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在率领美国男子冰球队夺得奥运会金牌后，守门员康纳·赫莱伯克将获得总统自由勋章。特朗普总统在其国情咨文演讲中宣布了这一消息。
“这支冰球队的成员们听到这个消息一定会非常高兴，根据他们的投票，以及我的投票——在这种情况下我的投票更为重要——我很快将向康纳颁发我们最高级别的平民荣誉……总统自由勋章。”特朗普先生周二晚上说道。他还表示，当天早些时候，他邀请这支队伍访问椭圆形办公室时，曾让队员们投票决定是否授予赫莱伯克这一荣誉。
特朗普先生是在邀请美国队成员携带金牌进入众议院会议厅后宣布这一消息的。这一行为赢得了两党议员长时间的起立鼓掌，以及“美国！”的欢呼声。
“这是我第一次看到民主党议员们站起来鼓掌。”特朗普先生说。
“我从未见过像康纳·赫莱伯克这样出色的守门员。”特朗普先生说道，这再次赢得了对赫莱伯克的掌声。期间，赫莱伯克亲吻了自己的金牌，并挥拳庆祝。
（图片说明：2026年2月24日，康纳·赫莱伯克与美国男子奥运冰球队出席特朗普总统的国情咨文演讲。图片来源：Kenny Holston-Pool / Getty Images / Kenny Holston/The New York Times）
在决赛中，赫莱伯克面对加拿大队42次射门成功扑救41次。第三局双方战成1-1平，当德文·托伊斯近距离射门时，他伸棍挡出，将冰球偏转出球门，完成了关键扑救。
“我问他，‘那个用球棍在身后挡出的射门，你是平时练习过还是纯属运气？’”特朗普先生在谈到这次精彩扑救时说道，“但他拒绝回答这个问题。”
美国队在突然死亡的三对三加时赛中以2-1获胜，赫莱伯克再次完成关键扑救，为美国队保留了获胜机会。这场胜利恰逢美国队上一次获得男子冰球金牌46周年——1980年纽约普莱西德湖奥运会上，美国队在“冰上奇迹”中击败了夺冠热门苏联队。
特朗普先生表示，当他询问队员们是否应授予赫莱伯克勋章时，“全队成员迅速举手表示支持”。“你们干得太棒了，你们是多么特别的冠军。非常感谢大家。”他还向其他队员表达了感谢。
美国女子冰球队同样在决赛中击败加拿大夺冠，但因日程冲突拒绝了特朗普的邀请。不过，特朗普在国情咨文中表示，她们也将“很快来到白宫”。
还有哪些运动员获得过总统自由勋章？
这份名单上有数十位超级巨星，如泰格·伍兹、迈克尔·乔丹和贝比·鲁斯。以下是获得总统自由勋章的运动员和教练：
- 康纳·赫莱伯克，冰球
- 西蒙·拜尔斯，体操
- 魔术师约翰逊，篮球
- 利昂内尔·梅西，足球
- 吉姆·索普（追授），多项运动
- 凯蒂·莱德基，游泳
- 梅根·拉皮诺，足球
- 贝贝·迪德里克森（追授），高尔夫、田径
- 泰格·伍兹，高尔夫
- 杰里·韦斯特，篮球
- 丹·盖布尔，摔跤
- 吉姆·赖恩，田径/田径
- 艾伦·佩奇，橄榄球
- 罗杰·斯塔布，橄榄球
- 贝比·鲁斯（追授），棒球
- 迈克尔·乔丹，篮球
- 卡里姆·阿卜杜勒-贾巴尔，篮球
- 威利·梅斯，棒球
- 尤吉·贝拉（追授），棒球
- 查理·西福德，高尔夫
- 厄尼·班克斯，篮球
- 斯坦·穆西尔，棒球
- 帕特·萨米特，篮球
- 迪恩·史密斯，篮球
- 比尔·拉塞尔，篮球
- 比利·简·金，网球
- 巴克·奥尼尔（追授），棒球
- 弗兰克·罗宾逊，棒球
- 穆罕默德·阿里，拳击
- 杰克·尼克劳斯，高尔夫
- 阿诺德·帕尔默，高尔夫
- 罗伯托·克莱门特（追授），棒球
- 约翰·伍登，篮球
- 汉克·阿伦，棒球
- 阿瑟·阿什（追授），网球
- 理查德·佩蒂，纳斯卡赛车
- 泰德·威廉姆斯，棒球
- 厄尔·布莱，橄榄球
- 皮埃尔·巴鲁齐，拳击（因二战期间参与法国抵抗运动获颁勋章）
- 杰基·罗宾逊（追授），棒球
- 保罗·布莱恩特（追授），橄榄球
- 乔·迪马吉奥，棒球
- 杰西·欧文斯，田径
- 罗伯特·J.H.基普斯，游泳
Trump says U.S. men’s hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck will receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
February 24, 2026 / 11:05 PM EST / CBS News
Fresh off an Olympic gold medal-winning performance, Team USA men’s hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Trump announced during his State of the Union address.
