Megan Basham

Well, you know, John, I don't know about you.

I think we're about the same age.

And I remember those Reagan-era Olympic moments pretty well.

I remember names like Mary Lou Retton and Brian Boitano and Scott Hamilton and those huge wins.

These games have ended up feeling very much like that.

It's a time to be sentimental and to wave those American flags without any apology.

So the U.S.

men defeating Canada in overtime for Olympic gold, that was the country's first hockey gold since 1980, the miracle on ice.

So, you know, impossible not to connect these moments.

And that alone makes it pretty historic.

But the way it happened in overtime against Canada with the entire arena on the edge of their seats, I mean, you don't get more memorable than that moment.

And then we had Jack Hughes' winning goal that sent the U.S.

bench into chaos and reignited those memories of American hockey's defining moments.

This was what Hughes said after winning that gold.

So obviously, you know, that reaction back home has been electric.

And I would say people just aren't celebrating a win here.

They're celebrating what it symbolizes.

And that's a sense of strong American identity.

Yeah, I mean, when you look at her, once again, this is a story that is much more than medals.

She skated with this openness, with just unequivocal American authenticity, right?