What happened with Kamila Valieva? A look back at the figure skating scandal that rocked the 2022 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo)

They should have kept their feelings on ice. Woke Team USA members expressed “mixed emotions” about representing the Stars and Stripes at the Winter Olympics, sparking calls by some Americans to boycott the Games.

The 2026 Winter Olympics is underway. Two countries, however, were barred from participating in the field. Those nations include Russia and Belarus.

Some individual athletes from the banned countries will be permitted to participate in the Milano Cortina Winter Games