Alpine skiing
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Ryan Cochran-Siegle
US
Event(s): downhill, Super-G
Age: 33
Hometown: Starksboro, Vt.
New England tie: Vermont native
Olympic appearances: 2018, 2022
A surprise 2022 Olympic silver medalist in Super-G, “RCS” is back for his third Olympiad. He won his first and only World Cup race in 2021 at Bormio, which will host the men’s Alpine events. He learned to ski at his family’s nonprofit ski hill in Vermont, Cochran’s, and his mother, 1972 slalom gold medalist Barbara Cochran, is one of six Olympian skiers in the family.Read moreTeam USA bio
Alpine skiing
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Mary Bocock
US
Event(s): downhill, Super-G
Age: 22
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
New England tie: Attends Dartmouth
Bocock was the overall champion of the North American Cup in 2023, which earned her a spot on the World Cup tour in 2024-25. Her best performance was an 18th-place finish in December in Switzerland in Super-G, which allowed her to pick up the first World Cup points of her career. Bocock has yet to compete for Dartmouth after matriculating in 2023. She was a two-time state champion in soccer in high school.Team USA bio
Alpine skiing
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Sam Morse
US
Event(s): downhill, Super-G
Age: 29
Hometown: Carrabassett Valley, Maine
New England tie: From Maine
Morse began skiing before he was 2 at Sugarloaf. He’s pursuing a mechanical engineering degree at Dartmouth when he’s not on the World Cup tour. This season, he’s turned in four top-30 finishes, including a 15th in the Super-G in January. A former junior champion in downhill, “Moose” has been on the tour since 2017. His career best in downhill is a 10th-place finish (twice) and 14th in Super-G in 2024.Team USA bio
Alpine skiing
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Kyle Negomir
US
Event(s): downhill, Super-G
Age: 27
Hometown: Littleton, Colo.
New England tie: Attends Dartmouth
Negomir played football and lacrosse in high school but committed to skiing midway through. He was recruited to ski at Dartmouth and is slowly working toward his degree as he balances competing on the World Cup tour. He tore his ACL, MCL, and AC joint and broke his hand in a training run crash in December 2020, during his first full speed season on the World Cup. He was sidelined until the 2022-23 season. He’s cracked into the top 20 four times this season, twice in Super-G and twice in downhill.Team USA bio
Bobsled
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Frank Del Duca
US
Event(s): Four-man
Age: 34
Hometown: Bethel, Me.
New England tie: From Bethel, Maine
Olympic appearances: 2022
Del Duca, a sergeant in the US Army, is a member of the Army World Class Athlete program and attended the University of Maine. A driver, he finished 13th in the two-man and four-man competitions in 2022. Del Duca turned in two fourth-place finishes at the 2025 world championships. He’s fourth in the World Cup standings and could drive the Americans’ top sled in the two-man in Cortina.Team USA bio
Bobsled
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Kris Horn
US
Event(s): Four-man
Age: 31
Hometown: Pembroke, Mass.
New England tie: From Pembroke, went to UMass
Olympic appearances: 2022
Horn graduated from Pembroke High in 2012. He set school records in the decathlon and heptathlon at UMass, while majoring in mechanical engineering. His father, Ken, was a linebacker for the Minutemen. Horn first tried out for the US bobsled team in 2018, and started as a push athlete before moving to pilot. He finished a career-best seventh as a pilot in the four-man in the 2025 world championships.Team USA bio
Luge
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Zack DiGregorio
US
Event(s): Men’s doubles
Age: 24
Hometown: Medway, Mass.
New England tie: Medway native
Olympic appearances: 2022
The first Olympian to hail from Medway, DiGregorio found the sport through a USA Luge Slider Search event in Carlisle in 2011. He finished seventh in the mixed relay in 2022 and 11th in doubles. With doubles partner Sean Hollander, DiGregorio won a gold in the under-23 world championships in 2023. At a World Cup event in 2023, DiGregorio and Hollander became the first US doubles team to win a race in 18 years. He’s also a single-digit handicap in golf.Read moreTeam USA bio
Luge
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Ansel Haugsjaa
US
Event(s): Men’s doubles
Age: 21
Hometown: Framingham, Mass.
New England tie: Grew up in Framingham
Haugsjaa first tried luge as a 12-year-old at Wachusett Mountain. He moved to Lake Placid, N.Y., full time when he was 18 so he could continue his career. In his first world championships in 2024, he finished 13th in the doubles. He won gold in the under-23 world championships in 2025 with partner Marcus Mueller and followed that with their first World Cup gold in December. The pair will team up again in Cortina.Team USA bio
Hockey
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Jake Oettinger
US
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 27
Hometown: Lakeville, Minn.
New England tie: Played at Boston University
A 2024 NHL All-Star with Dallas, he was a three-year standout on Commonwealth Avenue before turning pro. He was a Hockey East All-Rookie selection and finished his BU stint with a glittering Beanpot performance (47 saves against Northeastern) and the 2018 Hockey East Tournament MVP award.
Hockey
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Matt Boldy
US
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 24
Hometown: Millis, Mass.
New England tie: Grew up in Millis and played at Boston College
A fifth-year forward helping power the resurgent Minnesota Wild, he was ranked in the top five in goals and top 15 in points in the first half of the NHL season. The Millis native was a strong middle-of-the-lineup player for the Americans at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Team USA bio
Hockey
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Charlie McAvoy
US
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 28
Hometown: Long Beach, N.Y.
