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Vance and Rubio set to attend Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Italy. Trump isn’t on the list

Vice President JD Vance leads a delegation including diplomats and six Olympic gold medalists to represent the U.S. at the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

  • On Jan. 17, 2026, President Donald Trump announced Vice President JD Vance will lead the U.S. delegation to the Milan, Italy opening ceremony on Feb. 6.
  • The White House named a delegation blending diplomats and athletes, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta, billionaire businessman.
  • Among athletes, Apolo Ohno, Olympic gold-medalist , Evan Lysacek, Olympic gold-medalist , and 2018 Olympic hockey gold-medalists Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando join the delegation.
  • The opening ceremony's Parade of Nations will take place across multiple venues, including San Siro stadium, Milan with 60,000 spectators, and Cortina, Predazzo and Livigno, while competition runs through February 22.
  • Maxim Naumov, Massachusetts figure skater , is headed to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics after losing his parents nearly a year ago, while Alysa Liu, World Champion figure skater, will also compete.
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JD Vance and his wife will be present to lead the US delegation on February 6th at San Siro Stadium.

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance will lead the US delegation to the 2026 Summer Olympic Games, Italy, and will participate in the opening ceremony, announced on Saturday House Albá, according to the AP. Vance will be with the US State Secretary...

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U.S. Vice-President JD Vance will lead the US delegation to the 2026 Summer Olympic Games, Italy, and will participate in the opening ceremony, announced on Saturday House Albá, according to the AP.

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Action News Now broke the news in on Friday, January 16, 2026.
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