{"id":2267350,"date":"2026-02-05T02:15:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2267350"},"modified":"2026-02-05T02:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:15:28","slug":"tate-mcrae-receives-backlash-for-supporting-team-usa-in-nbc-olympics-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tate-mcrae-receives-backlash-for-supporting-team-usa-in-nbc-olympics-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Tate McRae receives backlash for supporting Team USA in NBC Olympics ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qnl:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qnl:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A new NBC Olympics ad featuring Canadian pop star Tate McRae inspired swift backlash after it was posted by the singer and NBC on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In it, McRae is seen on a snowy mountain, asking an owl for help to get to Milan for the opening ceremony to meet not Team Canada, but Team USA. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s the weekend with America\u2019s best skating for gold, and Lindsey Vonn\u2019s epic comeback,&#8221; she says. &#8220;Then back to the States for the big game, Super Bowl 60.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\" custom content\" class=\"customHtml\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The ad also promotes McRae\u2019s latest single, <em>Nobody\u2019s Girl.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Canadians took to social media to share their disappointment about the Calgary-born and -raised singer promoting the American team, just a week after McRae was announced as the leading nominee at this year&#8217;s Juno Awards, alongside Justin Bieber.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tate McRae doing a promo for NBC and Team USA for the Olympics and not Canada has me a bit sad but okay,&#8221; Toronto-based sports content creator <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jordancicchelli\/status\/2018828086192800061\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Jordan Cicchelli posted to X<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Independent media company Made in Canada <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MadelnCanada\/status\/2018907436812501269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\"><u>posted to their X account<\/u><\/a> questioning why McRae was supporting Team USA.<\/p>\n<p>In a conversation shared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@virginradiotoronto\/video\/7603024938034810119?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7553329316357277205\">Virgin Radio Toronto\u2019s TikTok<\/a> account, hosts Daryn Jones and Deepa Prashad discussed the ad, asking, &#8220;Why is she celebrating American athletes?&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do they not have an American who could be in that ad?&#8221; Prashad asked. <\/p>\n<p>Jones continued: &#8220;The Olympics were in Calgary, your hometown, Tate McRae. Is there no national pride?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prashad went on to ask whether the ad makes McRae a &#8220;sellout.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\" custom content\" class=\"customHtml\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But not all fans seem to be upset. Some are cheering on the moment as a step up in the singer\u2019s career. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tate mcrae doing promo for the super bowl and the winter olympics. oh the canadian princess of pop is here,&#8221; posted <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/g4y4pay\/status\/2018828852739572196\" target=\"_blank\"><u>another fan on X<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CBC Music has reached out to McRae&#8217;s team for comment. <\/p>\n<p>There was a similar reaction in November when British pop star Dua Lipa was featured <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EYErVroZVis\" target=\"_blank\"><u>in another NBC Olympics ad<\/u><\/a> promoting American athletes Lindsey Vonn, Alysa Liu, Mikaela Shiffrin and Chloe Kim.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cbc.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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