“The members of this hockey squad will be very happy to hear that, based on their vote, and my vote, and in this case my vote was more important, that I will soon be presenting Connor with our highest civilian honor … the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” Mr. Trump said Tuesday night, saying he had asked the team to vote on whether Hellebuyck should receive the honor during the team’s visit to the Oval Office earlier in the day.
Mr. Trump made the announcement after inviting members of Team USA into the House chamber with their gold medals, which earned them an extended standing ovation and chants of “U-S-A!” from both sides of the aisle.
“That’s the first time I’ve ever seen them get up,” Mr. Trump said, referring to Democratic members of Congress.
“I’ve never seen a goalie play as well as Connor Hellebuyck,” Mr. Trump said, earning the goalie another round of applause, during which he kissed his gold medal and pumped his fist.
Connor Hellebuyck and the U.S. men’s Olympic ice hockey team at President Trump’s State of the Union address on February 24, 2026. Kenny Holston-Pool / Getty Images / Kenny Holston/The New York Times
Hellebuyck stopped 41 of Team Canada’s 42 shots during the game for gold. With the score tied 1-1 in the third period, he made a crucial save by stretching his stick out behind him and getting just enough of it in front of a point-blank shot from Devon Toews, deflecting the puck away from the goal.
“I asked him, ‘The one shot, the one where you put the stick in the back, and it hit the stick and bounced off, do you practice that or was that a little lucky?’” Mr. Trump said of the remarkable stop. “He refused to answer that question.”
Team USA would go on to win 2-1 in sudden-death three-on-three overtime, when Hellebuyck again made a crucial save to keep the game alive for the U.S. The win came on the 46-year anniversary of the last gold medal men’s ice hockey win for Team USA, when they took down the heavily favored Soviet Union in the “Miracle on Ice” at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Mr. Trump said every member of the team “rapidly put up their hands” when he asked them to vote on whether Hellebuyck should be awarded the medal. “What a special job you did. What special champions you are. Thank you very much,” he added, addressing the rest of the team.
The U.S. women’s hockey team, which also won gold by defeating Canada, declined Mr. Trump’s invitation to attend the State of the Union, citing scheduling conflicts. However, Mr. Trump said during the State of the Union that they would also “soon be coming to the White House.”
What other athletes have been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
The list includes dozens of superstars such as Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth. Here are the athletes and coaches who have been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom:
- Connor Hellebuyck, hockey
- Simone Biles, gymnastics
- Magic Johnson, basketball
- Lionel Messi, soccer
- Jim Thorpe (posthumously), multiple sports
- Katie Ledecky, swimming
- Megan Rapinoe, soccer
- Babe Didrikson (posthumously), golf, track and field
- Tiger Woods, golf
- Jerry West, basketball
- Dan Gable, wrestling
- Jim Ryun, athletics/track and field
- Alan Page, football
- Roger Staubach, football
- Babe Ruth (posthumously), baseball
- Michael Jordan, basketball
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball
- Willie Mays, baseball
- Yogi Berra (posthumously), baseball
- Charlie Sifford, golf
- Ernie Banks, basketball
- Stan Musial, baseball
- Pat Summitt, basketball
- Dean Smith, basketball
- Bill Russell, basketball
- Billie Jean King, tennis
- Buck O’Neil (posthumously), baseball
- Frank Robinson, baseball
- Muhammad Ali, boxing
- Jack Nicklaus, golf
- Arnold Palmer, golf
- Roberto Clemente (posthumously), baseball
- John Wooden, basketball
- Hank Aaron, baseball
- Arthur Ashe (posthumously), tennis
- Richard Petty, stock car racing
- Ted Williams, baseball
- Earl Blaik, football
- Pierre Baruzy, boxing (awarded the medal for his role in the French Resistance during World War II)
- Jackie Robinson (posthumously), baseball
- Paul Bryant (posthumously), football
- Joe DiMaggio, baseball
- Jesse Owens, track and field
- Robert J.H. Kiphuth, swimming
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