New England tie: Plays for the Bruins
A likely alternate captain for Team USA, the Bruins “A” and No. 1 “D” has had an unlucky run of injuries but looks to be a top-pair defender for the Americans in Milan. He was at his physical best at 4 Nations despite playing through a nasty shoulder injury. Team USA bio
Hockey
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Hampus Lindholm
Sweden
Event(s): Men’s hockey
Age: 32
Hometown: Helsingborg, Sweden
New England tie: Plays for the Bruins
A surprise omission from the Swedes’ initial roster, he was added before the Games to replace the injured Jonas Brodin. He has all of these qualities: size (6 feet 4 inches, 215 pounds), mobility, smarts, the ability to either carry the puck, move it quickly, or keep it from opposing forwards. He is not related to Elias Lindholm.
Hockey
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Cale Makar
Canada
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 27
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
New England tie: Played for UMass
A two-time Norris Trophy winner as the NHL’s best defenseman (and finalist in five of his first six seasons), the wizardly skater spent two seasons in Amherst. He won the Hobey Baker Award as a sophomore before debuting for the Colorado Avalanche in the 2019 playoffs. He was the first defenseman in nearly 30 years to score at least 90 points in back-to-back seasons, and is on track to make it three in a row.
Hockey
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Dans Locmelis
Latvia
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 21
Hometown: Jelgava, Latvia
New England tie: Bruins prospect
Called up to the Latvian senior team in 2023, the forward helped win the country’s first medal at the Worlds by assisting on the tying goal against the United States in the bronze-medal game (on home ice, no less). Spent the next two seasons at UMass and is a first-year pro in Providence, impressing onlookers with his on-ice smarts.
Hockey
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Connor Hellebuyck
US
Event(s): Men’s hockey
Age: 32
Hometown: Commerce, Michigan
New England tie: Played at UMass-Lowell
The inaugural winner of the Mike Richter Award (best collegiate goaltender) in 2014, he turned pro after his sophomore season. The Winnipeg Jets’ ace has been the top American netminder in recent years, having won the 2025 Hart Trophy (NHL MVP) and three Vezina Trophies (best goaltender), in 2020, 2024 and 2025.
Hockey
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Jeremy Swayman
US
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 27
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
New England tie: Plays for the Bruins (and at University of Maine)
Cool, confident Alaskan has played some of his best hockey this season, sitting sixth in the NHL in goals saved above expected (per Moneypuck) as of Jan. 26. The big question: Can he unseat Connor Hellebuyck as Team USA’s starter? Team USA bio
Hockey
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David Pastrnak
Czechia
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 29
Hometown: Havirov, Czechia
New England tie: Plays for the Bruins
Czechia’s medal hopes rest on the stick of No. 88, whose unpredictable flair for attacking makes him one of the world’s most dangerous players. In a Spoked-B or Czech lion, he’s usually the most creative, skilled player on the ice.
Hockey
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Jack Eichel
US
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 29
Hometown: North Chelmsford, Mass.
New England tie: Grew up in North Chelmsford, played for Boston University
From matching up with Connor McDavid in tough postseason shifts to winning the Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023, Eichel has become one of the most dynamic 200-foot centers in the NHL. The 2015 Hobey Baker winner at BU could be one of the most impactful players in the men’s tournament.Team USA bio
Hockey
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Elias Lindholm
Sweden
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 31
Hometown: Boden, Sweden
New England tie: Plays for the Bruins
Has been a no-brainer Swedish national team pick going on a decade. The Swedes will rely on his strong all-around game, versatility, and leadership at the center position, particularly with young star Leo Carlsson missing the Games because of injury.
Hockey
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Tage Thompson
US
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 28
Hometown: Orange, Conn.
New England tie: Grew up in Connecticut
Highest-drafted UConn Husky — first round, 26th overall in 2016 — has the kind of attributes — big (6-6), skilled, rocket of a shot — that has him hunting for his third 40-goal season in the last four years. Team USA bio
Hockey
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Pavel Zacha
Czechia
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 28
Hometown: Brno, CZE
New England tie: Plays for the Bruins
One of the more underrated centers in the game, Zacha produces close to 60 points a season, has a wicked shot, and is a plus defender. He can play center or wing and is best suited as a glue guy on the Czechs’ top line.
Hockey
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Macklin Celebrini
Canada
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 19
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
New England tie: Played at Boston University
Played his way onto one of Team Canada’s best-ever forward units as a 19-year-old (26 goals and 74 points in his first 50 games). Before being drafted No. 1 overall by the San Jose Sharks, the Vancouver native spent one electric season at BU (2023-24). He was the youngest player in the country (age 17) and became the youngest winner of the Hobey Baker Award after scoring 32 goals and 64 points in 38 games.
Hockey
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Henri Jokiharju
Finland
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 26
Hometown: Oulu, Finland
New England tie: Plays for the Bruins
Scored Finland’s only goal against the US in last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off, on what he called “a lucky bounce.” Plays an understated, effective game for Boston.
Hockey
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Brady Tkachuk
US
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 26
Hometown: Creve Coeur, Missouri
New England tie: Played at Boston University
The brother of fellow Team USA star Matthew Tkachuk and son of Melrose product and NHL great Keith Tkachuk, he was raised in St. Louis but was a Hockey East All-Rookie selection in his lone season at BU (2017-18). The Ottawa Senators captain is one of the NHL’s premier power forwards.
Hockey
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Clayton Keller
US
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 27
Hometown: Chesterfield, Missouri
New England tie: Played at Boston University
The first captain in Utah Mammoth history, Keller is a four-time NHL All-Star. Last May, he captained Team USA to its first gold medal at the IIHF World Championships in 92 years. He spent one year at BU, scoring 45 points in 31 games.
Hockey
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Noah Hanifin
US
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 28
Hometown: Norwood, Mass.
