U-S-A!

The chant has received a mixed reception since its creation, being perceived as both a powerful display of American unity and love of country and as potentially jingoistic in equal measure.

[1] The film Olympia: Festival of Nations, documenting the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, includes the chant during the finals of the 1,500 meter event and the long jump.

The chant became a fixture of the team's remaining games and gained national attention after the U.S. defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union professionals in what became known as the "Miracle on Ice", later moving on to beat Finland for the gold medal.

[12] Minutes before the announcement, crowds with plates and U.S flags in New York had gathered at Times Square and Ground Zero (where the Twin Towers were located) for celebrating the successful operation, chanting "U-S-A!"

The cheer was also chanted that Sunday evening at the only MLB baseball game being held while the news was breaking, between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets.

It is also chanted non-sarcastically by British supporters to celebrate achievements of U.S. players such as Tim Howard at Everton and Christian Pulisic at Chelsea.

[citation needed] SpaceX employees were heard chanting "U-S-A" when their company's Falcon 9 first-stage booster succeeded in landing for the first time, in December 2015.