LIVIGNO, Italy – Hunter Hess, the American freestyle skier who unexpectedly found himself in the middle of a political and social media storm at the start of the Olympics, said he has emerged from “probably the hardest two weeks of my life” after President Donald Trump called him a “loser.” Hess, who essentially went underground…
MILAN (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that it’s hard to cheer up American Olympic athletes who speak out against their government’s policies, calling one such critic “a real loser” who maybe should have stayed home. It was the latest and most high-profile example of American Olympians at the Milan Cortina Games sparking…
Comments made by American freestyle skier Hunter Hess about “mixed emotions” about representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics have drawn criticism from some fans and observers. Advertisement Perhaps the most famous and outspoken among them is legendary 1980 American ice hockey gold medalist Mike Eruzione, who posted a response to Hess on…
