Vera Wang, 76, and daughter Josephine ‘look like sisters’ in rare new photo of the duo at the Olympics

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Vera Wang cheered on Team U.S.A. alongside her daughter Josephine, “Jojo” at the Olympics.

The fashion designer has been posting a plethora of behind-the-scenes pictures during her time in Milan, Italy the past two weeks.

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One carousel stole the attention of fans because it featured her daughter and herself posing with ice skater Madison Chock.

The duo were seen keeping it casual chic, while watching the competitive games.

Jojo sported an adorable white Ralph Lauren Polo Bear sweater with Team U.S.A. gear on him, along with dark denim and turquoise Adidas Samba sneakers.

Vera was seen wearing a checkered gray and white sweater, black leggings, black knee-high boots, and a black cap.

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Madison donned a navy-blue sweater with the American flag, the Olympics logo and U.S.A.  on it, as the trio posed in a private suite overlooking the rink.

The mogul captioned the post: “SO THRILLED TO BE WITH MY DAUGHTER JOJO AND HONORED TO BE WATCHING THE OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING WITH THE GREAT MADISON CHOCK AND EVAN BATES!”

The Olympian commented: “So much love for you and Jo.”

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Fans flocked to the comments to cheer on the mother-daughter duo.

One person wrote: “Wow, you look like sisters,” as another added: “Wow, seeing Jojo’s joy and those legends on ice blew my mind, pure happiness today.” 

A third person commented: “OMG they were tiny tots when I last saw them with you on Worth. What a stunning young lady she’s become.”

Vera has been living it up in Milan as she enjoyed shopping, restaurants, and art exhibitions, besides being the stands.

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In numerous posts she provided further insight into her passion for ice skating. In one picture, she wrote: “SKATING AFFICIONADOS……actually OBSESSIVES……” 

It may seem as though Vera is just a fan who really loves the sport, however, it’s deeper than that for her.

Believe it or not, but she was an ice skater herself, therefore the attachment to the sport is personal.

Fun fact: Almost six decades ago, she competed in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships with her ice skating partner James Stuart in 1968.

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She revealed in the Milan Magic podcast: “[Ice skating] probably is the love of my life, even more than fashion. I don’t get to say that often, but that’s the truth.”

Sadly, she experienced a tragic injury that ended her young career. Vera recalled: “[My partner and I] were going for a kick, cartwheel lift. I was in the air…at about 25 mph, and he tripped going forward. I fell, flew across the ice and landed on my left side, kicked my blade into my rear.”

Despite the unfortunate situation, Vera remains optimistic and shared a video of herself ice skating with the caption: “Shot in 2017…. do the math!!!!! But these GAMES made me so nostalgic. I never made it to the Olympics, but gratefully my clothes did! THANK YOU ALL who trusted me! ONCE A SKATER….. ALWAYS….. no matter! PRAYERS FOR OUR LADIES TONIGHT! GO TEAM USA.”

In the comments she added: “SKATING WAS ALWAYS MY GREATEST LOVE.” Olympian Alysa Liu commented: “Ayyyyy.”

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