Laila Edwards has made headlines for being the first Black woman to play ice hockey for Team USA at the Olympics and her quick come-up in the sport.
Ten family members, including her grandmother and four friends, made the trip from the U.S. to Italy for her Olympic debut, emphasizing her impact on the Black community in her Ohio hometown and beyond.
Team USA is set to face Canada on Thursday for the final game.
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This is awesome!!! 👏🏾
Laila has made Northeast Ohio so proud! I've been loving the shots of her family in the stands during this tournament. It's clear that she got this far with the help of a strong support network, and it's wonderful they got to share in her golden moment today
Love her Grandma! ❤
Beautiful
Wow! Thank you for introducing me to this remarkable young woman and her lovely family. Go, Laila 🎉❤
I love her and her whole family! ❤❤
Congrats on winning Olympic gold !
What a beautiful family…
Go Laila ❤
So glad all her family was able to attended the Olympic Games. I love that her grandmother was able to see her win gold. Her family is such amazing supporters of her. Laila so proud of you.
We lover her in Ohio
The smile on Grandma's face!!!!
Her family has to be super proud
Nice she has talent great to see
I NOTICE PEOPLE ARE QUESTIONING WHY MENTION HER COLOR BECAUSE IT ISN'T NORMAL TO SEE US IN CERTAIN SPACES SHE EVEN SAID SHE WAS ASKED WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE SO UNTIL IT'S SEEN AS N O BIG DEAL WE'LL KEEP MAKING A BIG DEAL OUT OF BEING THE 1ST🎉👏🏆🎊🫶
Love her family. Thank you Jason Kelce for helping them see her win the Gold for the USA
I can't wait to get her jersey 😊