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01/17 14:51 CST Vance and Rubio set to attend Winter Olympics opening ceremony
in Italy. Trump isn't on the list
Vance and Rubio set to attend Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Italy. Trump
isn't on the list
ROME, Italy (AP) --- U.S. Vice President JD Vance will lead an American
delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy and attend the opening
ceremony, the White House said Saturday.
Vance will be joined by U.S. 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.
The Milan Cortina Games kick off on Feb. 6. The opening ceremony's Parade of
Nations will feature athletes led by the national flagbearers not only in
Milan'sSan Siro stadium, which will be packed with 60,000 spectators, but also,
for the first time in Olympic history, in three other locations: the mountain
venues of Cortina, Predazzo and Livigno.
U.S. President Donald Trump isn't on the list of members of the delegation.
The athletes in the Olympic delegation include Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and
Monique Lamoureux-Morando, twin sisters who were members of the ice hockey team
that won in 2018. Figure skater Evan Lysacek and Apolo Ohno, who won gold twice
in short track speed skating, will also join.
