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‘We are Europeans’: Fans fly Greenland flag during Olympic US-Denmark ice hockey game

February 15, 2026

During a preliminary round men’s ice hockey game at the Winter Olympics, fans raised the Greenland flag as a show of European solidarity for the island and Denmark. The gesture was made by Latvian hockey supporters living in Germany amidst ongoing political rhetoric surrounding Greenland.

‘We are Europeans’: Fans fly Greenland flag during Olympic US-Denmark ice hockey game

Credit: Fans hold the flag of Greenland ahead of Saturday’s preliminary round men’s ice hockey game between Greenland and the United States.Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP

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Fans raised the Greenland flag during the US-Denmark ice hockey game.
The gesture was made by Latvian fans living in Germany.
It symbolized support for Denmark and Greenland amid geopolitical tensions.
The game ended with the US winning 6-3 after a slow start.

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‘We are Europeans’: Fans fly Greenland flag during Olympic US-Denmark ice hockey game

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