ROME, Italy (AP) — Vice President Vance will lead the U.S. delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy and attend the opening ceremony, the White House said Saturday.
Vance will be joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Second Lady Usha Vance, U.S. Ambassador Tilman Fertitta and a group of Olympic gold medalists, the White House said in a statement.
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The Cortina Games in Milan will start on February 6th. The opening ceremony of the Parade of Nations, with athletes led by flag bearers, will take place not only at Milan’s San Siro Stadium, packed with 60,000 spectators, but also for the first time in the history of the Games at three other locations: the mountain venues of Cortina, Predazzo and Livigno.
US President Donald Trump is not on the delegation list.
Athletes on the Olympic team include twin sisters Jocelyn Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando, members of the winning 2018 ice hockey team. They will also be joined by figure skater Evan Lysacek and two-time short track speed skating gold medalist Apollo Ohno.
