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Here's why there's controversy over Haiti's Olympic uniforms

Haiti only has two athletes competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics, so why is there so much controversy over their uniforms?

Team Haiti forced to remove ‘controversial’ figure from uniform at Winter Olympics

Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean, center, helps Megan Thomas, left, and Livia Audain at the Haitian Embassy in Rome, ...

Haiti’s Winter Olympics team shines a positive light even as IOC removes patriot from uniforms

Haiti is making a statement at the Milan Cortina Winter Games with two athletes proudly representing the nation.
The Tufts Daily

On the world stage: How Haiti won the Winter Olympics for fashion

Haiti’s Winter Olympics uniform is a puffer set with designer Stella Jean’s signature: flare and bold color. A forest of ...

Haitian Olympic Team Can’t Wear Image Of Toussaint L’Ourverture On Uniforms, IOC Rules

Haiti, a country not usually associated with winter sports, has sent a small team to participate in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

'Symbol of the Haitian spirit': The story behind Haiti's Winter Olympic uniform

Haiti's Winter Olympic uniform is a statement of history and perseverance.
NBC Olympics

Haiti's first Olympic cross-country skier celebrated by crowd after jubilant finish in men's skiathlon

Meet Stevenson Savart of Haiti, the Caribbean nation's first cross-country skier to compete at the Winter Olympics.
WNDU

From Haiti to the Olympic Slopes: The Remarkable Story of Téo Mallett

(WNDU) - Haiti is not known as a place that produces winter athletes. Yet right now, Téo Mallett is making history as he represents the Caribbean nation in cross-country skiing at the Milano Cortina ...
KTHV

Haiti's Winter Olympics team shines a positive light even as IOC removes patriot from uniforms

MILAN(AP) — The troubled Caribbean country, Haiti, has fielded two athletes for the Milan Cortina Winter Games, and they will proudly wear Haitian symbols — although one less than intended after ...