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Vance follows the example of past vice presidents, including Joe Biden, who attended the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, and Mike Pence, who attended Pyeongchang in 2018. Kamala Harris did not attend Beijing in 2022 due to boycotts over human rights concerns.
The whole country, Democrat, Republican, independent, we're all rooting for you, and we're cheering for you', JD Vance said
Amid officials’ concern about vocal crowd reactions against the US, the vice-president’s visit to a hockey game felt closer to theater than geopolitics
Anti-ICE backlash and Vance’s presence fail to chill enthusiasm as USA get Winter Olympics underway - Despite local anti-ICE protests and the potential for disruption around US vice-president JD Vance’s appearance at Thursday night’s ice hockey opener,
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.'