New England tie: Norwood native
The smooth-skating St. Sebastian’s alum has continued to thrive since coming to Vegas from the Calgary Flames in a 2024 trade, averaging close to 40 points per season over the last six. Team USA bio
Hockey
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Brad Marchand
Canada
Event(s): Men’s Hockey
Age: 37
Hometown: Halifax, Nova Scotia
New England tie: Longtime former Bruin
Though he now plays for the Florida Panthers, Marchand will always be a Bostonian. The left wing carved out his spot in Bruins history in 17 years with the organization, rising from fourth-line scrapper to top-shelf superstar, serving two seasons as captain. As a Panther, he won the Stanley Cup for the second time last season, the first coming with the Bruins in 2011.
Figure skating
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Maxim Naumov
US
Event(s): Men’s singles
Age: 24
Hometown: Simsbury, Conn.
New England tie: Trains at Skating Club of Boston
Few athletes in Milan will have support like Naumov, who made his first Olympic team a little less than a year after losing both of his parents in the plane crash that claimed the lives of 67 people, including six members of the Skating Club of Boston. His bronze medal at the US championships was a triumph over tragedy — and his best finish at the senior level, having placed fourth at nationals in each of the three previous years. Read moreTeam USA bio
Skeleton
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Austin Florian
US
Event(s): Men’s, mixed team
Age: 31
Hometown: Southington, Conn.
New England tie: Connecticut native
Florian, who competed at Clarkson University as a skier while earning a degree in engineering, won the US’s first gold in the world championships last year with a victory in mixed skeleton with Mystique Ro. The event will make its Olympic debut in Cortina. He discovered the sport on a family trip to Lake Placid while in college. He has won three silvers and two bronzes on the World Cup.Team USA bio
Curling
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Korey Dropkin
US
Event(s): Mixed doubles
Age: 30
Hometown: Southborough, Mass.
New England tie: Southborough native
Dropkin is teaming with Cory Thiesse to make a run at a mixed-doubles medal in Cortina. He grew up in the sport; his parents, Shelley and Keith, were heavily involved in the Broomstones Curling Club in Wayland. Dropkin attended the University of Minnesota Duluth, moving to focus on his curling career. He and Thiesse finished fifth in the world championships in 2025 and won gold in 2023. Read moreTeam USA bio
Freestyle skiing
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Olivia Giaccio
US
Event(s): Moguls, dual moguls
Age: 25
Hometown: Redding, Conn.
New England tie: From Connecticut
Olympic appearances: 2022
Giaccio — which means “ice” in Italian — finished sixth in moguls in her first Olympics and has thrice won on the World Cup tour. She earned a psychlogy degree from Columbia in 2024 and grew up skiing Killington. This season, she’s finished on the podium in all four moguls races and earned a fourth in dual moguls. She broke her collarbone right before the 2025 world championships.Team USA bio
Figure skating
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Emily Chan
US
Event(s): Pairs
Age: 28
Hometown: Pasadena, Texas
New England tie: Trains at Skating Club of Boston
Chan won the 2016 US junior championship as a singles skater and teamed up with Spencer Howe in 2019, when the pair relocated to Norwood. They were fifth at the US championships in 2021. In 2023, they won silver at the US championships and were fifth at Worlds. Her boyfriend, Estonian skater Aleksandr Selevko, also qualified for Milan.Team USA bio
Figure skating
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Spencer Howe
US
Event(s): Pairs
Age: 29
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
New England tie: Trains at Skating Club of Boston
Howe, who’s paired with Emily Chan, underwent surgery for a torn labrum in 2023 that limited their performances in 2024. Howe joined the US Army in October 2024, and is part of the World Class Athlete program, and only got back on skates to train for the Games last summer. He and Chan earned the call-up when the gold and bronze medalists at the 2026 US Championships could not qualify for the Olympics because of citizenship issues.Team USA bio
Speedskating
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Julie Letai
US
Event(s): Short track
Age: 25
Hometown: Medfield, Mass.
New England tie: Medfield native
Olympic appearances: 2022
Letai has been on the national team since 2019. She graduated from Medfield High in 2018, competing in outdoor track and cross-country. In her Olympic debut, she helped the US women to an eighth-place finish in the 3,000-meter relay and was 21st in the 1,500. She won a silver in the 3,000 relay at the 2024 world championships. Letai missed last season with a hip injury. She learned the sport at Bay State Speedskating in Walpole, where she trained under Olympian Caroline Hallisey-Kepka.Team USA bio
Speedskating
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Kristen Santos-Griswold
US
Event(s): Short track
Age: 31
Hometown: Fairfield, Conn.
New England tie: Grew up in Connecticut
Olympic appearances: 2022
Santos-Griswold almost won the Americans’ first medal in the women’s 1,000 in 12 years before being taken out by another skater in Beijing. She debated retiring from the sport, but regrouped to turn in the best performances of her career. She’s was the crystal globe winner in 2024-25, given to the best overall skater on the World Tour. She won gold in the 1,000 in the 2024 Worlds, part of a five-medal haul. She discovered the sport while watching a commercial on the Disney Channel as a child.Team USA bio
Alpine skiing
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AJ Hurt
US
Event(s): slalom, giant slalom
Age: 25
Hometown: Carnelian Bay, Calif.
New England tie: Attended Dartmouth
Olympic appearances: 2022
Hurt, who earned a degree in engineering sciences from Dartmouth in 2023 but did not compete for the Big Green, has twice finished on the podium in the World Cup — once in giant slalom and once in slalom. The California native has qualified for two world championships, including in 2025 when she finished 13th in the GS. She got her start in the sport because her father was a longtime member of the ski patrol at Palisades Tahoe. Team USA bio
Alpine skiing
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Paula Moltzan
US
Event(s): slalom, giant slalom
Age: 31
Hometown: Lakeville, Minn.
