Patriots everywhere rejoiced after watching the U.S. men’s national junior hockey team sing “The Star SpangIed Banner” following their victory over Sweden on Friday. A clip of the moment swells viewers with pride and shows a welcome change of pace from the kneeling, silent protests of athletes representing America on the national stage.
The U-20 team defeated Sweden 6-2 to capture their sixth 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation worId junior hockey championship.
The guys played excellent today, head coach David Carle told USA Hockey. It’s a joy for them.
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They focused on getting to this game and playing their best for the last game of the tournament and I thought they did that. It’s a great honor to be a part of a winning team. The hard-fought battle, which incIuded fist fights toward the end of the match, ended with Team USA arm-in-arm, proudly singing the national anthem.
Commenters were quick to rejoice at seeing some of the nation’s best young athletes display their patriotism.
“I Can’t Move It,” the Real Reason Morgan Freeman Wore Only One Glove at the Oscars
When Morgan Freeman escorted Margot Robbie on stage at the 2023 Oscars, his left arm caught the attention of many. In fact, the 85-year-old actor wore an elbow-length satin black glove, which raised many concerns. And the reason behind it goes back to a heartbreaking event that transformed Freeman’s life 15 years ago.
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Back in 2008, the Shawshank Redemption star was injured in a serious car accident that left him with a paralyzed left hand.
After the crash, Freeman had to undergo a 4-hour surgery in order to deal with his broken left shoulder, arm, and elbow.
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A couple of years after the unfortunate event, the acclaimed actor opened up about his struggle, saying ’’I suffered nerve damage, and it hasn’t gotten better, I can’t move it.’’
He added, ’’If you don’t move your hand, it will swell up. Do you know you move your hand about a million times a day?’’
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And even though doctors had reassured him that his hand would get better by 2011, this unfortunately didn’t happen to be the case.
Freeman ended up with permanent nerve damage and is still unable to wiggle his fingers.
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And it seems that even 15 years later, the Oscar-winning actor is still dealing with the consequences of his accident, as we saw him wearing a glove during the ceremony.
According to experts, the compression glove works by lightly squeezing the veins in one’s hand to support blood circulation and can even help to manage tingling, pain, and swelling.
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