Overview
- The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee told AP it is removing hostile posts targeting athletes and escalating serious threats to authorities.
- President Donald Trump insulted freestyle skier Hunter Hess on Truth Social, a blast that preceded wider pile‑ons from social‑media users and influencers such as Jake Paul.
- Street demonstrations in Milan targeted the presence of ICE agents traveling with a U.S. delegation, and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance was booed at the opening ceremony.
- Reports of aggressive ICE operations in Minneapolis, including accounts of two people shot during protests, are weighing on American competitors, with Jessica Diggins and others voicing concern.
- The IOC barred Ukrainian skeleton pilot Wladyslaw Heraskewytsch from wearing a helmet honoring athletes killed in the war, offering a black armband instead and underscoring disputes over Rule 50.