New England tie: Attended University of Vermont
Olympic appearances: 2022
Moltzan, who lives in Waitsfield, Vt., joined the ski team at UVM after losing her spot on the US team. She won the 2017 NCAA women’s slalom title as a freshman and skied her way back onto the World Cup tour and the 2022 Olympic team, finishing eighth in slalom. She won a bronze in giant slalom at the 2025 world championships and has finished on the podium four times this World Cup season, three times in GS and once in slalom. After Mikaela Shiffrin, Moltzan is the Americans’ most-likely shot at a tech medal.Team USA bio
Alpine skiing
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Nina O’Brien
US
Event(s): slalom, giant slalom
Age: 28
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.
New England tie: Dartmouth grad
Olympic appearances: 2022
O’Brien attended Burke Mountain Academy, a year behind Mikaela Shiffrin, then got an economics degree from Dartmouth. A tech specialist, she made her World Cup debut before she turned 19, and was the sixth-fastest skier in the giant slalom in Beijing in 2022, before a crash left her with a broken leg. She broke the same leg in the fall of 2023, and missed the 2023-24 season. She won a gold medal at the 2023 world championships in the mixed team event, and is entering the Olympics coming of a career-best fifth-place finish in the giant slalom.Team USA bio
Alpine skiing
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Mikaela Shiffrin
US
Event(s): Slalom, giant slalom
Age: 30
Hometown: Edwards, Colo.
New England tie: Attended Burke Mountain Academy (Vt.), lived in N.H.
Olympic appearances: 2014, 2018, 2022
The career leader in World Cup victories, Shiffrin has dominated ski racing’s technical events while also dabbling in the speed events. She has two golds and a silver from previous Olympics, but she was shut out in 2022. Team USA bio
Freestyle skiing
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Mac Forehand
US
Event(s): Slopestyle, big air
Age: 24
Hometown: Winhall, Vt.
New England tie: From Vermont
Olympic appearances: 2022
Born in Connecticut, the Forehands moved to Vermont so Mac and his sister, Savannah, could attend Stratton Mountain School. He switched to slopestyle when he was 12 and won the crystal globe when he was 17 and a US ski team rookie. He turned in an 11th-place finish in big air in Beijing and won a silver in slopestyle at last year’s world championships.Team USA bio
Freestyle skiing
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Grace Henderson
US
Event(s): Slopestyle, big air
Age: 24
Hometown: Durham, N.H.
New England tie: Grew up in New Hampshire
Henderson is from Durham and learned to ski from her parents. She attended Waterville Valley Academy and won an X Games medal in big air in 2025, and earned her first World Cup podium in 2023 in slopestyle. Across big air and slopestyle, she has nine top-10 finishes on the World Cup tour. Her brother, Hunter, is also a freeskier. Team USA bio
Snowboard
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Nathan Pare
US
Event(s): Snowboard cross
Age: 20
Hometown: Bethel, Me.
New England tie: From Maine
Pare, who went to Gould Academy and Carrabassett Valley Academy, finished sixth at the 2025 world championships and got the US on the podium in the mixed relay. Pare came back from a broken jaw suffered during a training fall in 2024 to be named the 2024 World Cup snowboard cross rookie of the year. He’s one of the top American men’s snowboard cross racers entering competition in Livigno. He works in construction when he’s not competing.Team USA bio
Luge
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Chevonne Forgan
US
Event(s): Women’s doubles
Age: 25
Hometown: Chelmsford, Mass.
New England tie: Chelmsford native
Forgan will compete in the debut women’s doubles competition in Cortina. A two-time US champion, Forgan won a gold on the 2024-25 World Cup tour in doubles and bronze in the first doubles world championships in 2022. She was born in Australia and moved to the US in 2011, and was discovered during a USA Luge Slider Search in Carlisle in 2012. She starred in track at Chelmsford High and switched to doubles in 2020.Team USA bio
Hockey
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Denisa Křížová
Czechia
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 31
Hometown: Horní Cerekev, Czechia
New England tie: Northeastern grad
Olympic appearances: 2022
A left-shot forward, she is NU’s ninth all-time scorer (169 points), and helped her country qualify for its first Olympics in women’s hockey at Beijing 2022. She spent 2018-19 with the NWHL’s Boston Pride.
Hockey
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Vendula Přibylová
Czechia
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 29
Hometown: Olomouc, Czechia
New England tie: Maine grad
Olympic appearances: 2022
A regular linemate of Tereza Vanišová at Maine (2016-20), she was a steady forward for the Black Bears and is the same for the Czechs.
Hockey
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Noemi Neubauerová
Czechia
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 26
Hometown: Kolin, Czechia
New England tie: Providence grad
Olympic appearances: 2022
After coming stateside and playing at The Gunnery (now Frederick Gunn School) in Connecticut, the forward played four seasons at Colgate before putting up a 11-15—26 line for Providence in 2022-23. She now plays in Switzerland.
Hockey
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Tereza Vanišová
Czechia
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 29
Hometown: Strakonice, Czechia
New England tie: Maine grad
Olympic appearances: 2022
Before joining the PWHL (now with Vancouver, her third team), the gritty forward set the Maine career scoring record (129 points in 129 games) and won three Isobel Cups in the NWHL/PHF, two of them with the Boston Pride.
Hockey
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Daniela Pejšová
Czechia
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 23
Hometown: Teplice, Czechia
New England tie: Plays for the Fleet
Olympic appearances: 2022
Boston traded up to No. 7 overall in the 2024 PWHL Draft to select the rugged defender, who made her Czech women’s senior national team debut at 17. Her offensive game hasn’t yet popped in North America, but she plays solid and physical on the middle pair.
