Hockey Gold, The Elephant in the Room, and Winter Olympics Superlatives

Hello! It's the podcast that will graciously accept any stuffed animal it's handed, any time. Today, Katie and the Casualties wrap up the Winter Olympics with a look at the figure skating exhibition gala, Kung-Fu Panda, and new boundaries being pushed, before getting into Team USA's gold medal in men's ice hockey, a historic game on Sunday, and the unsettling reality of the president interjecting himself into the postgame celebration to diminish the accomplishments of the women's team. In a happier conversation, the team then takes a look [23:05] at the accomplishments of the athletes themselves, Connor Hellebuyck being unbeatable, JACKHUGHES scoring the game winner with his front tooth missing, Team USA's celebration of Johnny Gaudreau, Nathan McKinnon's performance, Nathan McKinnon's acceptance of the Olympic stuffy, Nathan McKinnon's assertion postgame that Canada was the better team, and a dramatic re-enactment of an all-time Olympic moment - Mike Tirico interview the Hughes brothers and Connor Hellebuyck after significant postgame celebration. Katie and the Casualties then award the Winter Olympics Superlatives - taking a look at the most dominant, most romantic, most impressively non-human, and most relatable performances throughout the games in Italy, from Alysa Liu and Elena Meyers Taylor to giant wolf dogs and benevolent robots. And finally, Chris wraps the show with a look at what to watch in sports this week, and the Paralympics ahead.