Vance to lead US at Milano Cortina as IOC rejects ban calls

The United States vice president will head the American presidential delegation at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics on 6 February, the White House confirmed, as the International Olympic Committee dismissed calls to exclude the country from the Games. JD Vance will attend the ceremony alongside Second Lady Usha Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and United States Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta, according to a White House statement. The delegation will also include former Olympic champions Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando, twin sisters who won gold with the United States women’s ice hockey team at PyeongChang 2018, as well as figure skater...