Hockey
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Caroline Harvey
US
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 23
Hometown: Salem, N.H.
New England tie: Grew up in Groton and Pelham/Salem, N.H.
Olympic appearances: 2022
She played about 23 minutes in the Beijing Games as a 19-year-old, but the Massachusetts-raised New Hampshire native will see lots of ice time in Milan. Arguably the best two-way defender in the women’s game, Harvey is a gifted skater and skilled puck mover who defends aggressively. The Wisconsin senior could be the No. 1 pick in the upcoming PWHL Draft. Team USA bio
Hockey
Team Canada
Emerance Maschmeyer
Canada
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 31
Hometown: Bruderheim, Alberta
New England tie: Harvard grad
Olympic appearances: 2022
Started two games at Beijing 2022, allowing one goal. A Team Canada member since 2011, she finished her college career as Harvard’s all-time leader in saves and a three-time All-Ivy League selection. She spent two seasons with PWHL Ottawa before joining expansion Vancouver last summer.
Hockey
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Dominika Lásková
Czechia
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 29
Hometown: Prague, Czechia
New England tie: Merrimack grad
Olympic appearances: 2022
The defender, now back in Sweden after two seasons in the PWHL (Montreal), is a bedrock of the Czechs’ back line. She played forward at Merrimack (2018-22), scoring 31 points in 67 games. She was the first Czech player drafted by a PWHL team, going 19th overall in 2023.
Hockey
Team Finland
Sini Karjalainen
Finland
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 26
Hometown: Posio, Finland
New England tie: Vermont grad
Olympic appearances: 2022
The former Catamounts captain, who now plays for Skellefteå in Sweden, helped Finland to a bronze medal in Beijing, and was Hockey East’s Defender of the Year as a senior (2022-23).
Hockey
Team USA
Hayley Scamurra
US
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 31
Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
New England tie: Northeastern grad
Olympic appearances: 2022
The responsible checking-line forward brings experience to a young American roster. She has been a mainstay on the Team USA World Championships roster for the last six seasons, playing up and down the lineup. She has played for Ottawa, Toronto, and (currently) Montreal in the PWHL.Team USA bio
Hockey
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Marie-Philip Poulin
Canada
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 34
Hometown: Beauceville, Quebec
New England tie: Boston University grad
Olympic appearances: 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
Arguably the greatest women’s player on the planet, the center set Boston University’s goals, assists, and points records (81-100—181; since broken) during her years on Commonwealth Avenue (2010-15). She and Team USA’s Hilary Knight will tie the women’s record for Olympic appearances (five) in Milan. Canada’s “Captain Clutch” has three Olympic golds and a silver medal to her name
Hockey
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Hilary Knight
US
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 36
Hometown: Sun Valley, Idaho
New England tie: Roots in Mass., N.H. and Conn.
Olympic appearances: 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
Born in California, the women’s hockey legend spent some of her youth in Hanover, N.H., and attended Choate Rosemary Hall (and was a 2006 Globe All-Scholastic). She played for the Boston Blades (CWHL) and Boston Pride (NWHL), and was captain of the Boston Fleet (PWHL) for their inauguaral season before joining expansion Seattle.
Hockey
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Susanna Tapani
Finland
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 32
Hometown: Latila, Finland
New England tie: Plays for the Fleet
Olympic appearances: 2014, 2018, 2022
A skilled two-way center, Tapani has been one of the Fleet’s — and Team Finland’s — most reliable players. She ranks 17th in scoring (19-20—39) in the three-year history of the PWHL, and has bronze medals in the last two Olympics. Also happens to be one of the world’s best ringette players. Read more
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Alina Muller
Switzerland
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 27
Hometown: Winterthur, Switzerland
New England tie: Plays for the Fleet
Olympic appearances: 2014, 2018, 2022
Already a four-time Olympian, the Swiss star could eventually break the women’s record for appearances (five, held by multiple) or the men’s record (six). She was a two-timer before arriving at Northeastern (2018-23), where she passed Kendall Coyne Schofield to become the Huskies’ all-time leading scorer (98-156—254 in 159 games).
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Kendall Coyne Schofield
US
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 33
Hometown: Palos Heights, Ill.
New England tie: Northeastern grad
Olympic appearances: 2014, 2018, 2022
One of the top American players of all time, the Chicagoland native set Northeastern records for goals (141 in 133 games) and points (249; since broken by Alina Müller). The speedy winger still holds the season program mark (50-34—84 in 2015-16, when she won the Patty Kazmaier Award). Team USA bio
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Alex Carpenter
US
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 31
Hometown: North Reading, Mass.
New England tie: Grew up in North Reading, Boston College grad
Olympic appearances: 2014, 2022
From Governor’s Academy to Boston College to the US women’s national team, the sharpshooting center has been a high scorer at every level. Now with the expansion Seattle Torrent, she is chasing her first Olympic gold after finishing second in 2014 and 2022. She is the daughter of Bobby Carpenter, the Peabody product and first American to score 50 goals in an NHL season. Team USA bio
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Team Canada
Laura Stacey
Canada
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 31
Hometown: Missasauga, Ontario
New England tie: Dartmouth grad
Olympic appearances: 2018, 2022
A powerful winger, she has been a fixture on Team Canada since 2016, and is one of the top forwards in the PWHL. Undeniably hockey royalty, she is married to Team Canada (and Montreal) linemate Marie-Philip Poulin and is the great-granddaughter of NHL legend King Clancy.
