions 30 people, works and ideas, including Jack Hughes, U.S.A., Hockey, Division, Unity.

What this episode is about

The piece critiques how left-leaning commentators skew discussions of unity between men’s and women’s hockey teams while praising athletes like Eileen Gu, highlighting polarized sports coverage and the persistence of controversy in coverage beyond merit. It also contrasts sportsmanship across American and international competitions.

Key takeaways

  • Sportsmanship transcends ideology; pundits mistake applause for agreement, revealing their own bias more than the athletes'.
  • Controversy-for-coverage falters when athletes model unity; the press should chase excellence, not inflate noise.
  • Left-right rhetoric collapses when people lead with humanity, not dogma; empathy outperforms endless debate in public life.
  • Commentary about politics distracts from achievement—celebrate the win, then scrutinize the newsroom, not the champions.
  • Behind-the-scenes fandom (moms, siblings, coaches) often matters more than pundits’ posturing; culture beats controversy in sports storytelling.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 5:00: Jack Hughes, Hockey, Donald Trump, Today Show
  2. – 10:00: Hockey, Division, Bobby Kennedy, gender
  3. – 15:00: China, Olympics, Division, Eileen Gu
  4. – 20:00: Hockey, Halibuck, Jack Hughes, U.S.A.
  5. – 20:41: Birch Gold Group

Notable quotes from "Leftists Hate REAL Unity of Men's and Women's Hockey Teams But Praise Eileen Gu, with Andrew Klavan"

  • Sticking the mic in the guy's faces. But the today's show had an interview with Jack Hughes, our Golden Gor goal scorer and you know the guy without the teeth now. He's great.…
    about Jack Hughes · at
  • Know, I'm a big NFL fan. You watch these guys beat the living hell out of one another, and then they shake hands and hug each other and congratulate each other on the victory…
    about Sportsmanship · at
  • Moment that these players, both the men and women, can bring so much unity to a group and to a country. People that cheered on that don't watch hockey, people that have…
    about Hockey · at
  • What did you make of the president's comment? You hated it, didn't you? The implication clearly is.
    about Donald Trump · at
  • Big difference between human beings is gender. That's it. And so I don't really understand. It's it is about the division. It is about the hatred. It's it's about Yes. They want They can't stand it.
    about Division · at
  • To ski for them. And unlike Alyssa Louu, our golden ice skater, she, Eileen Goo, the skier, took the money and she went over there and skied for China and won some golds skiing…
    about China · at
  • Just it's just an absolutely criminal slave state and why the representatives of that state one of the reasons one of the reasons the Olympics don't land on me as hard as they…
    about Olympics · at
  • This is all This is all about our country right now. I love the USA. I love my teammates. It's unbelievable.
    about U.S.A. · at

