WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted on Thursday dozens of Winter Olympians and Paralympians for a reception honoring their accomplishments in the Milano Cortina games earlier this year.
Nearly half of the Team USA athletes who competed in Italy came to the East Room reception, according to the White House, along with coaches, staff, and other representatives.
Among those attending was speedskater Jordan Stolz, whom Trump said was the single most-decorated American Olympian of the 2026 Games while marveling at his "very strong legs." Stolz, during a rally with the president in Wisconsin earlier this summer, briefly placed a gold medal around Trump's neck.
"Today, we're truly honored to welcome to the White House perhaps the greatest group of Winter Olympians in American history," Trump said, as athletes in USA windbreakers filled rows of risers behind him.
They gave Trump a Team USA jacket and sneakers, and the president promised to hand out special coins and invited attendees to a post-event tour of the Oval Office.
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Nearly half of the Team USA athletes who competed in Italy came to the East Room reception, according to the White House, along with coaches, staff, and other representatives.
Among those attending was speedskater Jordan Stolz, whom Trump said was the single most-decorated American Olympian of the 2026 Games while marveling at his "very strong legs." Stolz, during a rally with the president in Wisconsin earlier this summer, briefly placed a gold medal around Trump's neck.
"Today, we're truly honored to welcome to the White House perhaps the greatest group of Winter Olympians in American history," Trump said, as athletes in USA windbreakers filled rows of risers behind him.
They gave Trump a Team USA jacket and sneakers, and the president promised to hand out special coins and invited attendees to a post-event tour of the Oval Office.
#Trump
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