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Megan Keller
US
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 29
Hometown: Farmington Hills, Mich.
New England tie: Plays for the Fleet
Olympic appearances: 2018, 2022
Six times a gold medalist at the Worlds and a member of the 2018 Olympic champions, the ex-Boston College star is now captain for the Fleet and the Americans’ leader on defense. She can play any style but excels as a shutdown ace, and her booming one-timer is a power-play weapon and arguably the heaviest shot in the women’s game. Team USA bio
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Team Sweden
Sara Hjalmarsson
Sweden
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 27
Hometown: Bankeryd, Sweden
New England tie: Providence College grad
Olympic appearances: 2018, 2022
The durable center, now playing for the Toronto Sceptres, was a Hockey East All-Star and Best Defensive Forward as a senior in 2022-23, when she scored 24 goals and 44 points in 37 games.
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Team USA
Cayla Barnes
US
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 27
Hometown: Eastvale, California
New England tie: Boston College grad
Olympic appearances: 2018, 2022
The Seattle Torrent defender was a two-year captain for the Eagles and four-time Hockey East All-Star (2018-23) before transferring to Ohio State and winning a national title in 2024. While a student at New Hampton (N.H.) School, she became the first player to win three gold medals with the US Under-18 national team (2015-17). Team USA bio
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Swiss Olympic Team
Alessia Baechler
Switzerland
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 20
Hometown: Illnau-Effretikon, Switzerland
New England tie: Plays for Northeastern
A freshman who arrived on Huntington Avenue with three Swiss women’s league titles to her name, she was the Swiss league’s best defender as an underager.
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Gwyneth Phillips
US
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 25
Hometown: Athens, Ohio
New England tie: Northeastern grad
A two-time Patty Kazmaier top-10 finalist at NU, Phillips is the NCAA’s career leader in save percentage (.958) and goals-against average (0.96), going 47-4-1 in college. She and Team USA batterymate Aerin Frankel combined to win Hockey East Goalie of the Year six consecutive years (2018-24). The Ottawa Charge starter will play in her first Olympics after a glittering World Championships debut in Czechia last May (one goal allowed in three games). Team USA bio
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Hannah Bilka
US
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 24
Hometown: Coppell, Texas
New England tie: Boston College grad
An expansion draft pick of the Seattle Torrent, the blazing-fast Texan spent her PWHL rookie season with the Fleet, scoring five goals and 11 points in 16 games. She played four years at The Heights before finishing at Ohio State. A likely first-unit power-play player for the Americans.Team USA bio
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Team Czechia
Natálie Mlýnková
Czechia
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 24
Hometown: Ziln, Czechia
New England tie: Vermont grad
Before finishing her NCAA career at Minnesota, the forward was Hockey East Player of the Year and leading scorer (15-11—26 in 27 games) for UVM in 2023-24. She is in her first season with the Montreal Victoire.
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Team Italy
Kayla Tutino
Italy
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 33
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
New England tie: Boston University grad
Former Terriers captain (2015-16) played in the CWHL for Boston and Montreal after college, then coached in college for four seasons before returning to the ice two years ago in the Italian women’s league.
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Haley Winn
US
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 22
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
New England tie: Plays for the Fleet
If her Olympic debut is anything like her first year with the Fleet, Winn’s skating and smart puck movement will have play tilted in the right direction — and she’ll be on the ice a lot. The former Clarkson captain and No. 2 overall draft pick in 2025 is a strong contender for PWHL Rookie of the Year. As of mid-January, she averaged more than 27 minutes a game, more than anyone in the league.Team USA bio
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Team France
Chloé Aurard-Bushee
France
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 26
Hometown: Saint-Martin-d’Hères, France
New England tie: Northeastern grad
Long one of France’s key players — she was the second-leading scorer in the country’s top women’s league at age 14 — Aurard-Bushee scored 204 points in 167 games at NU on a line with Alina Müller. She played the two previous seasons with the New York Sirens and is currently in Switzerland.
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Kati Tabin
Canada
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 28
Hometown: Oakbank, Manitoba
New England tie: Quinnipiac grad
Made the Canadian national team in 2025, a few years after coming out of retirement. Tabin hung up her skates after graduating from Quinnipiac in 2020, but returned to play for Toronto (PHF) in 2022, and was drafted by Montreal (PWHL) in 2023.
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Sandra Abstreiter
Germany
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 27
Hometown: Freising, Germany
New England tie: Providence College grad
Now with the Montreal Victoire, she was one of the best netminders in Hockey East during her time at PC (2017-23). She ranks second in Friars history in shutouts (15, in 105 games), goals-against average (1.88), and save percentage (.931). In the last two Olympic cycles, she has allowed five goals in four Olympic qualification games, with a .940 save percentage.
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Team Italy
Nadia Mattivi
Italy
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 25
Hometown: Trento, Italy
New England tie: Boston University grad
One of the top prospects in a deep 2026 PWHL draft, the former Terriers captain (2022-24) has played the last two seasons in a strong Swedish women’s league, where she was named Defender of the Year.
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Swiss Olympic Team
Andrea Brändli
Switzerland
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 28
Hometown: Winterthur, Switzerland
New England tie: Boston University grad
Olympic appearances: 2022
Perhaps the hardest-working goalie at Beijing 2022 — she made a tournament-high 242 saves — she set records at Ohio State before spending a graduate season with the Terriers (2022-23). She led the Swedish women’s league in save percentage at the break, after finishing second in the last two seasons.
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German Ice Hockey Federation
Lilli Welcke
Germany
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 23
Hometown: Heidelberg, Germany
New England tie: Plays for Boston University
She and her twin sister took up skating at a Christmas market in Germany, and converted from tennis to hockey when no spots were available at a summer tennis camp. After a stint at the University of Maine, they’re now seniors at BU and potential PWHL draft picks this spring.
