US EditionUS Vice President Vance greeted in Milan on eve of Games opening
VP JD Vance leads U.S. delegation at Winter Olympics and aims to advance a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan brokered by the White House last year.
- Vice President JD Vance arrived in Milan, Italy on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, with his family to lead President Donald Trump's delegation to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on the first stop of a weeklong trip.
- The White House-brokered peace agreement aims to end four decades of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, reopening transport routes and boosting U.S. cooperation as Russia's influence declines.
- Arriving at Malpensa Airport, Vice President JD Vance wore a blue zip-up jacket with a U.S. flag and was greeted by U.S. Ambassador Tilman Fertitta while Usha Vance wore a white fleece with the Stars and Stripes and Olympic rings.
- On Friday, Vance will lead the U.S. delegation at the opening ceremony with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Tilman Fertitta, while ICE's Homeland Security Investigations backs up the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service amid concerns spectators could boo Americans.
- Vance's mission reflects a pattern — after Israel — of using vice-presidential travel to advance peace efforts, and this weeklong trip may be one of only a few international trips Vance makes this year.
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Between snowfall, electricity problems and construction sites, the organisers of the Olympic Games trust that everything fits in time. Tutto bene, the opening will take place on Friday.
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Vance, in Milan, says the Olympics are ‘one of the few things’ that unite Americans
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Vice President JD Vance arrived in Milan with his family Thursday, telling U.S. athletes competing in the Milan Cortina Winter Games that the competition “is one of the few things that unites the entire country.” U.S. Ambassador to Italy and San Marino Tilman Fertitta and his wife Paige Fertitta welcome Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance as they arrive ahead of the Milano Cortin…
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Olympics are a rare unifying event, says Vance
US Vice President JD Vance sought to put politics aside when he visited US athletes preparing for the Winter Olympics on Thursday.
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