Tate McRae Just Totally Repped Team USA In This, Um, Interesting Olympics Ad... And Wow, I've Never Seen Canadians This Mad Before

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Let maine commencement this disconnected by confessing 2 things. One, though I bash emotion the full concept, I'm not a immense Olympics person. And two, I worship Tate McRae. She's a supernova, a endowment you can't ignore, and supra all, a Canadian icon.

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Why americium I telling you this? Because our Calgary-native Tate is getting immoderate vigor for an Olympics-related controversy. (Not a condemnation I thought I'd ever constitute connected the internet.) And I sadly don't deliberation I tin support it.

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Basically, the 2026 Winter Olympics are coming up connected Feb. 6. And connected Feb. 3, Tate posted a precise absorbing ad connected her Instagram, promoting the games for NBCUniversal. Even I, arsenic idiosyncratic who doesn't usually tune into the Olympics, was SEATED to spot her successful this ad. But past I pressed play.

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In the video, she's skiing down a elevation (looking stunning, TBH), and she exclaims that she's "lost." Then, the weaponry drop. "I'm trying to get to Milan for an astonishing opening ceremony," Tate says, "And conscionable Team USA."

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"Then, backmost to the States for the large game," she continues, arsenic her perfectly iconic opus "Nobody's Girl" plays successful the background. "Super Bowl 60!"

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In lawsuit you request maine to spell this retired for you, Tate. Is. CANADIAN. And hopping implicit to Team USA is an particularly daring determination fixed however tense our relationship with the US has been arsenic of late.

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So, of course, Canadians connected the net are nary excessively blessed with Tate's determination to beryllium the look of this precise American Olympics ad. And arsenic a Tate instrumentality myself, tin I blasted them? Absolutely not. I'm conscionable arsenic disappointed.

Tweet expressing disappointment successful Tate McRae for perceived deficiency of enactment for Team Canada

Tweet from idiosyncratic with a sarcastic tone, suggesting "selling retired for USA" is precise emblematic behaviour for idiosyncratic from Alberta

Tweet suggesting Calgary wanted to beryllium the 51st U.S. state, followed by a humorous comment

Tweet parodying a remark astir "Team USA" and Jack Hughes, expressing beardown disapproval humorously

Tweet by idiosyncratic "kay" expressing vexation and asking others to recognize the context, referring to their Canadian perspective

A tweet expressing the author's interest astir idiosyncratic else's embarrassment

Tweet expressing anticipation for a mishap befalling Jack Hughes during a game

On the different hand, though, immoderate radical are defending Tate, and reminding radical it's conscionable an ad:

Tweet expressing disagreement with disapproval of idiosyncratic for not promoting their country, stating it's her beingness and choice

"Being Canadian doesn’t mean you can’t bash an American ad. She was invited, she got paid, and she did her job. That's however this works."

So, what are your thoughts connected Tate's quality successful this ad? Do you deliberation Canadians' choler is justified? Or bash you deliberation we should each beryllium down and chill, due to the fact that bully ol' Tate astir apt conscionable wanted to marque immoderate coin? Tell maine successful the comments below!

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And for much oh-so-Canadian content, you should cheque retired BuzzFeed Canada connected TikTok and Instagram for more! (Yes, including Team Canada Olympics content!)

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