Final preparations are in full swing ahead of the official opening of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, with several preliminary and qualification events, including ice hockey and curling, already under way. On Thursday, US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Milan to attend the opening ceremony, as heightened security measures are put in place while international delegations and heads of state gather in the city, our Italy correspondent Seema Gupta explains.
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