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Jack Hughes — Person · Primary referenced athlete / example case · 3 mentions · first at
    His interviews are used to argue that Team USA athletes showed sportsmanship, patriotism, and unity despite media attempts to manufacture controversy.
  • Eileen Gu — Person · Primary criticized athlete / media example · 1 mention · first at
    Presented as an American who competed for China and is celebrated by US media; used to argue the media rewards anti-American signaling.
    They're making a heroine out of this woman. And what I see is this. Look at her during the Chinese national anthem.
  • Donald Trump — Person · Referenced political figure / controversy trigger · 3 mentions · first at
    Trump is referenced regarding the White House visit and the State of the Union, framed as a focal point for politicization and media antagonism.
  • Bobby Kennedy — Person · Referenced commentator being criticized · 2 mentions · first at
    He is quoted tweeting criticism of Team USA players and is then attacked as hypocritical due to pro-trans-in-women's-sports statements.
    Want them to have sports and retweets something he tweeted on 2525. So a year ago, trans women are women. Trans rights are human rights. Trans women belong in women's sports. To your point, sir.
  • Coleman Hughes — Person · Referenced parent/insider voice · 1 mention · first at
    Presented as Jack Hughes's mother and a consultant/adviser to the women's team, used to validate the 'unity' narrative from an insider perspective.
    Here's he's he's speaking to the Daily Mail. buted to Jack Hughes's mama, who herself is a badass. Ellen Hughes is not only a star hockey player in her own right, who married a…
  • Alysa Liu — Person · Referenced athlete used for contrast · 1 mention · first at
    Used as a contrasting example to Eileen Gu: framed as an American athlete with family history of fleeing China, not treated as suspect by the right.
    A Chinese mother and she was recruited by the Chinese for that reason to play to ski for them. And unlike Alyssa Louu, our golden ice skater, she, Eileen Goo, the skier, took…
  • Halibuck — Person · Referenced goalie (name unclear in transcript) · 2 mentions · first at
    Cited as the best player in the gold medal game, used to illustrate Jack Hughes's humility and team-first sportsmanship.
    Unbelievable game by Halibuck. He was our best player tonight by a mile.
  • Barack Obama — Person · Referenced former president (example in argument) · 1 mention
    Cited as an example of accepting election outcomes and political legitimacy, contrasted with current polarization.
  • Crypto Megan — Person · Referenced athlete (insufficient identification) · 1 mention · first at
    Jack Hughes mentions congratulating 'Megan' after the women's team won gold, but the transcript does not provide a full name.
    Obviously, when mine went in, I just like so many things thoughts and one of my first thoughts was her and I'm just like so proud to join her as a gold medisting pig.
  • Liz — Person · Referenced social media user (insufficient identification) · 1 mention · first at
    A tweet attributed to 'Liz' is used to illustrate accusations against the hockey team; no full name is provided.
    I'm looking for this tweet because it was very funny to me. yeah, here it is. So, somebody named Liz tweets out the following. It's got 1.2 million views already with 56,000…
  • Jill — Person · Referenced social media user (insufficient identification) · 1 mention · first at
    A response tweet attributed to 'Jill' is used to represent a pro-team 'hockey mom' perspective; no full name is provided.
    Medalists who laugh at misogynistic jokes at the expense of women. And then you've got like this response from Jill who I reposted. Hockey moms saw a team of hardworking, dedicated young men.

Concepts & topics

  • Hockey — Concept · Central sport / setting for controversy · 10 mentions · first at
    Hockey is the arena in which the episode contrasts sportsmanship and unity with political/media division.
  • Division — Concept · Core problem diagnosis · 4 mentions · first at
    Division is described as being driven by media and left-wing politics, shaping public perception and national conflict.
  • Unity — Concept · Core normative theme · 2 mentions · first at
    Unity is framed as what athletes create and what media/political actors allegedly oppose or undermine.
    It's just about the country and the moment that these players, both the men and women, can bring so much unity to a group and to a country. People that cheered on that don't…
  • patriotism — Concept · Core value claim · 2 mentions · first at
    Patriotism is presented as a positive, unifying sentiment expressed by athletes and contrasted with perceived media/left hostility.
    The USA hockey brotherhood is so strong and we had so much support from ex players. I'm I'm so proud to be American today. So proud.
  • Sportsmanship — Concept · Core value claim · 1 mention · first at
    Used to frame athlete behavior (handshakes, humility, praising opponents) as a defining feature of sports and American athletic culture.
  • Misogyny — Concept · Accusation being disputed · 2 mentions · first at
    The episode references claims that players laughed at misogynistic jokes and critiques commentators for weaponizing the accusation.
    Practice and games just for their sons to grow up to become Olympic gold medalists who laugh at misogynistic jokes at the expense of women. And then you've got like this…
  • trans rights — Concept · Contested political concept · 2 mentions · first at
    Raised via Ian Kennedy's tweet and used to argue that some commentators undermine women's sports by supporting trans inclusion in women's categories.
    Absolutely. And if these people care so much about women's sports, how come they let men play them? how come they're so they're so eager to have men, dressed up as women beat the living crap out of actual women.
  • gender — Concept · Core identity concept in debate · 2 mentions · first at
    Raised in the context of defining men and women and arguing that trans inclusion policies undermine women's sports and identity.
    Not just the destruction of women's sports. you and I have talked about this a lot. It's the destruction of the identity of womanhood, which is I hate to break this to you, but it's one of the key identities of humanity.
  • American Values — Concept · Underlying ideological frame · 2 mentions
    Discussed as the values immigrants can adopt and as the basis for national pride; contrasted with anti-founding sentiment.
    Which it wasn't because of us. Because we, our founding redefined what was good and what was bad in politics. Are we supposed to be proud of that founding?

