MILAN — Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watched the United States’ women’s hockey team take on Czechia on Thursday, the first stop in a trip planned to include a visit to the Olympics’ Opening Ceremony on Friday night.

The U.S. delegation will be led by the Vice President and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Hello from Milan and Cortina, where the action picked up with the U.S. women’s hockey and mixed double curling teams ahead of tomorrow’s opening ceremony

The International Olympic Committie had to ask fans to not boo the U.S. delegation as the Milan Winter Olympics began Friday

The DJ for the USA's ice hockey opener at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics played a song commonly associated with Donald Trump following on from anti-ICE protests in Milan. The opening ceremony for the event takes place at the San Siro on Friday, with Team USA boasting a huge presence in the form of 237 athletes competing in 16 disciplines.

The International Olympic Committee was forced to ask fans not to boo the U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during Friday’s opening ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Games.

Vice President JD Vance, as head of the US delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, tells athletes 'everybody is rooting for you guys.'