It's the first stop for Vance on a trip combining diplomacy and sports. He is leading President Donald Trump's delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics and later stopping in Armenia and Azerbaijan in a show of support for a peace agreement brokered by the White House last year.

PanARMENIAN.Net - Five athletes will represent Armenia at the Winter Olympic Games to be held in Milan from February 6 to 22. According to Sputnik Armenia, figure skaters Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin will carry Armenia’s flag during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Vance will lead the U.S. delegation at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games opening ceremony, joined by senior officials and former Olympic athletes. The

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics’ early events continue today before Friday's opening ceremony. Curling began the action yesterday and continued today, with wins for the U.S., Canada, hosts Italy and Britain.

At 21:30 Armenia time, the Karina Akopova/Nikita Rakhmanin duo, representing Armenia in the figure pair skating competition, departed for the Olympic city on a direct Yerevan-Milan flight, Melanya Stepanyan, a member of the board of the Figure Skating Federation of Armenia, told NEWS.am Sport.

Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.

The 2026 Winter Olympics will begin this week when competitors walk under the wave of their nation's flags at Friday's Opening Ceremony. The ceremony not only offers Olympians a chance to represent their country on the international stage,

The future of the Winter Olympic Games is under threat due to climate change, according to Levon Azizyan, head of Armenia’s Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center, who shared his concerns in a Facebook post.