This time it was Hilary Knight's turn to provide a big laugh, with an assist from the Saturday Night Live writers, in the wake of a weeklong dust-up involving the United States women's and men's Olympic gold medal-winning hockey teams.

Knight, the U.S. women's captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men's team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes, made a surprise appearance during Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on SNL on Saturday night.

The U.S. women, who also beat Canada 2-1 in overtime three days earlier, politely declined Trump's invitation due to travel plans. The players travelled commercially and returned to North America late Monday evening, well after the men, who travelled on a charter flight paid for by the NHL and NHL Players' Association.