Overview
- Edwards is the first Black woman to play Olympic women’s ice hockey for the United States, after being named to the 23-player roster on January 2.
- The family fundraiser surpassed roughly $60,000, enabling 14 relatives to attend her Olympic debut in Milan.
- Travis and Jason Kelce contributed to the campaign, and Travis later called Edwards to congratulate her.
- Edwards moved from forward to defense at her request for international play, and she has produced two goals and five assists across six Olympic games.
- Team USA defeated Sweden 5-0 in the semifinal to reach Thursday’s gold-medal game against Canada, improving to 6-0 with a 31-1 goal differential.