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Canadian-born pop singer Tate McRae appeared in an NBC ad for the Milan Cortina Olympics, in which she expressed support for Team USA. McRae was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 2003 and attended high school in the country.
After dealing with a norovirus outbreak that postponed its game against Canada, the Finnish women’s hockey team took the ice for the first time at the 2026 Olympics, dropping its debut against Team USA by a decisive 5-0 score.
Finland’s outing against the U.S. will be the nation’s tournament opener after its game against Canada on Thursday was postponed to Feb. 12. The postponement came as a result of Finland having 13 of its 23 players in quarantine because of a norovirus that began affecting the team on Tuesday night.
Featuring tributes to iconic tastes of Italian culture, an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron opening ceremony officially started the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday.
Roughly 3,000 Olympic athletes will participate in the ceremony, officially marking the beginning of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.