Athletes got cheers at Friday’s 2026 Olympics opening ceremony in Milan, Italy, and U.S. Vice President JD Vance got jeers.
The booing wasn’t as audible on NBC’s coverage of the ceremony as it was in the coverage aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s CBC network, Entertainment Weekly reported.
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