Team USA Announces Flag Bearers for 2026 Milan Cortina Games Closing Ceremony
Sports Illustrated • • sports
Key Points:
- Hilary Knight and Evan Bates, both Olympic veterans competing in their fifth Games, will serve as flag bearers for the United States at the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
- Knight, captain of the gold-winning women's hockey team, recently proposed to Team USA speedskater Brittany Bowe during the Games.
- Bates, competing in his final Olympics, won team figure skating gold and a silver medal in ice dance this year.
- Both athletes expressed honor and joy at being chosen to lead the U.S. delegation, highlighting the significance of representing their fellow athletes.
- Erin Jackson and Frank Del Luca were the U.S. flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Games.
