Vice president of the USA JD Vance watched the US Winter Olympic team suffer boos at the opening ceremony of the Games in Milan and Cortina. When Team USA walked out in Milan and Cortina, booes and jeers could be heard radiating around the vicinity, alongside cheers as the athletes got a rather mixed reception.
But that rather unpleasant welcome became particularly loud and ferocious when Vance and his wife Usha appeared on the big screen inside the San Siro stadium. When attention turned back to many of the USA's athletes, there were some warmer cheers, which will provide some relief for their winter Olympians – but it was a clear indication of political issues currently going on away from the world of sport.
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