American freestyle skier Hunter Hess nailed his first halfpipe run at the Winter Olympics on Friday and took a moment to embrace the "loser" label bestowed on him by President Donald Trump. The 27-year-old Hess looked into a nearby TV camera, shaped an “L” with his fingers and held them to his forehead. “Apparently I’m a loser,” he told reporters with a smile. Trump labelled Hess a “real loser” after he spoke of conflicting feelings representing his country. In the comments that irked Trump, Hess had said that just because he was wearing the U.S. flag does not mean he represents everything going on there.

Source: Irish Independent February 21, 2026 01:18 UTC