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Greenland's Slettemark Siblings Challenge Trump, Promote Culture at Olympics

2/11/2026

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Sondre Slettemark and Ukaleq Slettemark, competing for Denmark at the Winter Olympics, represent Greenland's biathlon team.
Sondre Slettemark says American citizens should hold U.S. President Donald Trump accountable.
Ukaleq Slettemark asserts that Greenland will never become American.
They note cultural differences between Greenland and the United States, especially on environmental values.
Their parents helped develop Greenland's biathlon, and the siblings aim to raise awareness of their homeland during the Games.

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Sondre Slettemark and Ukaleq Slettemark, competing for Denmark at the Winter Olympics, represent Greenland's biathlon team.
Sondre Slettemark says American citizens should hold U.S. President Donald Trump accountable.
Ukaleq Slettemark asserts that Greenland will never become American.
They note cultural differences between Greenland and the United States, especially on environmental values.
Their parents helped develop Greenland's biathlon, and the siblings aim to raise awareness of their homeland during the Games.