OlympicTalk · Feb 16, 2018

The only American in PyeongChang rooting for Germany

Matt McIlvane might be the only American in PyeongChang rooting against the U.S. men’s hockey team.

But at least he has a good reason.

McIlvane — a Chicago native — is an assistant coach on the German men’s hockey team, a position he’s held for all of two weeks.

NBCOlympics.com: Hockey’s Three Stars from Day 6 at the Olympics

Every single person who is currently experiencing the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang has had a whirlwind journey to get to this point. But McIlvane stands as one of the last people in the world to find out he’d be attending the Games.

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