Can Team USA End Their Gold Medal Drought?
From Wilderness Talk by Justin Wiggins
February 18, 2026 · 42 min
About this episode
The episode discusses Team USA's chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics and highlights impressive Minnesota Wild players.
Wilderness Talk is back and the guys preview bracket play as the Olympics get into the knockout round. Team USA left group play unscathed, but do they have the firepower to make it to the Gold Medal game and finally end their 46 year gold medal drought? Plus, which Minnesota Wild players in Italy have impressed us the most? Listen in as we predict our Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal winners the rest of the way!
People in this episode
Host: Justin Wiggins
Topics covered
- Olympics
- hockey
- Team USA
- gold medal
- Minnesota Wild
- bracket play
Keywords
- Team USA
- gold medal drought
- Olympics
- Minnesota Wild
- hockey predictions
- bracket play
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Team USA, Minnesota Wild
Places: Italy
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