Mayor invites Team U.S.A. Women’s Hockey Team to Denver for a victory parade
Feb 24, 2026, 3:56 PM
The Team U.S.A. Women’s Hockey Team’s invite to Washington D.C. by President Trump has obviously been a sensitive subject this week. We won’t get into that, but how would you feel about Denver hosting a victory parade for the gold medal winners?
Trump invited both teams to attend his State of the Union address on Tuesday. The women’s team declined the invitation.
In a post on social media Tuesday, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, a Democrat, extended an invitation to the team.
“Come to Denver,” Johnston said in the post. “Let us throw you the Olympic Championship Parade that you deserve. We’ll welcome you here at City Hall, and we’ll open our city to the nation to celebrate your historic achievement with a ticker-tape parade worthy of a champion. This will give Americans from across this country, who love and support you, the chance to gather in one place and celebrate America’s team. You’ve earned it. You are champions. Let us honor you the way this country should.”
Johnston said he’s coordinating with city department leaders to determine what a celebration would look like.
