Above, Team USA hockey player Kelly Pannek (#12) competes in the 2026 Winter Olympic games. Pannek has been one of the most vocal people about the tension of representing the U.S. at this Games.

Therapists Explain Cognitive Dissonance With Watching Winter Olympics

While President Donald Trump’s deportation agenda separates families, and federal agents detain 5-year-olds and kill unarmed civilians, American athletes are winning medals on behalf of the nation at the Olympics right now. This whiplash between pride for United States competitors and national shame for the federal government is common. Even U.S. Olympians competing in the…

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