Team USA Stars Keep Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Tradition Alive as World Champion Shows Up With Colleagues As the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade unfolded, Team USA stars and a reigning world champion t

101 years ago, Macy’s employees sparked what would become an American icon: the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Since that first march, it has transformed New York City into a spectacle of towering balloons, dazzling performances, and star power that signals the true kickoff to the holiday season.

And this year was no exception, with appearances from a host of winter sports stars ahead of the Milano-Cortina Olympics. Reigning figure skating world champion Ilia Malinin , Paralympic gold medalist Jack Wallace , and Paralympic hopeful Audrey Crowley were all in attendance, smiling and waving, elevating the procession to another level. They rode on the same Peacock float alongside Teyana Taylor, who performed a live performance of her hit song Made It.

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