Team USA star Brady Tkachuk says he was drug tested right after men’s hockey team won Olympic gold

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After Team USA’s thrilling win over Canada in the Olympic gold medal game on Sunday, all Brady Tkachuk wanted to do was celebrate. However, he had to take a drug test first.

Tkachuk, 26, wrapped up his media obligations and was on his way to the locker room when he got a tap on the shoulder.

"I get a tap on the shoulder, ‘Hello Brady, you've been selected for a drug test,’" Tkachuk said on a recent episode of his podcast "Wingmen with Matthew and Brady Tkachuk."

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Brady Tkachuk (7) of the United States celebrates winning the gold medal during the men's gold medal game between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 22, 2026. (Vitalii Kliuiev/Getty Images)

Matthew Tkachuk said that players are not required to take the drug test upon being notified, but you are under supervision until you do so. Brady said that two other players opted to do their tests right away but missed a couple of the songs. He did not want to miss any of the celebrations, so he opted to wait until the bus left to take his test, which wasn’t for another hour and a half to two hours.

Matthew said that the man administering the test, a man he named "little Johnny," had a front-row seat to the locker room celebrations.

Brady said that, in about a 40-minute span, he drank about five beers, three Powerades and two waters, but didn’t have the urge to use the restroom yet. He explained that the drug