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Team Italy
Amie Varano
Italy
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 31
Hometown: Duxbury, Mass.
New England tie: Duxbury resident
She was a senior captain at Sacred Heart (2016-17) and has spent the last nine seasons as a European pro. The Notre Dame Academy alum plays for Malmö in Sweden and has represented Italy internationally since 2022.
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Swiss Olympic Team
Naemi Herzig
Switzerland
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 18
Hometown: St. Gallen, Switzerland
New England tie: Plays for Holy Cross
The Crusaders’ second-leading scorer (6-10–16 in 20 games) is the first female Olympian and first Winter Olympian from Holy Cross, as well as the school’s first student Olympian since 1924. Read more
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Wesleyan University
Rei Halloran
Japan
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 24
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
New England tie: Lawrence native, Wesleyan grad
The daughter of a Japanese mother and father from Lawrence, she lived in Tokyo before attending BB&N. She played at Wesleyan and earned a spot on Team Japan with a strong pro debut in Norway last season.
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Team Finland
Ida Kuoppala
Finland
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 25
Hometown: Pietarsaari, Finland
New England tie: University of Maine grad
The left wing produced plenty in five years as a Black Bear, her 67 goals, 126 points, and 156 games ranking second in Maine history. She has been a standout for Skellefteå in Sweden over the last three seasons.
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German Ice Hockey Federation
Laura Kluge
Germany
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 29
Hometown: Berlin, Germany
New England tie: Plays for the Fleet
The right winger is a part of the German leadership group, serving as an alternate captain. Undrafted after playing four seasons in the German women’s league, the St. Cloud State alum signed with the Fleet last offseason.
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Daryl Watts
Canada
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 26
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
New England tie: Played at Boston College
The ultra-skilled winger began her college career at BC, becoming the first freshman to win the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2017-18, when she led the nation with 82 points. She transferred to Wisconsin after her sophomore season, and remains No. 2 in NCAA history in points (297, in 172 games).
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Luisa Welcke
Germany
Event(s): Women’s hockey
Age: 23
Hometown: Heidelberg, Germany
New England tie: Plays for Boston University
The Welcke twins, both forwards, helped lead Germany to its first women’s Olympic qualification in 12 years — and fourth overall — last fall. They played at Kent (Conn.) School when they arrived in North America in 2018. They have combined for nine goals and 19 points in 24 games at BU this season.
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Team Italy
Jacquie Pierri
Italy
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 35
Hometown: Montclair, N.J.
New England tie: Brown University grad
When it comes to hockey su giacchio, Pierri does it all. A 12-year pro who has spent the last five seasons as one of the leaders of Italian club EV Bozen, she has played forward, defense, and dressed as a goalie for the Eagles. While at Brown, she played forward and defense.
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Aerin Frankel
US
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 26
Hometown: Chappaqua, N.Y.
New England tie: Plays for the Fleet, Northeastern grad
While at Northeastern, Frankel won the 2021 Patty Kazmaier Award as top college player. In her third season as the Fleet’s Green Monster in net, Frankel was named top goaltender at the 2025 World Championships, when she won gold for the second time in three Worlds as Team USA’s main netminder (gold in 2023, silver in 2024). She enters her first Olympiad a seasoned international player with plenty of confidence.Team USA bio
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Team Czechia
Michaela Hesová
Czechia
Event(s): Women’s Hockey
Age: 20
Hometown: Prague, Czechia
New England tie: Plays at Dartmouth
Young netminder who knows how to keep her team in a game. In 47 appearances at Dartmouth over the last two seasons, she has a .919 save percentage and 2.61 goals-against average despite a record of 5-35-6.
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Kelly Curtis
US
Event(s): Women’s singles
Age: 37
Hometown: Princeton, N.J.
New England tie: Springfield College grad
Olympic appearances: 2022
A member of the Air Force World Class Athlete program, Curtis competed on the track and cross-country teams at Springfield College. She has twice finished on the podium in the World Cup, most recently in January. Curtis, who in 2022 became the first Black athlete on the US Skeleton Olympic team, finished 21st in her first Olympics. She’s one of a handful of mothers on Team USA, welcoming daughter Maeve with her husband in 2023.Team USA bio
Luge
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Emily Fischnaller
US
Event(s): Women’s singles
Age: 32
Hometown: Suffield, Conn.
New England tie: Grew up in Connecticut
Olympic appearances: 2018, 2022
Fischnaller (née Sweeney) is in her 17th season on the luge World Cup tour. A three-time Olympian, Fischnaller crashed in the 2018 Games, fracturing her neck and back. She returned and finished 26th in 2022, but delivered her best World Cup season in 2024-25 (a silver and bronze). She’s a member of the Army World Class Athlete program and moved recently to Italy, the home of her husband, Dominik, an Italian luge star.Team USA bio
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Julia Kern
US
Age: 28
Hometown: Waltham, Mass.
New England tie: From Waltham, lives in Vermont
Olympic appearances: 2022
Kern was named to the US ski team a month after graduating from Waltham High in 2015. She debuted on the World Cup tour at 19 and finished 18th in Beijing in the women’s individual sprint. She’s won two medals in the world championships, a silver in 2025 and a bronze in 2023 with Jessie Diggins as a sprint partner. Kern graduated from Dartmouth with an economics degree in 2021.Team USA bio
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Ben Ogden
US
Age: 25
Hometown: Landgrove, Vt.
