Overview:
Haiti is going viral across global platforms in recent days for all the right reasons — moments spanning music, sports and the arts. During Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance, Haiti’s name and flag appeared in the show’s finale, prompting widespread applause online, especially among “Benito Bowl” observers. In Italy, a Haitian cross-country skier drew applause on the slopes after completing his race in the Winter Olympics and even more cheers after his image circulated widely on social media.
Over the weekend, Haiti surfaced across global screens through a series of high-profile moments spanning music and sports that brought much delight to its diaspora. From the Super Bowl halftime show in California to the Winter Olympics in Italy, the country has appeared in viral clips that quickly circulated online. Below is a roundup of some of the most visible moments, based on publicly available broadcasts, competition footage and social media posts.
1. Haiti appears during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show
@mickaelmarabou Bad Bunny kraze sa!!! 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹 #ayisyentiktok #ayisyentiktok🇭🇹 #tiktokayisyen #haitiantiktok ♬ New Sun – Chihei Hatakeyama
During the Super Bowl halftime performance by Bad Bunny, the artist closed his set with a visual montage that displayed the names and flags of countries from The Americas, including the Caribbean islands, as he cited a slew of them by name. On the NFL broadcast, which fans of the artist had dubbed the “Benito Bowl,” a performer waved Haiti’s red-and blue bicolore.
Some saw it during the broadcast. Others didn’t, prompting sleuths to find and post other angles of the show to YouTube, Instagram and TikToks proving Haiti was indeed part of the unexpected parade of flags at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
2. Haitian cross-country skier completes race near Milan
Stevenson Savart, of Haiti, crosses the finish line in the cross country skiing men’s 10km + 10km skiathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Meanwhile in Italy, Haiti gained attention when cross-country skier Stevenson Savart took to the slopes in a 75-nation race. He finished 64th, but won much admiration for representing a Caribbean nation not known for the winter sport.
Video of Savart finishing the course was reposted across multiple platforms, with international viewers taking to social media to express surprise at seeing Haiti represented in cross-country skiing.
3. Viral clip shows confusion among Haitian team officials
Another clip that circulated widely showed members of the Haitian delegation appearing unaware in real time that the skier had finished his race. According to videos shared by spectators and journalists on social media, the moment unfolded shortly after the athlete crossed the finish line. The footage was reposted thousands of times and became a focal point of online discussion.
4. Haiti’s team uniforms stays on feeds
Athletes from Haiti walk during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Outside of the athletes, the Haiti Team uniform design by Stella Jean continues to appear in people’s timelines as more people viewed the opening ceremonies and the began streaming the games.
The design takes cues from a painting by Haitian artist Edouard Duval-Carrié and originally including the revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture on a red horse. The International Olympic Committee required Louverture’s figure be removed to meet neutrality rules. Jean decided to keep the red, riderless horse, lending symbolic power and beauty to the uniform — and earning flowers from fashionistas and Haitian diaspora worldwide.
5. Diaspora sharing amplifies global visibility
Across each of these moments, Haitians in the diaspora played a central role in amplifying visibility. According to repost patterns and account data visible on social platforms, users based in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean helped push these clips into broader circulation, extending their reach well beyond Haitian audiences.
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