On Saturday, thousands of protesters shouting slogans and holding signs including “ICE out” and “Defend Minneapolis” gathered at Milan’s Piazzale Medaglie D’Oro for a march that was intended to end in the vicinity of the main Olympic Village.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2026/02/07/protests-winter-olympics-italy/
Politics tinged Friday’s ceremony when Vice President JD Vance received a round of boos at San Siro Stadium after being shown on a big screen. Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper reported that he was booed again on Saturday while leaving a women’s hockey match between the U.S. and Finland, as jeers erupted from a part of the arena mainly filled with American fans.
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