LPGA legend shares her feelings about US women's Olympic wins: 'Gets me really emotional'

Team USA women's hockey star Taylor Heise talked to Fox News Digital about the gold medal win and representing the Stars and Stripes.

The United States came away with 33 total medals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, and many came from the female athletes who showed out in Italy this month. 

There were 17 medals won by the U.S. female athletes, including eight of the 12 gold medals.

As many Americans enjoyed watching the events at home, LPGA Tour legend Michelle Wie West was in Milan watching the U.S. reach the podium in several events. 

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"I had the honor to be in Milan with Nike and got to see some Winter Olympic Games for the first time in person. It’s amazing to see all these competitors," she told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "Got to see [silver medalist] Chloe [Kim] do her halfpipe, and that was incredible. 

"Women’s hockey, I mean, incredible. I got to go to the first game, and it was just lights out."

From Mia Manganello in speed skating, to Alysa Liu’s captivating gold medal in figure skating, Wie West admitted the Olympics made her a bit emotional seeing the athletes achieve their dreams.

"This whole Winter Olympics season has been so — I think every Olympic season is so uplifting," she said. "But this one in particular was so inspiring, and it feels like the female athletes really knocked it out of the park.

"I feel like every Olympics gets me really emotional. I can see athletes achieve their dreams, and it’s so cool. It was really cool to see it in person."

Gold medalist Alysa Liu of Team