JD Vance and Jake Paul watch U.S. women's hockey team together at the Winter Olympics

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MILAN (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance sat with influencer and boxer Jake Paul arsenic they watched the U.S. women’s hockey squad easiness to a 5-0 triumph implicit Finland astatine the Winter Olympics connected Saturday.

Vance and his household entered during the intermission astatine the extremity of the archetypal period, with the U.S. starring 1-0. Paul joined them soon after. Paul's fiancee Jutta Leerdam is simply a speedskater for the Netherlands astatine the Milan Cortina Games.

Vance sat with his youngest child, girl Mirabel, connected his lap. Usha Vance, wearing a sweatshirt with “USA” successful large letters, clapped on to Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” earlier the 2nd play started.

The vice president and his woman stood and clapped erstwhile the U.S. women’s squad scored a goal. They were backmost connected their feet cheering a fewer minutes aboriginal erstwhile the U.S. women scored again.

Among those seated adjacent Vance were 2010 Olympic fig skating golden medalist Evan Lysacek and hockey’s duplicate sisters, Hall of Famers Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando. They were members of the U.S. golden medal-winning squad astatine the 2018 Winter Games.

It’s the 2nd clip that Vance has watched the U.S. women’s squad astatine the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

He was besides astatine the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena connected Thursday, erstwhile the U.S. bushed Czechia 5-1 successful its opening crippled of the preliminary round.

U.S. subordinate Taylor Heise said it was “awesome” to perceive that Vance and Paul were astatine the rink, but she wasn't alert during the game.

“I cognize (teammate) Abbey Murphy wants to conscionable Jake Paul, truthful we’d emotion to acceptable that up," she said.

“None of america knew that they were here, actually," Heise added. "Just blessed to beryllium playing, and whoever’s determination gets to ticker the show, due to the fact that I deliberation we’re beauteous good.”

The U.S. players are particularly acquainted with Paul done his narration with Leerdam, who competes successful speedskating against U.S. hockey skipper Hilary Knight's woman Brittany Bowe.

“I cognize his fiancee, Jutta, we’ve watched her enactment out. She’s phenomenal. We’re excited to spell and ticker her and evidently we’re cheering connected Brit Bowe," Heise said.

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Michelle L. Price and John Wawrow contributed to this report.

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