Washington DC, Feb. 23 -- FBI Director Kash Patel joined the US men's hockey team in a jubilant locker-room celebration in Milan after the Americans clinched a dramatic 2-1 overtime victory over Canada for the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, a moment that has drawn both admiration and criticism.

Videos circulating on social media showed Patel in the team's locker room Sunday, enthusiastically drinking beer, spraying drinks and even having a player place a gold medal around his neck as players and staff celebrated a historic win -- the United States' first Olympic men's hockey gold since 1980.

Patel later posted on X, "For the very concerned media - yes, I love America and was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted G...