Places & events

  • U.S.A. — Place · Core national frame / identity referenced · 2 mentions · first at
    The discussion centers on representing the United States, national pride, and whether media/politics undermine shared American identity.
  • China — Place · Contrasting nation / political foil · 2 mentions · first at
    China is discussed as an authoritarian state and as the country Eileen Gu competed for, used to critique media celebration of her choice.
  • Olympics — Event · Backdrop event · 5 mentions · first at
    The Olympics provide the context for Team USA hockey, Eileen Gu's decision, and debates about national representation and media narratives.
  • Canada — Place · Opponent nation in sports comparison · 3 mentions · first at
    Canada is referenced as Team USA's opponent and as an example of post-game bitterness contrasted with expected sportsmanship.
    Because I don't care whether America wins I still think America is better if America had lost to Canada it wouldn't have changed my feelings about the country anyway like I can…
  • State of the Union — Event · Referenced political event · 2 mentions · first at
    Used to discuss partisan behavior and media narratives, including claims about alternative events and reactions to Trump's address.
    Are unhappy, feel that they're worse off than they were a year ago, and that's going to be a an impediment to Trump's State of the Union message. But I kind of wonder what…
  • Civil War — Event · Historical reference / hyperbole · 1 mention · first at
    Invoked rhetorically to emphasize how negatively the speaker views President Joe Biden (mentioned but not in the entity list).
    Surprised that people feel that they're worse off than they were under Biden. the worst president of my lifetime, which goes back to the Civil War, and I don't I don't know what they're seeing, but I wonder if it's this kind of this media.

Media & podcasts

  • Today Show — Media · Referenced media outlet / interview platform · 2 mentions · first at
    Cited as a venue where Jack Hughes and Ellen Hughes were interviewed, illustrating how reporters repeatedly press a 'controversy' angle.
    You're cheering on both teams. How did that comment land for you?
  • Daily Mail — Media · Referenced media outlet · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as the outlet Jack Hughes spoke to; also part of the broader media ecosystem being discussed.
    Here's he's he's speaking to the Daily Mail. buted to Jack Hughes's mama, who herself is a badass. Ellen Hughes is not only a star hockey player in her own right, who married a star hockey player,.
  • Hockey News — Media · Referenced media outlet / affiliation claim · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as Ian Kennedy's workplace, anchoring the critique of his commentary as coming from hockey media.
    This brings me to a guy named Ian Kennedy. Okay. Ian Kennedy is he says he works for the Hockey News, editor at the Hockey NewsW, author of a book about women in hockey and he tweets out, As NHL players return to their teams.

Sponsors

  • Birch Gold Group — Company · Advertiser / sponsor · 3 mentions · first at
    Appears in an ad read recommending gold/precious metals diversification via IRAs/401(k) rollovers.
    Impact the US economy. See if holding gold in a tax sheltered retirement account is right for you. Birch Gold can help you convert an existing IRA or 401k into an IRA in gold.…

Full transcript with timestamps

So, these poor boys now are getting asked about this controversy, which is a non-controversy, at every turn. Instead of these reporters just celebrating them and being like, "Congrats, we're so proud of you." Now, it's got to turn into, "Oh, the controversy. What about the controversy?" And um I'll give you an example. This this uh well, this is not the Today Show is I don't mean that the these guys are for asking it, but we have seen some of these reporters sticking the mic in the guy's faces. But the today's show had an interview with Jack Hughes, our Golden Gor goal scorer and uh you know the guy without the teeth now. He's great. And listen to what he said. He handled himself very well. But of course it keeps coming up.

