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Mike Pence to lead White House delegation at Olympics

Vice President Mike Pence and Karen Pence will lead the U.S. delegation to the PyeongChang Olympics.

A White House official said Wednesday that Pence will attend the Winter Games. NBC coverage begins Feb. 8, with the Opening Ceremony Feb. 9

One U.S. president has attended an Olympics held outside the U.S. — George W. Bush at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.

In 2014, the White House delegation was led by openly gay retired athletes Billie Jean King, Brian Boitano and Caitlin Cahow as well as U.