U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha flew into Milan on Thursday on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

U.S. Ambassador to Italy and San Marino Tilman Fertitta and his wife Paige Fertitta welcome Vice President JD Vance as he arrives ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

There are 206 National Olympic Committees worldwide, which are devised by the IOC and the International Sport Federation. These two organizations are the sole authorities who come together to recognize NOCs for the official Summer and Winter Games.

The San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) have announced official Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 watch party events at venues throughout the Bay Area, giving fans the chance to come together and cheer on local Olympians with ties to the Sharks organization in international competition.

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games are spread across Milan and resort towns throughout the Dolomites, including Cortina d'Ampezzo, Bormio, Livigno, Val di Fiemme, and Anterselva.

In hockey, offsides happens when a player goes across the blue line into the offensive zone (also called the attacking zone) before the puck does, according to USA Hockey. (The blue line is what divides their offensive zone from the neutral zone.) A power play in hockey is when one team commits a penalty and has to play without one player.