Lamoureux Twins Show Off Gold Medals, Rally Preds Fans

They came up with the idea on their own, a plan they believed would be most effective for sending the Bridgestone Arena crowd into a frenzy.
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando, better known as "the twins" in USA Hockey circles, stepped onto the Ford Bandstage during Thursday's Predators game in Nashville, donning their red, white and blue sweaters, Gold rally towels in hand. Then, in a matter of seconds, the pair revealed different jerseys underneath, customized Preds threads and their gold medals around their necks.
The place erupted.

They're quite good at having a flair for the dramatic, these two. After all, it was Monique who scored the tying goal in the Gold Medal Game against Canada in PyeongChang at the 2018 Winter Olympics, before Jocelyne's "Oops, I did it again" move in the shootout brought the U.S. Women's National team their first Olympic gold in 20 years.
It's been a whirlwind since then for the Grand Forks, North Dakota, natives, traveling all over the country for various meet and greets, media opportunities and celebrations with their medals in tow, overwhelmed by the patriotic greetings they've received.
"You think of getting a gold medal and what it's going to mean singing your national anthem in front of everybody and having your family there, but you never think of the aftermath of coming home and what that looks like," Monique said. "The media tour that we've been on has just been amazing and the amount of support we've gotten from fans all over the country has been crazy."
That appreciation was shown in Middle Tennessee as well, the Lamoureuxs starting their day with a trip to Ford Ice Center, welcomed by a group of young, female hockey players who were thrilled to meet their heroes. The pair spoke of the increase in participation on the women's side of the game after the U.S. captured gold in Nagano during the 1998 Games, the hope now being a similar trajectory will occur once more.

"That's probably the most special part of being on this tour and doing a bunch of different things is seeing the young girls who dream to be in our shoes and hopefully have a medal one day," Jocelyne said. "If we can inspire the next generation and come to cities where they're growing their hockey market, the youth programs are growing around here and we hope that this little visit maybe sparks some more young girls to come play. I think that's ultimately what our goal and our mission is."
From there, it was off to 501 Broadway and a chance to meet with the American members of the Predators and show off their hardware before celebrating their victory once more in front of 17,500 fans.
"To see the amount of support that the players get around here is just awesome," Monique said. "We're very well aware that it's probably the loudest building in the NHL and the fan base is amazing. The way that whole city rallies around the team, that's what you want being an NHL player just having the support of the city behind you."
The excursions continue from here, including an NHL Network gig for Monique that begins Friday, all part of the fanfare that comes with winning gold for the Stars and Stripes. But when it comes to growing the game, there's no limit to the passion for sharing their experiences and inspiring future generations to one day do the same.
"Whatever you can do to contribute to help the team winning, that's all you can ever want as a player," Jocelyne said. "Whatever you can do to help contribute to a win and to bring a gold medal home for your country is just special."