New England tie: From Vermont
Olympic appearances: 2022
Ogden, who graduated from UVM in 2022 with an engineering degree, finished ninth in the team sprint classic in Beijing and 12th in the men’s sprint freestyle. He’s from Landgrove, population 177, and learned the sport from his father, John, who competed at Middlebury. Ogden was the first American to win a medal at the world junior championships in 2018, was the men’s Nordic skier of the year in college in 2020. He’s finshed on the podium twice in the World Cup.Team USA bio
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Deedra Irwin
US
Age: 33
Hometown: Pulaski, Wis.
New England tie: Vermont resident
Olympic appearances: 2022
Part of the Army World Class Athlete program, Irwin is a member of the Vermont National Guard. In 2022, she finished seventh in the 15-kilometer individual race, the best finish in an individual event by an American in Olympic history. She was a three-sport athlete at Michigan Tech and competed in cross-country skiing before committing to biathlon.Team USA bio
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Sean Doherty
US
Age: 30
Hometown: Conway , N.H.
New England tie: From New Hampshire
Olympic appearances: 2014, 2018, 2022
A discretionary selection for the US team, Doherty grew up skiing at Cranmore, and became the most-decorated US junior biathlete (10 career medals, including four gold). He finished 16th in the relay at Sochi 2014, as an 18-year-old, then improved to a personal-best sixth in the relay in 2018. He set Olympic personal bests in 2022 by finishing 42nd in the individual, 47th in the sprint, and 43rd in the pursuit. He’s a member of the Army World Class Athlete program.Team USA bio
Cross-country skiing
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Jessie Diggins
US
Age: 34
Hometown: Afton, Minn.
New England tie: Wakefield resident
Olympic appearances: 2014, 2018, 2022
Diggins won the US’s first gold in cross-country in 2018 in the team sprint alongside Kikkan Randall in PyeongChang. She’s cruising through her farewell tour, winning arduous Tour de Ski, a six-stage competition across Europe, with two first-place finishes, a third, and a second, this season. She was the first American woman to win the overall World Cup title when she did it in the 2020-21 season — then did it agian in 2023-24 and 2024-25.Team USA bio
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Rosie Brennan
US
Age: 37
Hometown: Park City, Utah
New England tie: Dartmouth grad
Olympic appearances: 2018, 2022
Brennan graduated from Dartmouth in 2011, and since then has racked up 12 podiums and two wins on the World Cup tour competing alongside Wakefield’s Jessie Diggins. A native of Alaska, Brennan finished fourth in the women’s sprint freestyle in beijing and sixth in the women’s 30K freestyle. Team USA bio
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John Steel Hagenbuch
US
Age: 24
Hometown: Ketchum, Idaho
New England tie: Attends Dartmouth
A senior at Dartmouth, Hagenbuch was the 7.5K classic national champion in 2025, his second individual NCAA title. He won a junior world title in the 4x5K relay alongside Ben Ogden, Gus Schumacher, and Luke Jager. He was named the men’s Nordic skier of the year in college in 2024.Team USA bio
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Luci Anderson
US
Age: 25
Hometown: Golden Valley, Minn.
New England tie: University of New Hampshire grad
Anderson competed at UNH as a cross-country skier and started biathlon in 2024. She made her first World Cup start in December of that year, and competed for the US in the world championships in 2025. Anderson is ranked 77th in the biathlon World Cup entering the competition in Anterselva.Team USA bio
Cross-country skiing
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Jasmine Drolet
Canada
Age: 23
Hometown: Rossland, British Columbia
New England tie: Dartmouth grad
Drolet, who will compete for Canada alongside her brother Rémi, made her World Cup debut in 2022. She won the women’s 20K mass start classic at the NCAA championships in 2024, and twice finished third in the women’s 7.5K freestyle championship while in college. She graduated in 2025 with a degree in environmental studies.
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Margie Freed
US
Age: 28
Hometown: Apple Valley, Minn.
New England tie: University of Vermont grad
Freed competed in cross-country for UVM. After graduating with a degree in business adminstration, she skied for the Craftsbury Green Racing Project. She didn’t begin training in biathlon full time until 2025, after being introduced to the sport by teammates in Vermont. She helped the US to a fourth-place finish in the mixed relay on the IBU World Cup tour this season. Team USA bio
Cross-country skiing
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Maddie Hooker
Australia
Age: 21
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
New England tie: Attends Colby
Grew up at the beach, but was so enraptured by the slopes that she eventually moved to the US to enroll at Stratton (Vt.) Mountain School. Her improvement there — and at Colby, whose ski teams are Division 1 — put her on Team Aussie.
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Lauren Jortberg
US
Age: 28
Hometown: Boulder, Colo.
New England tie: Dartmouth grad
Jortberg graduated from Dartmouth in 2020 after being named a three-time All-American. She made her debut on the World Cup in 2023 and skis for the Stratton Mountain School’s pro team. Team USA bio
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Aleksandr Selevko
Estonia
Age: 24
Hometown: Tallinn, Estonia
New England tie: Trains at Skating Club of Boston
Olympic appearances: 2022
Selevko’s silver medal at the 2023 European Championships was the first by an Estonian skater at a senior-level International Skating Union event. The son of Ukranian immigrants, he has been training at Skating Club of Boston since 2024. He is the boyfriend of US figure skater Emily Chan.
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Jack Young
US
Age: 23
Hometown: Jay, Vt.
New England tie: From Vermont, skis at Colby
Young, who played quarterback in high school for North Country Union before skiing for Colby College, is the Mules’ first skier to make it to the Olympics. Young is in his second year on the World Cup tour and specializes in sprints — he’s ranked 26th on the tour in them this year. His heroes? Tom Brady and David Ortiz.Team USA bio
