Vice President Vance and Second Lady Attend Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony
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Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance were seen at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, at the San Siro on Friday night.
The Milan Cortina Olympic Games were officially opened with a ceremony celebrating the country’s history and culture. The vice president and Usha Vance were seated near Italian President Sergio Mattarella, and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry was introduced at the stadium. Also sitting near them was former IOC President Thomas Bach.
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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 the Vances applauding Mattarella and Coventry.
Vance was among those who led the American contingent to the Olympics in Italy this year. He was seen with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the United States women’s ice hockey game against the Czech Republic on Thursday. The Americans won the match 5-1.
It was part of a busy journey 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, watching the opening session of the three-day team figure skating competition with Rubio and his family. He then headed to the Prefettura di Milano for a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
“In the spirit of friendship and competition of the Olympic Games, rules-based competition, and just coming together around shared values, we are very, very excited to be here and we will have a great conversation on various 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 had been excited about going to the Milan Olympics “pretty much since I took over as vice president.”
The News contributed to this report.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor at News Digital.