President Joe Biden and members of Team USA.Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty

U.S. President Joe Biden takes pictures with members of Team USA on the South Lawn at the White House on May 04, 2022 in Washington, DC. President Biden hosted the team to celebrate their victories in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Team USA just celebrated their incredible success and perseverance at the White House.

Dr. Biden (who was wearing a special Team USA coat) began the ceremony on the White House’s South Lawn,speaking directly to the huge group of Olympians and Paralympians.

“When we cheer you on, we are more than our cities or our states or our backgrounds, we are a part of something bigger than ourselves,” Dr. Biden said. “You help us believe in the impossible and leave our differences behind.”

The president, first lady, vice president and second gentlemen pose with members of Team USA.SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty

First Lady Jill Biden, US President Joe Biden, US Vice President Kamala Harris, and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff welcome members of Team USA following their participation in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 4 2022

Continued the first lady, “You all are forever one of the most elite, most celebrated athletes in this world. I hope that you are proud of everything you have accomplished because we all are, we are so proud of you.”

She then introduced the president, teasing that her husband was an “even greater fan of Team USA.”

“Our favorite part of the Olympics was watching your families watch you, learning about who you are,” President Biden said in his own speech. “Because we learn about how big and diverse and talented, how great this nation is, just how diverse we are.”

President Joe Biden and members of Team USA.SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty

Olympic Speed Skater Brittany Bowe and Olympic Curler John Shuster present US President Joe Biden with a Team USA jersey during an event welcoming members of Team USA following their participation in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 4 2022

Continued the president, “The pandemic made training and competing especially difficult and draining, but you did it, and we were in awe, not just of your incredible athleticism but your endurance and your state of mind, but most of all your character.”

Elana Meyers Taylor.Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty

Elana Meyers Taylor, 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics bobsledder, speaks on stage on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Biden welcomed Team USA to celebrate their participation in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The special ceremony also included speeches from athletes, including winter bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor.

The U.S. won 25 medals during the 2022 Olympics, and in Tokyo, finished with 113.

source: people.com