{"id":14113,"date":"2026-02-19T03:37:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T03:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=14113"},"modified":"2026-02-19T03:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T03:37:59","slug":"update-olympian-begs-team-to-take-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=14113","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Olympian Begs Team to Take Him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Hunter Hess\u2019 Olympic Journey Faces Setback<\/strong><br>Olympian <strong>Hunter Hess<\/strong> has reportedly been removed from the 2026 Milano Cortina Games following a controversy that gained widespread attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hess issued a public apology, but the decision to dismiss him stands. Sources say he is now asking his team for another chance, though whether he will return remains uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/DDOslFla1QZ8lyA2NMcwUQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTg1Mw--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/globe_458\/ba08923481b80c690be13d14b451d34f\" alt=\"Olympian Hunter Hess Breaks Silence After President Trump Calls Him 'Real Loser' for Remarks on U.S.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mixed Emotions and Public Scrutiny<\/strong><br>Hess had expressed that representing the U.S. amid political unrest brought \u201cmixed emotions.\u201d At a press conference, he said, \u201cJust because I\u2019m wearing the flag doesn\u2019t mean I represent <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>everything that\u2019s going on in the U.S.\u201d His remarks sparked criticism and a public rebuke from former President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>, who called him a \u201creal Loser.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/f_wlFDsRrRiWtWuWQh9WPg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/globe_458\/66d4e474cbc692d60ea00df63b5f6d01\" alt=\"<span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Instagram\/Hunter Hess; Bonnie Cash \u2013 Pool via CNP \/ MEGA<\/span&gt;\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Support and Free Speech<\/strong><br>Hess responded via Instagram, affirming, \u201cI love my country\u2026 but there are always things that could be better,\u201d highlighting his right to speak freely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans praised him, emphasizing that \u201cYou can love your country and still call out your government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ongoing Debate<\/strong><br>The situation has divided the public, with discussions about accountability, freedom of expression, and whether athletes should face consequences for personal statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/J7d2zRrQnwmQxxlKwlCb1g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNjU1\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/globe_458\/ba08923481b80c690be13d14b451d34f\" alt=\" <span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Instagram\/Hunter Hess<\/span&gt;\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Hess\u2019 Olympic Journey Faces SetbackOlympian Hunter Hess has reportedly been removed from the 2026 Milano Cortina Games following a controversy that gained widespread attention. Hess issued a public apology, but the decision to dismiss him stands. Sources say he is now asking his team for another chance, though whether he will return remains uncertain&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14113"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14114,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14113\/revisions\/14114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}