Team USA took gold on Friday against Sweden at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, and one of the most talked about moments was the team singing the National Anthem at the top of its lungs with gold medals around their necks. Many — including former ESPN anchor Sage Steele — were happy for the refreshing sight of a US National Team that was proud to represent its country… unlike some members of a certain women’s soccer team.
However, Steele also had a very good question: Why was this nowhere to be seen on ESPN’s social media accounts?
Steel shared a video of the much talked about moment which was shared on social media by Canadian broadcaster TSN.
Crazy that CANADA's top sports network @TSN_Sports chose to show this special moment from AMERICA's junior hockey team after winning gold..but AMERICA's largest sports network @espn chose to completely ignore it on all social media platforms. Also crazy considering ESPN's rights… https://t.co/yV3cXXBNW6
— Sage Steele (@sagesteele) January 6, 2024
That is wild, according to Outkick, because while Team USA’s games aired on the NHL Network, quite a few of the tournament games were available on ESPN’s streaming platform ESPN+. It’s not like the tournament would’ve been completely off the radar in Bristol..
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