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Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance were spotted Friday evening at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy at San Siro.
The Milan Cortina Olympic Games officially opened with a ceremony celebrating the country’s history and culture. The Vice President and Usha Vance were seated next to Italian President Sergio Mattarella and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry was introduced into the stadium. Former IOC President Thomas Bach was also seated next to them.
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JD Vance and his wife Usha applaud at the start of the opening ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, February 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
The NBC broadcast briefly showed the Vances cheering for Mattarella and Coventry.
Vance was among those leading the U.S. contingent at the Olympics in Italy this year. He was spotted with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the U.S. women’s ice hockey game against the Czech Republic on Thursday. The Americans won the match 5-1.
It was part of a busy trip for Vance.
Vice President JD Vance, center, attends the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, February 6, 2026. (Andreas Rentz/Pool Photo via AP)
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On Friday, he started his day at the Milan ice rink, watching the opening session of the three-day team figure skating competition with Rubio and his family. He then went to the Prefettura of Milan for a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
“In the spirit of Olympic friendship, competition – rules-based competition – and just coming together around common values, we’re very, very happy to be here and we’ll have a great conversation on a number of topics,” Vance told Meloni as the press looked on.
Vice President JD Vance, center, and his wife Usha Vance attend the figure skating ice dance team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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He said he’s been excited about going to the Milan Olympics “almost since I became vice president.”
