Athens native named to U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team, city praises local athlete

Speaker 1 announced that an Athens native, identified in the program as Gwyneth Phillips, will represent the United States on the U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team and noted she grew up playing at Bird Arena. "She grew up here…she is the goalie for the U.S. women's Olympic hockey team," Speaker 1 said, adding that staff would "fact check" whether this is the city’s first modern Olympian.

The mention came during a segment on upcoming national sporting events and local community highlights. Speaker 1 framed the announcement as a point of pride for the city and said the athlete would be representing the city of Athens at the Winter Olympics in Italy.

No formal proclamation or city action was announced during the update; Speaker 1 requested a verification of whether Athens has had prior Olympians. The program did not provide further biographical details or official confirmation from the athlete or a team spokesperson.