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"In Milan, near the end of the ceremony’s lengthy Parade of Nations, the U.S. delegation of athletes entered the stadium to cheers and whistles. But the crowd’s mood seemed to shift when the screen switched from the athletes to the stands, where Mr. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, were waving small American flags.
Their appearance was met with a smattering of jeers and boos that were audible despite the loud music playing for the parade."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/europe/jd-vance-olympics-opening-ceremony.html
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In other Olympics news -
"Having a bigger bulge on a required 3D body scan taken in the pre-season could earn jumpers extra centimeters of material in their jumpsuits—and a suit’s larger nether regions provide more surface area to glide to the gold.
A 2025 simulation-based study suggested that every 2 cm of extra fabric in a ski jumpsuit could increase drag by about 4% and increase lift by about 5%, providing an extra 5.8 meters of distance."
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/penisgate-erupts-at-olympics-scandal-exposes-risks-of-bulking-your-budge/
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