Israel's first bobsled team is set to compete in the Milan Cortina Winter Games. The team includes a diverse group of athletes, such as a pole-vaulter, sprinter, and former Olympian in skeleton.

Caleb Furnell, who attended Lee's Summit West High School, took the Opening Ceremony stage with Team USA as his mother and his former track and field coach watched proudly from Lee's Summit.

Josh Williamson returns to the Olympic stage in 2026, as the Florida State graduate eyes medals in two-man and four-man bobsled competitions.

NBC is pulling out all the stops for the Winter Olympics 2026, announcing a total of 84 commentators, including Olympians and Paralympians who have firsthand experience in the events they will cover. This unique perspective promises to enhance the viewing experience, providing insights that only seasoned athletes can offer.

HOUSTON – From the Texas heat to the Olympic ice, a few Texas natives are competing in the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Here are four Winter Olympians with Texas ties to follow over the next several weeks: Chan was born in Pasadena (Houston area) and also skated in North Texas, where she attended high school in McKinney.

Figure skater Scott Hamilton, a Franklin resident, won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Other athletes with Tennessee connections include figure skater Janet Lynn and bobsledder Hakeem Abdul-Saboor. Nashville Predators players Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi and Juuse Saros are competing for their respective nations.

Former UNLV Rebels running back Shaquille Murray-Lawrence will represent Canada in the 2026 Olympics in bobsledding.

Dave Juehring competed with the U.S. national bobsled team as an athlete, then as a team lead and coach for the Olympics, from the 90s to the early 2000s.