President Trump announced on Saturday that a presidential delegation led by Vice President JD Vance and his wife will travel to Italy for the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Milan-Cortina Olympic Games will open on February 6 and will take place in and around Milan.
Along with the Vice President and his wife, Marco Rubio will be the Secretary of State; US Ambassador to Italy, Tilman Feritta; 2018 Olympic medalist Monique Lamoureux-Morando; 2002 and 2006 Olympic gold medalist, Short Track Speed Skating and 2010 Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek, the White House said in a statement.
It’s a competition scheduled until February 22 and the competition the sports among others, bobsledding, skiing and figure skating.
Maxim Naumov, a Figure skater from Massachusetts whose their parents were killed almost a year ago plane crash near WashingtonHe is going to the 2026 Olympic Games, as part of the USA team.
Figure skater Alysa Liu will also be heading to the games. Liu He shocked the skating world last year When he took home the World Championship, just a few years after announcing his retirement from the sport at the age of 16. He told 60Minutes: “I see pageants more as a stage for acting.”