Overview
- Kirsty Coventry declined substantive comment on both issues, saying it is not the IOC’s place and labeling the stories “sad” distractions from the Games.
- Hundreds marched in Milan against the planned ICE presence, and Mayor Giuseppe Sala said the agents are not welcome.
- Authorities in Italy clarified that Homeland Security Investigations personnel will support from a control room, with no street operations planned and no indication Detention and Removal Operations agents are involved.
- Newly released Epstein-related files include 2003 emails involving LA2028 chief Casey Wasserman and mention IOC members Richard Carrion and Johan Eliasch, with no wrongdoing indicated.
- The Winter Olympics open on February 6, with U.S. Vice President JD Vance leading the American delegation and Secretary of State Marco Rubio expected at the opening ceremony.