After a whirlwind of a week trying to locate the dresses U.S. figure skater Christina Carreira will wear for the 2026 Winter Olympics, they have been found and will make it to Milano Cortina.
Lisa McKinnon, who designed the costumes, told USA TODAY Sports on the morning of Friday, Jan. 30 that the dresses were found at a FedEx hub in Memphis thanks to a "friend of a friend within U.S. Figure Skating," who was able to connect with someone at the hub and found the package. She added it will be delivered to Carreira's team and they will be taking it to Italy.
Carreira posted on Instagram a picture of a FedEx box with the caption "they found it."
"Our small, but mighty, skating community has come together and through a friend of a friend within US Figure Skating, whom had a colleague in Memphis that knew someone that worked at the hub and that could physically go find the package, it was found late last night and is en route for delivery today! Thank you!!!"
It's the perfect scenario as Carreira headed to Milano Cortina without the dresses after a shipping mix-up. A costume designer based in Los Angeles, McKinnon designed Carreira's rhythm dance and free dance costumes and sent them out on Saturday, Jan. 24 to have them delivered to Carreira by Monday, Jan. 26. However, the costumes were apparently stuck at a FedEx facility in Memphis.
