Megyn Kelly Trolled for Hockey Question After Team USA Gold Medal Game
Megyn Kelly was an inquisitive spectator during the Team USA women’s hockey gold medal game victory over Canada — and social media had a field day with her line of questioning.
“Why do ppl keep calling the Megan Keller goal filthy/nasty/dirty in a good way? Can hockey fans pls explain?” Kelly, 55, asked via X on Thursday, February 19.
The question was posed after Team USA’s Keller, 29, scored a highlight-reel goal in overtime to defeat the Canadians in the tournament final.
“Those things have been positive descriptors in sports for going on 30 years,” one person responded to Kelly.
One person commented, “You aren’t even that old. My boomer parents understand this. 😂”
“This was a real question? These slang terms aren’t exclusive to hockey,” another fan wrote.
Despite the trolling, Kelly did receive some genuine answers to her query.
“Hockey slang for the most beautiful goal or display of skill you’ve ever seen. The highest praise!” Fox reporter Britt McHenry responded.
Another said, “It’s nothing to do with hockey Megyn, it’s basic millennial slang! Nasty/filthy is used to express admiration for or being impressed by something.”
Kelly responded to the wide array of answers, writing via X, “You guys are filthy! Thank you!”
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The former Fox News host discussed Team USA’s dramatic victory Friday morning on her podcast, “The Megyn Kelly Show.”
“Move over Megyn Kelly, make room for Megan Keller,” she said. “Who scored the game-winning goal against our northern neighbor.”
After the game, Keller, a native of Farmington, Michigan, discussed the history-making moment, which all started with a feed from teammate Taylor Heise.
“A lot of times you get a little nervous trying to make a move,” Keller said. “Heise made a great pass up to me, just saw one defender and thought, ‘Why not?’”
Team USA forced overtime after captain Hilary Knight, playing in her 5th and final Olympics, tied the game with 2:04 remaining in the third period.
“I remember [head coach John Wroblewski] drawing it up,” Knight, 36, said of the game-tying goal. “And I was like, ‘Yeah, this is our moment. Here we go.’”
She added, “I’ve had a heck of a career personally. It’s been an incredible ride. I have to soak this all in because this room is just so special, this team is so special. This is the best U.S. hockey team I’ve ever been a part of. That is just so tremendous.”
Knight’s goal moved her into sole possession of the U.S. record (men’s or women’s) for goals and points in an Olympic career, with 15 and 33, respectively.
“Poetic,” Team USA’s Kendall Coyne Schofield said of Knight’s accomplishment. “I said it yesterday, Hilary always goes out with a bang.”
She added, “You couldn’t script it any better.”
Team USA defenseman Lee Stecklein echoed the sentiment about Knight.
“I think that’s the perfect way for her to break the record,” Stecklein, 31, said. “She carries that pressure, and she knows we’re relying on her. If it wasn’t her, I do believe it could have been someone else. But also, it’s so not surprising for it to be her because that’s just who she is and who she’s always been.”