Anyway, here s 6B. I wish there if there was a camera on me and Quinn when the women's team won. We look like the biggest super fans of all time. We were just jumping up and down. We couldn't believe it. Then we locked in said goodbye to everyone cuz we had a game the next night. It was it was late and we sprinted out of there. But I remember I saw Megan in the calf. Uh I think it was the night we beat Slovakia. It was the night after they won the gold medal and we were just waiting for food and we were talking and I was just like Megan, I'm so proud of you. I'm so happy for you. You know, couldn't have happened to a better person. And obviously, you know, when mine went in, I just like so many things thoughts and you know, one of my first thoughts was her and I'm just like so proud to join her as a gold medisting pig.

Yes. And and interestingly, most competitors in America, although the Canadians were a little bit bitter about their loss, most uh competitors in America do have that strain of sportsmanship, which is what sports is all about. I mean, you do see the, you know, I'm a big NFL fan. You watch these guys beat the living hell out of one another, and then they shake hands and hug each other and congratulate each other on the victory, which is a very difficult, painful thing to do. And yet, they do it. And this is this is all through sports. is only in left-wing politics where this suddenly disappears.

You know, I mean, even even I'm I'm old enough to remember when we all sort of thought, well, you know, the people voted for the other guy, so we're going to have to go with that. I mean, I remember saying that when Obama was elected, even knowing he was going to be a disaster, thinking, well, he he got elected, he got fairly elected, uh, so we have to go with the will of the people. That that ethos has just completely disappeared from some sections of the right, but from all sections of the left. The left has basically convinced themselves that there are two opinions. There's their opinion and then there's Hitler. You know, there's their ideas and then there's hatefulness. And when you do that, you know, you never have to change your mind. You never have to listen to an argument. You never have to confront somebody with politeness and kindness and respect and say, "All right, let's hear your ideas and let's see how my

ideas compare." Every time they do that, they lose. Every time they debate, they lose because the things that they're putting forward. That's why they don't want to. So, yeah. So, they can't debate anymore. So, they can't talk anymore. The only thing they can do, you know, you're talking about the State of the Union. They're planning a people's state of the union somewhere else because they can't because they can't behave themselves in a respectful way during Trump's State of the Union. They have to leave the room. They're like children who have to be put into a certain

They're literally going to be outside with people in inflatable frog costumes that skip that skip around. Okay, wait. I want to show you another couple things. Uh, one more from Jack Hughes. Here's he's he's speaking to the Daily Mail. buted to Jack Hughes's mama, who herself is a badass. Ellen Hughes is not only a star hockey player in her own right, who married a star hockey player, and they produced three star hockey players. Literally, all three boys are in the NHL. Um, but Ellen has been an adviser um and a consultant to the women's gold medal winning team. Uh, so she is she's got a foot in both camps on this one. So, listen to Jack. Some of this is on the politics and and Ellen too on the Today show speaking to the Trump comments.

That's true. Are you guys excited to be going to the White House and meeting Trump?

Yeah, we're excited. I mean, anytime like everything is so political. We're just we're athletes. We're so proud to represent the US and you get the chance to go to the White House, meet the president. You know, we're proud to be Americans and, you know, that's so patriotic. So,

no matter what your views are, we're we're super excited to go to the White House tomorrow and just be a part of that.

You're cheering on both teams. How did that comment land for you? Well, I think at the end of the day, it's just about the country and the moment that these players, both the men and women, can bring so much unity to a group and to a country. People that cheered on that don't watch hockey, people that have politics on one side or on the other side. And that's all both the men's team and the women's team care about. If you could see what we see from the inside and the men and women sharing, you know, dorms, dorm rooms and halls and flex floors and the camaraderie and the synergy and the way the women cheered on the men and the way the men cheer it on the women. That's what it's all about. And the other things they cannot control. Um, they care about humanity. They care about unity. And they care about the country.

nailed it. That must have that must have made the interviewers very upset. You know, they're like they're like villains. They're like villains in a cartoon. No, Unity, we don't want that. You know, it's like it's embarrassing.

What did you make of the president's comment? You hated it, didn't you? The implication clearly is.

