United Kingdom, Feb. 5 -- Tate McRae has defended appearing in a Team USA Winter Olympics advert.

The 22-year-old pop star - who was born in Calgary, Canada - recently filmed an ad that promoted Team USA's 2026 Winter Olympics line-up, but Tate has now taken to social media to insist that her allegiances still lie with Canada.

Alongside a childhood photo of herself holding up a Canadian flag, Tate wrote on Instagram: ". Y'all know I'm Canada down (sic)"

Tate's advert for NBC Sports aired earlier this month. In the commercial, she's seen promoting Team USA while talking to a snowy owl.

Tate says: "I'm trying to get to Milan for an amazing Opening Ceremony and meet Team USA. It's the weekend with America's best skating for gold and Lind...