MILAN (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance sat with influencer and boxer Jake Paul as they watched the U.S. women's hockey team easeto a 5-0 win over Finlandat the Winter Olympics on Saturday.
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey
Vance and his family entered during the intermission at the end of the first period, with the U.S. leading 1-0. Paul joined them shortly after. Paul's fiancee Jutta Leerdam is a speedskater for the Netherlands at theMilan Cortina Games.
Vance sat with his youngest child, daughter Mirabel, on his lap. Usha Vance, wearing a sweatshirt with "USA" in big letters, clapped along to Queen's "We Will Rock You," before the second period started.
The vice president and his wife stood and clapped when the U.S. women's team scored a goal. They were back on their feet cheering a few minutes later when the U.S. women scored again.
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Among those seated near Vance were 2010 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Evan Lysacek and hockey's twin sisters, Hall of Famers Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando. They were members of the U.S. gold medal-winning team at the 2018 Winter Games.
It's the second time that Vance has watched the U.S. women's team at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
He was also at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena on Thursday, when the U.S.beat Czechia 5-1in its opening game of the preliminary round.
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