Brock Nelson mocks the referees after scoring a beautiful goal today

UPDATE: Brock Nelson has given Team USA their second goal (for the third time, if you can believe it) in today's game against Latvia and this time it's a no doubter.

After having two goals called back by the officials for Coach's Challenge, the Americans finally have a goal count and Nelson gave a little bit of sauce to the officials with his goal celebration.

Check out Nelson give the 'good goal' gesture as his celly's this beauty:

Ain't no arguing that call!

Read below for our earlier report on the two previous overturned goals, published as events occurred.

Team USA is making their 2026 Olympics debut today, playing a preliminary game against the always plucky Latvians.

While the Americans started off the game like a house on fire, they've since cooled down... well, the refs have cooled them down.

The game started with a barn burning goal courtesy of the Tkachuk brothers. Check out this sick snipe from Brady Tkachuk, who was tee'd up by his brother Matthew Tkachuk:

The Americans kept pouring it on and appeared to take a 2-0 lead thanks to a snipe from defenseman Quinn Hughes, but the goal was reversed after a successful off-side coach's challenge from Lavtia.

American forward Brock Nelson was off-side by just a hair on USA's zone entrance.

You can imagine what happened next?

Buoyed by the call falling in their favor the Latvian's came right down the ice to equalize the score:

Oh boy... we've got a game on our hands.

Or... do we?

The Americans appeared to take the lead once again but the play was challenged for goaltender interference. After quite a lengthy review referees ruled that American forward JT Miller in fact DID interfere with Latvian goaltender Elvis Merzlikins, leading to a 'no goal' call.

Check it out:

Yeeeeesh...

That's a tough call.

And, look, I'm a goalie. I'm all for protecting the goalie and letting him establish position to make saves. In my eyes Miller didn't interfere with Merzlikins' ability to do either of those things. This was a blown call, in my opinion.

Thoughts, USA hockey fans?