Vance, Rubio cheer on Team USA women's ice hockey in their Winter Olympics opening win

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Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were at the Winter Olympics on Thursday to cheer on Team USA’s women’s ice hockey in their win over the Czech Republic, 5-1.

Vance and Rubio were spotted in the crowd with women’s ice hockey gold medalists Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux, speedskating gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno and figure skating gold medalist Evan Lysacek.

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Vice President JD Vance meets freestyle skier Nick Goepper of team United States, at the Team USA Welcome Experience, ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

Milan was the first stop on Vance’s trip combining diplomacy and sports as he’s leading President Donald Trump’s delegation to the Winter Olympics, later stopping on Armenia and Azerbaijan. Vance was spotted cheering for the red, white and blue when Alex Carpenter notched the first goal for the Americans.

"The whole country — Democrat, Republican, independent — we’re all rooting for you, and we’re cheering for you," he told athletes earlier in the day.

U.S. Ambassador to Italy and San Marino Tilman Fertitta and his wife Lauren Fertitta welcome Vice President JD Vance as he arrives ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

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