Tate McRae defends appearing in Team USA advert

Tate McRae defends appearing in Team USA advert Tate McRae has rubbished criticism of her recent advert for NBC Sports. 5 February 2026 Tate McRae has defended appearing in a Team USA Winter Olympics advert. Tate McRae recently starred in the ad campaign The 22-year-old pop star - who was born in Calgary, Canada - recently filmed an ad that promoted Team USA's 2026 Winter Olympics line-up, but Tate has now taken to social media to insist that her allegiances still lie with Canada. Alongside a childhood photo of herself holding up a Canadian flag, Tate wrote on Instagram: "...