The figure in this case, is a glowing white mother pelican tearing her breast to feed her young against a backdrop of blue on Louisiana's state flag. Gov. W.W. Heard specified the color scheme in ...

SUE BIRD, EDDY ALVAREZ TO CARRY US FLAG AT OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONIES On Wednesday, she said she got to watch her now head coach Dawn Staley carry the American flag in 2004.

Bird, 40, has won four gold medals dating back to 2004. Alvarez, 31, has played with the Miami Marlins and won a silver medal in speedskating at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

To catch the opening ceremony with Team USA’s flag bearers Bird and Alvarez, tune into NBC for one of its three showtimes — 7 a.m. E.T. and 7:30 p.m. ET on July 23 or 12:35 a.m. ET on July 24.

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird and Olympic baseball player Eddy Alvaraz were the flag bearers for Team USA at the opening ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Bird, 40, has won four gold medals with the women's team dating back to 2004. Alvarez, 31, has played with the Miami Marlins and won a silver medal in speedskating at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Alvarez is the first baseball player to serve as flag bearer for the U.S. Bird is the second women’s basketball player after Team USA’s head coach Dawn Staley in 2004.

The United States' flag bearers for the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics have been chosen. It was announced on Wednesday morning's episode of 'TODAY' that women's basketball star Sue Bird ...

Women's basketball star Sue Bird and baseball player Eddy Alvarez have been selected as the flag bearers to lead Team USA into Olympic Stadium in Tokyo for the opening ceremony of the Summer Games ...

And we’re also going to represent that, holding that flag.” Bird publicly revealed she was gay in 2017; she also senses how crucial her selection will be to the LGTBQ community.