{"id":2343494,"date":"2026-03-24T12:23:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2343494"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:23:26","slug":"tate-mcrae-responds-to-backlash-over-u-s-olympics-ad-yall-know-im-canada-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tate-mcrae-responds-to-backlash-over-u-s-olympics-ad-yall-know-im-canada-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Tate McRae responds to backlash over U.S. Olympics ad: &#8216;Y&#8217;all know I&#8217;m Canada down&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 4 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. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"storyPageCta-XKWes\">\n<div class=\"ctaContainer-QhzCw\">\n<div class=\"ctaContent-iPKcO\">\n<figure class=\"imageMedia-MFrzF image full image-tGLRZ\">\n<div class=\"placeholder-s7UN7\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/5a30300d-5a7d-43e0-8488-844ffdd19b42,1764957080948\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"ctaContentInner-KhG9T\">\n<p><span class=\"title-JFusU\">Follow Winter Olympic Sports<\/span><span class=\"descriptionText-hg4Xu\">Personalize Your Feed<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alberta&#8217;s Tate McRae found herself in hot water this week after the 22-year-old musician appeared in an NBC ad highlighting the 2026 U.S. Winter Olympics team. And after a sustained social media response criticizing her apparent endorsement of the United States over her home country, McRae took to Instagram to respond.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Y&#8217;all know I&#8217;m Canada down,&#8221; she wrote in a story on Wednesday, sharing a photo of her as a small child holding a Canadian flag.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the NBC ad, McRae appears on a mountain in a red ski outfit, speaking to an owl perched on a sign post for the Olympic co-host city of Cortina.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m trying to get to Milan for an amazing opening ceremony and meet Team USA,&#8221; McRae says in the ad. &#8220;Then it&#8217;s the weekend, with America&#8217;s best skating for gold, and [American alpine ski racer] Lindsey Vonn&#8217;s epic comeback. Then back to the States for the big game: Super Bowl LX.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some voiced their criticism of the spot both in the comment section of the ad <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUUF4uKDcbl\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>posted to McRae&#8217;s Instagram<\/u><\/a>, and via their own platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\" custom content\" class=\"customHtml\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That is some traitor s&#8211;t I just saw, big bro,&#8221; said Canadian actor Jack Innanen in an Instagram story. &#8220;That is a crazy time to go and support the United States in place of Canada on an international stage \u2014 a country that directly threatens your own.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with CBC News,  Canadian pop culture commentator Liz Duff said it&#8217;s that last aspect that is largely fuelling the response to McRae&#8217;s appearance in the ad. <\/p>\n<p>Given U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/trudeau-trump-economy-summit-1.7452748\" target=\"_blank\">threats to annex Canada<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/trump-tariffs-decertify-canadian-planes-9.7067498\" target=\"_blank\">the ongoing trade war<\/a> and an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/entertainment\/watch-canadian-trade-war-1.7457879\" target=\"_blank\">increased focus on what distinguishes Canadian culture from American culture<\/a>, Duff said, the relationship between the two countries is especially frayed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, McRae, who is from Calgary, largely based her early career image as being adjacent to Canada, Duff said. Her album <em>Think Later <\/em>was expressly branded with hockey-related themes, while her single <em>Exes<\/em> was centred on the aesthetics of the Calgary Stampede.<\/p>\n<p>And while the singer now lives in Los Angeles, she is regularly spotted at Calgary Flames hockey games. All that \u2014 accidentally or by design \u2014 built a certain expectation around McRae, Duff said.<\/p>\n<div><em><strong>WATCH | Tate McRae and that Olympics ad:<\/strong><\/em><span><span class=\"mediaEmbed vertical-placeholder\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui-container  \" data-cy=\"player-placeholder-ui-container\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-video-ui\" title=\"Tate McRae and that Olympics ad\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:0.5625;--max-height:800px\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui\">\n<div class=\"video-item video-card-overlay\" title=\"Tate McRae and that Olympics ad\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/a6d33299-66c6-49eb-ad4b-88476bab6b34,1770334699326\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%281594%2C57%2C1842%2C3274%29%3BResize%3D343\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-card-overlay-container\">\n<div class=\"video-info-container\">\n<p class=\"video-item-title\">Tate McRae and that Olympics ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-caption\">Canadian popstar Tate McRae found herself in hot water this week after appearing in a commercial for Milano Cortina seemingly in support of Team USA. CBC&#8217;s Griffin Jaeger shares why some fans aren&#8217;t too happy about the move.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;She is so what a Canadian pop star looks like, sounds like and is in the modern age,&#8221; Duff said. &#8220;So seeing her do a direct endorsement for Team USA going into the Olympics \u2014 when we&#8217;re feeling Canadian pride at its peak \u2014 just was such a shock to the system for fans across Canada, and frankly around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Gen Z context<\/h2>\n<p>What&#8217;s particularly interesting, Duff said, is the ages of those involved. <\/p>\n<p>McRae is far from the first Canadian to have their loyalty questioned in the current fractious relationship between Canada and the United States.\u00a0Last year, Ontario singer-songwriter Josh Ross was forced to apologize for calling the U.S. the best country in the world, while carrying an American flag onstage at an Indiana\u00a0music festival. <\/p>\n<p>And hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky has faced an extended campaign of criticism for his seemingly cozy relationship with Trump and his administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But, Duff said, McRae and Innanen&#8217;s similar ages highlight a new aspect of the situation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Innanen is] in the same age range as Tate McRae and has a similar demographic of fans that are following his career,&#8221; she said of the social media influencer and actor, who appears in FX&#8217;s series <em>Adults<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seeing him kind of take a shot and call out Tate McRae for endorsing Team USA to me was, like, a huge moment for Canadian pop culture \u2014 and seeing where Gen Z&#8217;s pop-culture allegiance is falling.&#8221;<!-- -->  <\/p>\n<p>Tate McRae&#8217;s label did not immediately respond to a request for comment from CBC News. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.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 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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