US Olympic Athletes Distance Themselves From ICE: ‘Just Because I’m Wearing the Flag Doesn’t Mean I Represent Everything’

Team USA Olympic athletes spoke out this week about their "mixed emotions" representing the US amid the ICE raids and shootings happening.
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Team USA skier Hunter Hess admits to mixed emotions wearing the flag at 2026 Winter Olympics [video]

As the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina goes underway, Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess is making headlines for more than just his skills in the halfpipe. The 27-year-old […]

Tonga's viral shirtless flag bearer back for 2026 Opening Ceremony, but wore a jacket

Nearly 10 years after Tonga's flag bearer first went viral with his oiled-up appearance at the Olympics, he's back for 2026. (AP Photo)

Vittoria Ceretti, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Model Girlfriend, Brings Out the Italian Flag at the 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

Ceretti, a native of Brescia, Italy, just 90 minutes away from Milan, handed off the Italian flag to the Italian Carabinieri’s honour guard, the Corazzieri, during the ceremony on Friday, Feb. 6 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy.

Live Updates: Winter Olympics Kick Off With Pageantry at 4 Sites in Italy

Bowe, a four-time Olympian who was one of Jackson’s role models back in their hometown of Ocala, Fla., was one of the American team’s flag bearers at the 2022 Beijing Games.