“Would you see it as free speech or understand it if Americans were jeered in the opening ceremony?” a reporter asked IOC President Kirsty Coventry.

“Would you see it as free speech or understand it if Americans were jeered in the opening ceremony?” a reporter asked IOC President Kirsty Coventry.

It wasn't a surprise, but it was still quite something to hear.

Team USA entered the opening ceremony at San Siro Stadium on a chilly night in Milan. But unlike the weather, the Americans received a warm welcome.