Team USA

Hilary Knight Shouts Out Leslie Jones After Gold Medal Win

Team USA superstar Hilary Knight and comedienne Leslie Jones have developed quite the friendship, but could we soon see Knight and Jones on stage together on “Saturday Night Live?”

Knight, who helped Team USA beat Canada to earn the gold medal in women’s hockey on Thursday, tweeted at Jones in the aftermath of the game and asked if an invitation to New York was forthcoming:

The pair had first met up during the Olympics in Pyeongchang, when Jones attended a men’s hockey game and snapped a photo with Knight:

After the gold medal game on Thursday, Jones posted a video of the women’s team receiving their gold medals, and shrieked loudly when Knight received hers during the ceremony.

Knight has appeared in commercials and has even had a tryout with the Anaheim Ducks during her hockey career, so stay tuned on whether she can add “comedian” to her quickly-expanding resume. 

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