The opening monologue for “Saturday Night Live,” of all things, was about to become a turning point in a national celebration that had somehow gone sideways in the week after the U.S. won Olympic gold in men’s and women’s hockey. Instead of basking in the glory of twice beating rival Canada in overtime, players like Hilary Knight and Megan Keller on the women’s side and Jack and Quinn Hughes on the men’s side were fielding questions about politics and sexism. Executive producer Lorne Michaels told the players the show was going to have some fun with the situation.
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