Yeah. Yeah. And it's just it is a shame. It it is kind of comical. I I just I just wish we had enough media territory. We're winning some media territory and we've certainly changed the game a lot because of shows like yours and the Daily Wire and all these other places, but it's still not enough. They can still push this agenda into the world. I mean, I wonder, you know, I keep seeing these polls, and I believe the polls, I think the polls are true, that people are unhappy, feel that they're worse off than they were a year ago, and that's going to be a an impediment to Trump's State of the Union message. But I kind of wonder what they're seeing. What What is it? is are are their economics worse than they were a year ago and it's just taking a while for the general rise in the economy to catch up with them or is it just the news is so full of panic and hatred and uh and division that that's

infecting the way they think? I don't know the answer to that question. I'm surprised that people feel that they're worse off than they were under Biden. I mean, the worst president of my lifetime, which goes back to the Civil War, you know, and I I don't I I don't know what they're seeing, but I wonder if it's this kind of uh this media infusion of division and hatred. It may well be, but I don't know.

I I'm looking for this tweet because it was very funny to me. Um yeah, here it is. So, somebody named Liz tweets out the following. It's got 1.2 million views already with 56,000 likes uh likes. Thinking about the hockey moms that spent over a decade of their lives during their sons to and from hockey practice and games just for their sons to grow up to become Olympic gold medalists who laugh at misogynistic jokes at the expense of women. And then you've got like this response from Jill who I reposted. Hockey moms saw a team of hardworking, dedicated young men.

Hockey moms are proud of how this team represented their country. Hockey moms saw that these men are a family and will never forget those that they have lost. Hockey moms saw the joy in their own son's eyes when they watched this team win gold on Sunday. Us hockey moms don't have time for your That's that seems to encapsulate the true hockey mom and American attitude.

Absolutely. And if these people care so much about women's sports, how come they let men play them? You know, how come they're so they're so eager to have men, you know, dressed up as women beat the living crap out of out of actual women in a boxing ring? You know, why why is that okay? Why is it okay to stick these men male swimmers into swimming pools? I've seen how girls work hard to become great swimmers and they put a man in there who's just who pretends he's a woman and and he beats he beats their speed. I mean, why is that okay? I don't understand why suddenly suddenly their dear hearts tremble for these poor women who they were ready to erase yesterday.

I mean the day before the Olympics they were ready to erase these women completely off the face of the earth. They didn't exist. They couldn't define what a woman was so that a man had to be able to play with them. I I don't understand the sentiment.

This brings me to a guy named Ian Kennedy. Okay. Ian Kennedy is he says he works for the Hockey News, editor at the Hockey NewsW, author of a book uh about women in hockey and uh he tweets out, "As NHL players return to their teams and as team USA heads to meet with the president, remember that they've all had plenty of time to speak out, to apologize for laughing, to condemn that type of misogyny, and to tout the achievement of USA's women's team. They haven't. All that is untrue, but um the uh the internet Twitter points out to me uh this man hates women and doesn't even want them to have sports and retweets something he tweeted on 2525. So a year ago, trans women are women. Trans rights are human rights. Trans women belong in women's sports. To your point, sir.

Yeah. Yeah. No question about it. And it's just the absolute destruction. It's not just the destruction of women's sports. I mean, you and I have talked about this a lot. It's the destruction of the identity of womanhood, which is I I hate to break this to you, but it's one of the key identities of humanity. There only two kinds of human beings. Yeah. It's the only two kinds of human beings in the world. There's men and women. Everybody else is pretty much the same. You know, there's only that's the big difference between uh human beings is is gender. That's it. And so I I I don't really understand. It's it is about the division. It is about the hatred. It's it's about

Yes. They want They can't stand it. They're they're not these leftists are not having the same feeling that we're we're feeling when you know instead of being like oh my god even a a moment of patriotism like we can all come together over this and we're so naive we're kind of sweet in our naive like yes we're going to embrace everybody and the leftists are like what what part of tear that down didn't you believe

we can't stand the country we've made ourselves perfectly clear Stop trying to stick that olive branch in our faces.

