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Canadian-born pop star Tate McRae doubled down on her roots after fans were outraged on social media over her support of Team USA in a recent ad promoting the Milan Cortina Olympics and Super Bowl LX.
McRae, who was born in Calgary, Alberta, appeared to intensify the sports rivalry between Canada and the United States when he appeared in an advertisement for NBC. In the clip, shared on Instagram with her nine million followers, McRae expressed her excitement about meeting American athletes, including Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn.
Lindsey Vonn competes during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women’s downhill on the Prampero slope in Monte Lussari. The event took place in Tarvisio, Italy on January 17, 2026. (Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)
“I’m trying to get to Milan for an amazing opening ceremony and to meet Team USA,” he said in the announcement. “I’ll be spending the week with some of America’s best skaters for gold and Lindsey Vonn’s epic comeback. And we’ll be back in the States for the big game, Super Bowl LX,” he said in the commercial.
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Amid rising political tensions between the two border nations, which reached the sports world during the 4 Nations Face-Off, McRae’s support for Team USA did not seem to sit well with the Canadians, who called her a “traitor,” among other things.
But McRae took to social media to respond to the backlash and perhaps reveal where her loyalties truly lie.
McRae posted a childhood photo holding the Canadian flag with a caption that read, “…everyone knows I’m in Canada.”
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But not everyone on social media seemed to accept McRae’s response.
“Yeah, no. Her saying ‘All of you’ says otherwise,” one person wrote on X.
Tate McRae performs on stage during iHeartRadio Music Festival 2025 at T-Mobile Arena. The performance took place in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 19, 2025. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
“Well then why support the American team? Sometimes it’s important to support your own country and not just go for the money, especially in times like this,” added another.
“Damage control,” said another response.
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The backlash over McRae’s announcement set the stage for escalating tensions between the United States and Canada.
More recently, in the skeleton competition, many Americans remain outraged by the absence of five-time Olympian Katie Uhlaender in Milan Cortina, after it was discovered that Team Canada had rigged an Olympic qualifier last month that prevented Uhlaender from earning enough points to reach this year’s Winter Games.
Katie Uhlaender (USA) competes in the women’s skeleton event at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games at the Olympic Sliding Center in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on February 17, 2018. (James Lang/USA TODAY Sports)
