Flavor Flav to Host Four-Day Las Vegas Celebration Honoring U.S. Women Olympians and Paralympians
Flavor Flav wants to throw the party that America’s top female athletes deserve. The entertainer announced he will host “She Got Game,” a weekend celebration in Las Vegas from July 16 through July 19, honoring the U.S. women’s ice hockey team’s gold medal performance at the Milano Cortina Olympics — along with other female Olympians and Paralympians who brought home medals for the United States.
Flav announced the event Thursday on X and said it will be held in partnership with MGM Resorts International.
A Bigger, Bolder Vision
In a Feb. 24 Instagram video, Flav laid out his ambitions for the celebration.
“I want to go bigger and better. I want to bring all United States female Olympians and Paralympians, the ones that won medals,” he said.
The event promises to include a parade, entertainment and other festivities across the four-day stretch.
“I’m going to give them a parade, they’re definitely going to have a parade. And then also, I’m going to see what type of entertainment that I can put together,” he said.
Flav shared what he described as a formal email invitation offering the women’s hockey team a Las Vegas trip for “a real celebration” with dinners and shows.
“It looks historical, it looks fun and it looks like whoever comes out to this event is going to have a damn good time,” he added.
What Sparked the Celebration
The idea grew out of a specific moment. In a Feb. 25 interview with USA Today, Flav said the celebration was sparked after President Donald Trump said he would “probably be impeached” if he did not invite the women’s team to the State of the Union address along with the men.
That comment came during a locker-room call in which Trump was congratulating the men’s team on their 2-1 overtime victory over Canada. During the call, Trump said: “We’re going to have to bring the women’s team, you do know that.”
He later joked he would “probably be impeached” if he did not extend the invitation.
The women’s team had declined to attend Trump’s State of the Union address. USA Hockey cited logistics and travel issues in declining the invitation for the women to join the men’s gold medal-winning team.
Flav took issue with how the invitation played out.
“The invitation that was given to the women, it was some type of mediocre invitation,” Flav said. “So, I’m like, ‘hey, listen, it’s okay. I’ll give you guys a party. Don’t even worry about it.’”
Reactions From Athletes and Officials
Hilary Knight, a forward on the gold medal-winning women’s team, said in a Feb. 25 interview on ESPN that the president’s comments were “a distasteful joke” that is “overshadowing a lot of the success” of the women in Italy.
Melissa Katz, a representative for USA Hockey, offered a more measured response. In a statement to USA Today, Katz said the team is “honored and grateful for the invitations and support they’ve received” and that they will “engage with the opportunities as their schedules permit.”
An Event for All Athletes
While the event centers on honoring women, Flav said all athletes would be welcome to support the women’s delegation.
“This is really for all athletes that’s out there, busting their butt and doing a good job to make United States look good,” Flav said in his interview with USA Today. “I want (the men) to be here, I want them to come out so they can help support their fellow women athletes.”
Flav framed the celebration as a statement about recognition and respect for women in sports, not just a party.
Major Partners On Board
Flav’s representative said MGM Resorts and women-led sports media company The Gist will partner on the event.
MGM Resorts confirmed its participation in a Feb. 26 statement to USA Today.
“Planning is underway and details will be shared soon as we get ready to celebrate our incredible USA athletes in a way only MGM Resorts knows how,” the company said.
This is not Flav’s first time showing up for Team USA. He previously served as the official hypeman for Team USA Bobsled and Skeleton in Italy and for U.S. water polo teams in Paris during the 2024 Summer Games.
With “She Got Game,” Flav appears set to expand on that history of supporting Olympic athletes, turning a weekend in Las Vegas into a platform for the women who represented the country at the Games.
Details on specific entertainment, parade routes and ticketing have not yet been announced.
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