That That's exactly what I'm trying to say. That is exact the division between this in this country now is not a divi. It's not even a division between right and left. It's a division between profounding and anti-founding is whether this country should have been founded and whether the people who founded it were great men who moved politics into a gr a brand new era of freedom that absolutely redefined the values of the human race in the west which it actually did. I mean, even the Soviet Union had to say it was a union of republics, which it wasn't because of us. Because we, our founding redefined what was good and what was bad in politics. Are we supposed to be proud of that founding?

Or are we not? And this is, you know, the other day I was watching TV and I heard a Democrat come on and say he was against all the radicalism in the Democrat party because he was a JFK Democrat. And I thought, I'm a JFK Democrat. That's why I'm a Republican. You know, that that category does not exist in the Democrat party anymore. And it doesn't exist in the left. And it's because a very small number of people leftists have been magnified by the media and by Hollywood. That is why it's like this. And because our children

they would rather they they would rather however celebrate the likes of Eileen Goo who I mean she's being called a traitor by some. That's probably too strong. But there's no question this woman has gotten millions of dollars. millions, reportedly over $20 million in endorsements largely from Chinese companies. Even though she's American, she was born here, but she has a Chinese mother and she was recruited by the Chinese for that reason to play to ski for them. And unlike Alyssa Louu, our golden ice skater, uh, she, Eileen Goo, the skier, took the money and she went over there and skied for China and won some golds skiing for China. And she's being celebrated universally by the leftist media here in America.

They're making a heroine out of this woman. And what I see is this. Look at her during the Chinese national anthem. She's singing it.

Okay, I'm sorry, but that's just gross. Yeah, that's just gross. as a sellout to China. Enjoy your money. Why would the media be celebrating her?

It's it's a really good question, especially when you consider that the Chinese, first of all, they they spy on every single one of their citizens, which is a lot of citizens. They put weaguers in camps in re-education camps. They are said, and I believe it, to act

where they're forced into sterilization. Yes. And to have their organs sold, which I actually believe, which is like a a horror movie, you know, something someone like me might make up. it it's just it's just an absolutely criminal slave state and why the representatives of that state one of the reasons one of the reasons the Olympics don't land on me as hard as they do in some people's because I don't care whether America wins I still think America is better if America had lost to Canada it wouldn't have changed my feelings about the country anyway like I can understand watching football maybe Pittsburgh is better than Baltimore but the idea that China is better than America would never occur to me and I think that this idea especially as you were saying this Alyssa Her I believe her father escaped after Tanaman Square.

He got out of China. Yes, they went the other way. That's right. And so they went the way he fled China. Did anybody and and is here.

Did anybody on the right say, "Oh, we can't we can't celebrate her. She's Chinese." No, of course not. She all American. We, you know, this is the wonderful thing about this country. We will magically turn you into an American. All you have to do is support our, you know, our values.

Well, unfortunately, the left doesn't. Here's what they're doing with Eileen Goo. I'll just give you a couple of quick headlines. Uh ESPN has an op-ed. Eileen Goo's all American choice to ski for China.

What? What does that even mean? He's got his Andrew's got his head in his hands. Um celebrating her as our as as freestyle skiing's biggest star. She's a case study in modern leadership.

Wow. Uh talking about her 23 million. She mastered the Olympics, calling her the snow princess superstar, courtesy of the athletic. Um, all these in-depth profiles on her. We're not doing that for any other Chinese athletes. Why are we doing that for her? Because she's an American who who betrayed us. Yeah.

Therefore, that gets you all this ink and greater endorsement. And can I just show you? Let me show you who Eileen Goo is. Because this is not a likable person. Absolutely not a likable person. Watch. I'm so proud of how I've done this Olympics. I joke. I'm not a betting woman, but if I were, I took a big gamble this time because I chose to do three events knowing that I hadn't trained halfpipe in two months, knowing that I would miss the halfpipe training. I'm an introspective young woman. Like, I spend a lot of time in my head. Um, and it's not a bad place to be. The fact is I get to become every day the kind of person that me at age eight would revere. Like, I would be obsessed with me today. Are you kidding? I would love me. Global beneficial impact is like my central theme. The fact is a rising tide raises all boats. And so this is also good for every other athlete competing regardless of what country you compete

for. That's wonderful. She's giving Gail King post Blue Origin. I'm an inspiration.

