US Vice President Vance checks in to Milan on eve of Games openingReuters, Feb 5, 2026
MILAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha flew into Milan on Thursday on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Vance said he would be "rooting for" Team USA.
Vance will meet with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday, according to the vice president’s office.
Vance, wearing a blue zip-up jacket with a U.S. flag on his arm, was greeted by Tilman Fertitta, the ambassador to Italy, on the tarmac at Malpensa Airport.
Usha Vance was also dressed casually in a white fleece with the Stars and Stripes on the back, as well as the five-ring Olympic logo.
TV footage showed the couple being welcomed at the airport with a round of applause from a few dozen athletes.
"The whole country — Democrat, Republican, Independent — we're all rooting for you, we’re cheering for you, and we know you’re going to make us proud," Vance said.
Making a joke, he added that although his wife, the Second Lady, is not usually a sports fan, she becomes completely absorbed in the Olympics every two years and insists they watch together.
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