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Back in February,Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando won gold with the United States womens national hockey team at the Pyeongchang Olympics. After winning two silver medals in Vancouver and Sochi, , the Lamoureuxs finally reached the pinnacle of their sport.
North Dakotas favorite twin sisters both played critical roles in Team USAs come-from-behind victory over Team Canada in the gold-medal game. Monique scored the game-tying goal on a breakaway 13:39 into the third period. Later, after a scorele s overtime, Jocelyne scored what is now perhaps in the shootout.
In Anthony Mack Jersey other words, they both earned every ounce of their gold medals and then some.
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Life hasnt slowed down much for the sisters since they made history together in South Korea. Monique joined the NHL Network as an analyst in March, and in May she announced on social media that she andhusband Anthony Morando are expecting their first child. Two months later, Jocelyne announced that she and her husband Brent Davidson were also expecting. Pregnancy and motherhood are just two more epic journeys that the Lamoureuxs will go on together.
<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Well in true fashion we will be becoming moms together! Millie and Diesel cant wait for their younger siblings arrival
Jocelyne Miami Hurricanes College Jersey and Monique Lamoureux (@LamoureuxTwins) In June, the sisters formed a multi-year partnership with Comcast. Together, they will be amba sadors and spokespeople for the companys corporate values initiatives. With Comcast, the Lamoureuxs aim to continue to promote gender equity, inclusion, and female empowerment. Clearly, their gold medals havent changed them. They are just as fierce, dedicatedand authentic as theyve always been.
In a wide-ranging Q&amp;A, Sporting News caught up with the twins to discu sgender equity in sports, a unified womens hockey league, North Dakota, the Whitecaps, and their dogs.
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Note: Portions of the interview have been edited for brevity and clarity.
SPORTING NEWS: It sounds like its been a crazy few months for you both. Whats changed between winning gold in Pyeongchang and now?
MONIQUE LAMOUREUX-MORANDO: Its been quite a different aftermath from our first two Olympics. The platform that being an Olympian gives you is pretty special, but being a gold medalist puts it on a whole other level.
I think the biggest and most impactful opportunity weve had is working with Comcast and their Internet E Reggie Wayne Jersey sentials program. Its a program that has impacted sixmillion people so far, providing them with internet acce s. And Comcast is expanding the program to low-income veterans, so to be a part of a company that is dedicated to giving back and making sure that everyone has internet acce s is really special to us.
<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Todays program was pretty special.Announcing an accelerator grant by for to provide digital literacy training for homele s and displaced veterans and laptops the veteran residents of MACV can use in their transitional housing.
Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux (@LamoureuxTwins) SN: You each have a unique perspective on the internet's power as a tool to spark social change and challenge problems like gender equity. Is that part of the reason why that partnership formed?
JOCELYNE LAMOUREUX-DAVIDSON:Comcast is committed to its corporate values initiatives and giving back to the community. Internet E sentials is just one of those programs. When you talk about the internet and what it can do for individuals, just in life if you think about kids trying to get through school these days, you cant get through high school without the internet. I dont even know if you could get through middle school and elementary school now without the internet. Everything is there.
With our battle for gender equity, the internet was a powerful Sam Waardenburg Jersey tool for us. We were able to share our story with millions of people because of the power of the internet. So, weve seen firsthand what that can do to create positive change and to create a movement for positivity in the gender equity space.
MLM: Going off of that, I wouldnt say thats the reason why were working with Comcast, but I would say that what were pa sionate about it and our personal agendas aligned perfectly with what Comcast was doing with their corporate values initiative. When we were looking at our opportunities, it seemed like a perfect fit.
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SN: You both played a part in the #BeBoldForChange movement, you both spoke out against the University of North Dakotas womens hockey program shutting down, and now youre both working with Comcast to make a difference. Ray Lewis Jersey Do you feel a responsibility to useyourplatformas athletes to affect change?
MLM: Growing up our parents gave us all the same opportunities that our four older brothers got. They never said no to us or no to something because we were girls. And when we went to Shattuck St. Marys for high school, the girls hockey team had all of the same opportunities as the boys.
It wasnt until we went to college and started our careers on the national team that we started to really see and feel the inequities that a lot of women have to face in the NCAA and amateur hockey. It really opened up our eyes to something that we werepa sionate about outside of hockey. Gender inequity isnt exclusive tohockey; you see it in every walk of life, in every profe sion. Its something that needs to be changed.
<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">To Our Dearest Fans,Together, WE dared to make history. And couldn't have done it without you. See you at
Monique Lamoureux-M (@moniquelam7) The program at UND shutting down is just another thing that were hoping we can be a part of a positive solution moving forward. Its extremely unfortunate and we didnt plan on having it fall into our laps, but it is something that were really pa sionate about. Were hoping to find a solution.
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SN: The idea of #OneLeagueand the NHLs involvement seems like it is an inescapable i sue right now forwomens hockey. Do you feel one league is the best path forward?
JLD: Absolutely. I think youd be hard-pre sed to find anyone on our national team or on Canadas national team who would think differently. I think when you look at the big picture, you have to look at the growth and Deng Gak Jersey ask how you grow the fan base. Having the best players in the world play in two different leagues is not going to help that.
I think Gary Bettman has been supportive of womens hockey
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