Olympic Voices: Athletes Weigh In on American Policy
TL;DR
At the Milan-Cortina Olympics, American athletes publicly weigh in on U.S. policy and immigration, with Kenworthy’s bold ICE protest drawing mixed reactions while peers like Chloe Kim and Mikaela Shiffrin advocate respectful dialogue, underscoring that the Games are a venue for nuanced political expression, not apoliticism.
- Column | U.S. Olympic athletes expressing their views is as American as it gets The Washington Post
- Trump Calls U.S. Skier a ‘Loser’ as Politics Ripples Through Olympic Games The Wall Street Journal
- As US Olympians call for tolerance and LGBTQ rights, some face Trump attacks and online hate NPR
- President Trump calls Olympian Hunter Hess ‘a real loser’ over comments on representing U.S. The New York Times
- Star snowboarder Chloe Kim defends fellow Olympian Hunter Hess from Trump attack The Hill
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