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Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance were spotted at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan, Italy, at the San Siro on Friday night.
The Olympic Games in Milan Cortina were officially opened with a ceremony celebrating the country’s history and culture. The Vice President and Usha Vance sat near the Italian President Sergio Mattarella and the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry was introduced in the stadium. Former IOC President Thomas Bach was also sitting near them.
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JD Vance and his wife Usha applaud at the start of the Olympic Opening Ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
The NBC broadcast briefly showed Vance applauding Mattarella and Coventry.
Vance was among those who led the American contingent to the Olympic Games in Italy this year. He was spotted with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the US 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 Olympic Opening Ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Andreas Rentz/Pool Photo via AP)
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On Friday, he started his day at the Milano Ice Skating Arena, where he watched the opening session of the three-day team figure skating competition with Rubio and his family. He then went to the Prefettura di Milano for a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
“In the spirit of Olympic friendship, competition — competition based on rules — and just coming together around shared values, we’re very, very excited to be here and we’re going to have a good conversation on a number of topics,” Vance told Meloni as the press corps looked on.
Vice President JD Vance, center, and his wife Usha Vance compete in 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 had been excited to go to the Milan Olympics “pretty much since I became vice president.”
