Oh boy, that was an exciting game.
[LAUGHTER]
Was it ever.
To say the least, to say the least--
OK, so some of you were here in 2010.
Who was here in 2010?
I gave you a flag.
Yeah.
And you took it with you, and you showed the Russians, right?
Yeah, yeah.
We brought it all over the Olympic village
and actually it was just so awesome,
because like Uzbekistan, Finland,
Kazakhstan, like you name it, they knew you and loved you.
Really?
Yeah, they were freaking out.
They were loving it.
And so it's just such a joy and honor for us.
I mean, we were like so stoked.
I don't know if anyone has seen the reactions of the fans
when they watched us win.
That's what we're doing right now.
[LAUGHTER]
Like we are so stoked to be able to come here.
[APPLAUSE]
Yeah, thank you for having us.
And we wanted to come back with the gold for you.
That's right.
Well, you wouldn't be sitting here if you hadn't.
[LAUGHTER]
I'm kidding.
We'd have you no matter what.
So has it sunk in yet that you actually
are all wearing a gold medal?
I mean, it must take time to really let it sink in, right?
Yeah, it does.
I mean, I don't know if it's really sunk in with us yet.
I think it's been a pretty whirlwind journey.
It was obviously an exciting Olympics for us,
and we're just so excited to get home and share this experience
with everyone that has supported us along the way.
You know, let little kids put the medal on, let everyone take
pictures, and just really give back to everyone
that supported us this whole time.
Yeah, well, that's a great thing that you
want to do that instead of just kind of like, I won.
[LAUGHTER]
So you fought for the equality for this team.
Tell everybody what you did exactly.
Well, I think for us really it was just
something in our program needed to change.
There was a lot of us that have been around for a while,
and you know, we'd seen things or experience things
that it just kind of enough was enough.
And we put a world championship on the line and said,
we wouldn't attend if we didn't see some major cultural changes
in our program in regards to women being treated
with a little bit more respect.
And so this team--
[APPLAUSE]
We're trying to motivate people through sport
and inspire and continue the dialogue for equality.
But we needed to prove our worth too
and came back with the gold.
So we're pretty excited about that.
[APPLAUSE]
You proved it.
So what goes into training?
What do you do to prepare?
We have a very rigorous training schedule, seven days a week.
It's wild.
So you really have to prepare your body in the nutrition
category.
You've got to eat a well-balanced diet,
and for me it's eating clean proteins and Chobani yogurt.
And I'm just so excited because Chobani is actually
giving people free yogurt and giving back to the community.
I heard.
He was on the show the other day talking about that.
(HOARSELY) So everybody get your yogurt.
[APPLAUSE]
(HOARSELY) It's really good.
All of our voices are gone.
I was going to say.
Are you not talking because you sound like her?
Because is it from screaming?
[LAUGHTER]
Did you all lose your voices from screaming?
Yes.
We wanted to share it with everybody so.
OK and so some of you were in the ESPN Body Issue.
Who participated in that?
OK there's a picture that is so well-choreographed--
[APPLAUSE]
And there's another.
Oh god.
That one took a while.
I mean, you had to hold that pose
long enough that you're hiding every part
that you needed to hide.
Yeah.
That one took a while to get the clean version of it.
We're back with the incredible US Women's Hockey team.
So that was Maddie that blocked that.
So you're the goalie.
I can't imagine more pressure than that particular moment.
What's going through your head, and what are you feeling?
I mean, I'm actually pretty much a scaredy-cat.
But when it comes to goalie, it's important to stay calm.
And just looking over at the bench
and seeing my teammates with all their energy,
and just seeing their support made it so much easier
and confident back there.
Yeah.
I mean, you are the hero.
Like, you stopped that--
[APPLAUSE]
I mean, clearly it is a team sport.
So it's all of you.
And Jocelyne, you scored the point,
but then if you hadn't blocked it, it wouldn't have mattered.
So it's pretty invested.
I have a gift for y'all, but I hear you have a gift for me
first.
So I'm going to give you my gift afterward--
we'll see whose is better.
[LAUGHTER]
Well, nothing can compete with yours,
but we have a team-autographed stick for you, Ellen.
Oh, man!
[APPLAUSE]
And you have your very own Ellen jersey.
Oh, thank you so much!
You just bring so much joy and so much life to other people.
You're someone who is so humble.
I mean, it's evident.
Like, your job is just to encourage other people,
and we just want to be a small part of that also.
And so this is a tiny little gift that is to thank you.
Aw, thank you so much.
This is awesome.
Thank you very, very much.
And I now have to learn how to play hockey, [LAUGHTER]
because I've got a jersey and a stick.
So all right, so here's my gift to y'all.
So there has only been one Jersey hanging in the studio,
and that is Drew Brees from the Saints,
because I am from New Orleans, and I love Drew Brees,
and I love the Saints.
But starting today, the US Women's Hockey team Jersey
is going to be hanging there.
[APPLAUSE]
Congratulations.
Congratulations to all of you.
You're awesome.
We couldn't be prouder of you and happier for you.
And just keep spreading the joy and helping girls.
And thanks for just standing up for equality
and showing that we're supposed to be treated equally,
and sometimes you just have to stand up and fight for it,
and then they say, oh, OK.
[APPLAUSE]
Hi.
I'm Andy.
Ellen asked me to remind you to subscribe to her channel
so you can see more awesome videos,
like videos of me getting scared or saying embarrassing things,
like ball-peen hammer, and also some videos of Ellen
and other celebrities, if you're into that sort of thing.
[SCREAMS]
[BLEEP]
God [BLEEP]