U.S. Olympic athletes expressing their views is as American as it gets

CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — When Gus Kenworthy made the decision to express his feelings about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents by, well, urinating a profane message in the snow, he had to know what was coming. This is 2026. Kenworthy is a British-born, American-raised, openly gay freestyle skier. He once won silver for the United States. He is competing here for Britain.