\n Posted on: February 26, 2026, 07:31h.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n
\n Last updated on: February 26, 2026, 11:19h.\n <\/p>\n
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- MGM Resorts and rapper Flavor Flav will co-host a massive Olympic celebration in Las Vegas this summer<\/strong><\/li>\n
- The July 16-19 event will honor the women\u2019s hockey team after they declined a White House invitation<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Just hours after Flav set up a GoFundMe to raise $50K for direct athlete bonuses, it raised over $42K<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
MGM Resorts International announced on Thursday, Feb. 26, that it will serve as a \u201cfull partner\u201d with rap star Flavor Flav in a Las Vegas celebration of the victorious U.S. women\u2019s Olympic hockey team this summer. \u201cShe Got Game\u201d will be a weekend-long celebration, tentatively including a victory parade and concert, from July 16-19.<\/p>\n
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Public Enemy hype man Flavor Flav was the spark behind an Olympic party coming to Las Vegas July 16-19. (Image: GoFundMe)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n After Flav, who has lived in Sin City for decades, took to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday to demand a \u201creal celebration\u201d for the team,<\/a> the resort giant committed to providing more than 100 hotel rooms from its Las Vegas portfolio to accommodate the athletes.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlanning is underway and details will be shared soon as we get ready to celebrate our incredible USA athletes in a way only MGM Resorts knows how: World-class hospitality, high-energy fun, and memorable experiences,\u201d MGM wrote in a statement, indicating that women-led sports media company The GIST will also serve as an official partner.<\/p>\n
Cold as Ice<\/h2>\n
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Captain Hilary Knight of the U.S. Olympic women\u2019s hockey team celebrates after winning the gold medal following a game with Canada on Feb. 19. (Image: Andreas Rentz\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The alternative celebration was born out of a moment of historic success and political friction. On Feb. 19, the U.S. women\u2019s hockey team defeated Canada 2-1 in a thrilling overtime victory in Milan. However, the victory was soon overshadowed by a public exchange involving President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
After the U.S. men\u2019s team also won the gold, Trump called the men\u2019s locker room and joked that he would \u201cprobably be impeached\u201d if he did not also invite the women\u2019s team to the White House.<\/p>\n
The remark drew immediate fire from the athletes. Captain Hilary Knight appeared on SportsCenter<\/em> to call the joke \u201cdistasteful and unfortunate,\u201d noting that such comments \u201covershadow the amazing feats\u201d of female athletes. (USA Hockey officially cited \u201cacademic and professional commitments\u201d for the team\u2019s decision to skip the State of the Union address.)<\/p>\n
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MGM Resorts trumpets the Las Vegas weekend on social media. (Image: X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The players moved independently to accept Flav\u2019s offer.<\/p>\n
The corporate support, and donations, keep coming. The Palms Casino Resort pledged \u201cover-the-top\u201d luxury suites and fine-dining experiences to supplement MGM\u2019s. Alaska Airlines responded to Flav\u2019s request for travel assistance by confirming they are coordinating flights to bring the athletes to the desert.<\/p>\n
And StubHub also responded on social media by stating it would be \u201chappy to help with tickets to shows.\u201d<\/p>\n
To gift the athletes more than a fleeting weekend of hospitality, Flav also launched a GoFundMe on Thursday to provide direct financial \u201cvictory bonuses.\u201d<\/p>\n
Recognizing that many Olympic athletes must juggle second or third jobs to fund their training, Flav set a $50,000 goal to put cash directly in their pockets on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Hours later, more than $42K was raised<\/a> from over 800 donors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
- The July 16-19 event will honor the women\u2019s hockey team after they declined a White House invitation<\/strong><\/li>\n