The wonder of me. The wonder of me. Yeah. The 8-year-old me would revere me. Who talks like that?

That That's amazing. I love that. The eight-year-old of me would rever me, you know, who would who would look back on the 8-year-old me and think it might one day become me. Just the the great circle of me is absolutely uh completed and inescapable. That's that's wonderful. I love

Is the left so far gone, these media writers, that they look at that and they think, "Yeah, right on. No way." They've got to see how self a grandizing she is. Contrast that with Jack Hughes right after winning gold for the men's team saying it's all on the goalie. He outplayed everybody by a mile and also finding a way to praise the opponents. The Canadian team was amazing. Not one word about himself. We'll play it back. The first gold medal for the United States in 46 years and you delivered it. Can you just describe the emotions of this moment? right now.

This is all This is all about our country right now. I I love the USA. I love my teammates. It's unbelievable. The USA hockey brotherhood is so strong and we had so much support from ex players. I'm I'm so proud to be American today. So proud.

This was such an incredible game to grind out. I mean, you're bleeding right through it just looking at you right now. Can you just talk about how difficult this gold medal was to win?

Unbelievable game by Halibuck. He was our best player tonight by a mile. Unbelievable game. Unreal game by our team. That's just a ballsy, gutsy win. That's American hockey right there. That's a great Canadian team. But we're USA. We're so proud to be Americans. Tonight was all for the country.

All right. So, just to sum up, he mentioned when she specifically said you, you how did you do it? You scored the gamewinner. It's about the country. It's about the hockey brotherhood. It's about the ex- players who have been so supportive. It's about Halabuk who outplayed everybody by a mile. It's about the team. It's about American hockey again. It's about the great Canadian team and it's about love of country, not me. I rever me. I'm crushing everything. Doesn't everyone love me? You know, you know, it's it's also I mean, he's he's praising the goalie. The Canadians were so bitter that they were saying, "Well, we were we were they were suggesting they didn't come out and say it, but they were suggesting that they were the better team because they took more shots." And they did. They took I mean, it was an onslaught. They actually took shot after shot after shot. The goalie kept blocking them. And so, they

were saying, "Well, we were really the better team because we took more shots, which is actually not the way hockey is played. The shots have to go in to the goal." But look, no. Uh that thank you for us non-sports lovers. I appreciate that because I've been confused.

I know it was complex stuff. But but you know this is this is a really interesting thing. What that guy was saying is what we expect in America of our sportsman. It is what we expect them to say. I I like I said I watch football. I watch football all season long and I expect the quarterback to come out and thank the line. I expect him to come out and thank his receivers and to say that it's the great team and when he fails he says I blew it. You know that is what we expect. That's what American sportsmen are talking about.

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Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Leftists Hate REAL Unity of Men's and Women's Hockey Teams But Praise Eileen Gu, with Andrew Klavan"?

Megyn Kelly (Guest), Andrew Klavan (Guest), Eileen Gu (Guest), Jack Hughes (Guest).

What is "Leftists Hate REAL Unity of Men's and Women's Hockey Teams But Praise Eileen Gu, with Andrew Klavan" about?

The piece critiques how left-leaning commentators skew discussions of unity between men’s and women’s hockey teams while praising athletes like Eileen Gu, highlighting polarized sports coverage and the persistence of controversy in coverage beyond merit. It also contrasts sportsmanship across American and international competitions.

What is mentioned in this Megyn Kelly episode?

30 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Jack Hughes, U.S.A., Hockey, Division, Unity, China. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Leftists Hate REAL Unity of Men's and Women's Hockey Teams But Praise Eileen Gu, with Andrew Klavan"?

The episode runs 21 min; the transcript is about 4,006 words in 47 timestamped sections.

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About this transcript: the episode's spoken words as captioned on YouTube, split into timestamped sections. Reclip.Me locates every person, work and idea in the text, keeps the time it is first named, and quotes the words around it verbatim. Last updated October 29, 2026.