Christina Carreira: Celebrating Team USA, Immigrant Athlete's Imprint on Olympic Games - International Institute of Buffalo

Christina Carreira: Celebrating Team USA, Immigrant Athlete's Imprint on Olympic Games - International Institute of Buffalo

In the spirit of the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan, we’re highlighting world-class immigrant athletes who are currently or have competed for the U.S. National Team. Today, we spotlight Canadian American Christina Carreira, one of the team’s premier figure skaters. Christina Carreira was born in Montreal, Canada, in 2000. She began ice skating by the time she was three, inspired by her mother’s work as a skating coach. Nine years later, she teamed …