Olympic figure skating legend Dorothy Hamill, 69, and her husband, John MacColl, happened to be seated directly behind Danback and his wife and daughter. If we ignore it, we get ourselves back to the 1930s.”AdvertisementIn terms of public displays of political affection, or lack thereof, Danback was not an outlier at the team figure skating competition. And so I did.”The displays, it could be argued, violate long-held Olympic rules that forbid political statements at its events. On Saturday, the displays by Danback and Masini did not appear to prompt any disruptions or conversations with organizers. Vance was booed again Sunday while leaving a women’s hockey game between the United States and Finland, yet was largely ignored at a figure skating competition on Saturday.

Source: International New York Times February 08, 2026 17:09 UTC