Taylor Swift came under fire after recording an inspirational message to the athletes ahead of the Winter Olympics.
Just as Milano Cortina 2026 kicked off on Friday, February 6 in Italy, a motivational video featuring the blockbuster Eras Tour superstar surfaced across social media.
“Hi, it’s Taylor,” the Opalite the singer opened the 45-second clip with a simple introduction. “I just wanted to send a message to all the athletes competing in the Olympics.”
“I just wanted to say thank you,” she expressed her gratitude. “Learning your stories and seeing all the sacrifices you’ve made and all your determination and hard work and passion and everything that’s brought you to this point where you’re so great at something.”
“It’s just really inspiring and I’m very grateful for everything you’ve done to get to this point in your life and grateful that you’ve taken us all on this journey with you to see you do this,” Cruel summer chart-toppers continued. “And I just hope you have a wonderful Olympic Games.”
“I wish you all the best and a safe journey, and I hope this is an experience that you will cherish for the rest of your life,” the 14-time Grammy winner added before saying, “Bye.”
While Swifties praised Taylor, 36, for the thoughtful gesture and sweet words, several netizens called her out for showing support in sports while remaining silent on political turmoil and other major global issues.
Others, meanwhile, criticized her for making the international multi-sport event about herself.
One social media user wrote: “She will speak for a sport but not for peace in the country she lives in.”
“So she talks but only for certain topics…get it,” another commented sarcastically.
A third commented: “Cool but maybe use your platform to help support communities under attack…? This from a die hard swiftie.”
“She wants to speak out on everything right now except Trump’s evil lol,” added a fourth.
These are just a few of the comments among a number of negative reactions from disappointed fans who followed Taylor’s video message to athletes.
