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

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were astatine the Winter Olympics connected Thursday to cheer connected Team USA’s women’s crystal hockey successful their triumph implicit the Czech Republic, 5-1.

Vance and Rubio were spotted successful the assemblage with women’s crystal hockey golden medalists Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux, speedskating golden medalist Apolo Anton Ohno and fig skating golden medalist Evan Lysacek.

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

Milan was the archetypal halt connected Vance’s travel combining diplomacy and sports arsenic he’s starring President Donald Trump’s delegation to the Winter Olympics, aboriginal stopping connected Armenia and Azerbaijan. Vance was spotted cheering for the red, achromatic and bluish erstwhile Alex Carpenter notched the archetypal extremity for the Americans.

"The full state — Democrat, Republican, autarkic — we’re each rooting for you and we’re cheering for you," helium told athletes earlier successful the day.

U.S. Ambassador to Italy and San Marino Tilman Fertitta and his woman Lauren Fertitta invited Vice President JD Vance arsenic helium arrives up of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics successful Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

VANCE, RUBIO GREET AMERICAN WINTER OLYMPIANS IN ITALY

Usha Vance, the 2nd lady, joined the delegation connected the trip. The vice president said his woman "is not a sports fan" but "obsessively makes america ticker the Olympics" each 2 years, citing the competitors bringing the state together.

"Everybody is rooting for you guys and everybody's cheering for you," helium added.

Carpenter’s extremity began the scoring onslaught for Team USA. Hayley Scamurra scored 2 goals for the team, starring the way.

Hilary Knight, who is successful her last Olympics, added a extremity on with Joy Dunne.

Vice President JD Vance, right, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, be a preliminary circular lucifer of women's crystal hockey betwixt United States and Czechia astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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The Americans are acceptable for a crippled against Finland next. However, the Finnish squad was dealing with a norovirus issue. It caused them to postpone their lucifer against Canada until Feb. 12.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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