Sarah Spain was recently at the Winter Olympics and during the event, she apparently briefly saw JD Vance, who subsequently sat down near her alongside Mark Rubio and others. Sarah Spain claimed that she felt ill just from looking at the Vice President and called him a demon in an episode of her podcast:"Twelve minutes into the first period, that area suddenly is awash with large men in suits with earpieces. and here comes JD Vance carrying a child and a bunch of security and eventually Marco Rubio. When I see JD Vance’s eyeliner face, I literally feel ill. I said, ‘I feel like I just looked at a demon,’ like the devil, and I don’t even believe in that."The former ESPN reporter continued:"My body felt like when you have been spooked and you have a little tingle that feels like, ‘Oh, something’s not right,’” she continued, “or like when you get in a situation and you feel like, ‘Oh, some of the energy’s bad, something could go wrong here, maybe I should get out of here,’ or ‘something’s dangerous, this doesn’t feel right. That’s what my body felt like. And I was in no way prepared to see him."Spain went on to state that she was not prepared to see him:"That’s what my body felt like. And I was in no way prepared to see him. It made me so angry. and not just because his f—king Secret Service were blocking half the ice … like, we’re trying to watch a hockey game. You ruined it. The photographers were turned, back to the ice, not watching the action, taking pictures of the presidential delegation doing God knows what."Spain's comments have triggered intense backlash against her online, with many calling her irrelevant and saying that her comments crossed the line of behaviour. Some also called for her to be fired from her workplace, with a few erroneously calling for her sacking from ESPN. Sarah Spain used to be part of the Around the Horn series from ESPN and was an active contributor to the publication until recently. JD Vance has not responded to Sarah Spain's comments as of the writing of this article.More on Sarah Spain's careerSarah Spain started her career with Fox Sports Net as a sports reporter, as well as working with sites like Chicago Now and Mouthpiece Sports, before making her way to ESPN as part of the ESPN 100 in 2010.After that, she worked with Prim Siripipat as part of the ESPN radio show Spain & Prim. Subsequently, she launched her own show under the broadcaster, That's What She Said, as well as appearing on several other ESPN shows.New York Post @nypostLINKEx-ESPN star Sarah Spain felt ‘ill’ sitting near ‘demon’ JD Vance at Winter Olympics: ‘Like the devil’ https://nypost.com/2026/02/13/us-news/ex-espn-star-felt-ill-sitting-near-jd-vance-at-winter-olympics/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#Echobox=1771038594Sarah Spain launched Spain & Fitz with Jason Fitz in 2018. She was, as mentioned above, also part of the show Around the Horn. In 2024, she launched her own podcast, Good Game with Sarah Spain, and then went on to publish her own book, Runs In The Family. The latter was co-written with Deland McCullough, a running back coach for the Raiders, and published by Simon & Schuster, one of the big five publishing firms.Her podcast was nominated for the best podcast award at the 2025 Ambies Awards for Excellence in Audio. Alongside her podcast and ESPN career, Spain is also part of the ownership group of the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League. Sarah Spain was speaking about the Winter Olympics when she made the comments about JD Vance.Follow Soap Central for more!