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Laila Edwards on Blazing a Trail in US Hockey for Black Athletes
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February 16, 2026
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3:52Now PlayingTeam USA women’s hockey star Laila Edwards is a defensive powerhouse who has also scored big goals in her first Olympics at the Milan Cortina Games. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Shaquille Brewster sits down with Edwards who opens up about being the first Black woman to play ice hockey for Team USA and shares her goal to shatter barriers for younger athletes and help underprivileged youth access the notoriously expensive sport.
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