When U.S. hockey defender Laila Edwards skates onto the Olympic ice ahead of Thursday’s gold medal game against Canada, she’ll immediately scan the stands for the real MVP.

Team USA hockey star Hilary Knight and speed skater Brittany Bowe may be a couple, but that doesn’t mean they are not ready to battle when it comes to making charcuterie boards. Hilary Knight and Brittany Bowe will leave Italy with something even shinier than an Olympic medal.

“We'll do anything for each other,” forward Hannah Bilka told reporters, including Women’s Health, in Milan after their 6-0 quarterfinal shutout win against Italy. It got chippy between the players after Bilka scored late in the second period, and her teammates rallied to defend her. “I know they have my back out there.”

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Hockey fans in Western New York have had a big week as Team USA’s men and women’s teams have taken center stage at the Olympics. With a local athlete competing in the women’s gold medal game and two Buffalo Sabres on the world stage this week,