2022 Winter Olympics--Golden Opportunities

February 08, 2022
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Olympics

The 2022 Winter Olympics are officially underway! Despite several controversies raised prior to the start of the event, followed by boycotts from several political figures, Beijing remains the only city to host both summer and winter games. Over 3,000 athletes will participate, representing 84 countries. There are two new countries joining this year’s Olympic events--Haiti and Peru--both providing competition in the Alpine skiing event.

Of the more than 3,000 participants, The United States is represented by 224 athletes across 15 sports. Included in the 224 Olympians are 28 Midwest athletes to cheer for. Congratulations to the following athletes for representing our corner of the world. We wish you healthy competition and success during the games.

Athlete

Event

Midwest Connection

Prior Winter Olympic Participation

Kevin Bickner

Ski Jumping

Wauconda, IL

2018

Kevin Bolger

Cross-Country Skiing

Minocqua, WI

Megan Bozek

Ice Hockey

Buffalo Grove, IL

2014

Jason Brown

Singles Figure Skating

Highland Park, IL

2014

Alex Cavallini

Women's Hockey

Delafield, WI

2018

Ethan Cepuran

Speed Skating

Glen Ellyn, IL

Jesse Compher

Women's Hockey

Northbrook, IL

Kendall Coyne-Schofield

Women's Hockey

Palos Heights, IL

2014, 2018

Brianna Decker

Women's Hockey

Dousman, WI

2014, 2018

Patrick Gasienica

Ski Jumping

Spring Grove, IL

Becca Hamilton

Curling

McFarland, WI

2018

Matt Hamilton

Curling

McFarland, WI

2018

Savannah Harmon

Women's Hockey

Downers Grove, IL

Anna Hoffmann

Ski Jumping

Madison, WI

Deedra Irwin

Biathlon

Pulaski, WI

Amanda Kessel

Women's Hockey

Madison, WI

2014, 2018

Austin Kleba

Speed Skating

Campton Hills, IL

2016 Youth Olympics

Alexa Knierim

Pairs Figure Skating

Addison, WI

2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018

Hilary Knight

Women's Hockey

Lake Forest, IL

2010, 2014, 2020

Casey Larson

Ski Jumping

Barrington, IL

2018

Emery Lehman

Speed Skating

Oak Park, IL

2014, 2018

Ben Loomis

Nordic Combined

Eau Claire, WI

2018

Abbey Murphy

Women's Hockey

Evergreen Park, IL

Joanne Reid

Biathlon

Madison, WI

2018

Nina Roth

Curling

McFarland, WI

2018

Paul Schommer

Biathlon

Appleton, WI

John Shuster

Curling

Superior, WI

2006, 2010, 2014, 2018

Jordan Stolz

Speed Skating

Kewaskum, WI