Alpine skiing: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter OlympicsThis year’s U.S. Alpine Ski Team is chock full of Bay Area and Lake Tahoe-area athletes, including San Francisco native Nina O’Brien, who’s returning to ski racing after breaking her leg at the last Games in 2022 and then again in 2023. Freestyle skiing: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter OlympicsOn the freestyle skiing side, Stanford is sending two athletes to the Games this year, including Zoe Atkin, who came ninth in Beijing and won this year’s X Games. Cross-country skiing: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter OlympicsYet another Stanford athlete, Sammy Smith, qualified for the Olympics — just two months after her soccer season as a starting defender for the Cardinal ended. Ice hockey: Bay Area athletes at the 2026 Winter OlympicsA handful of players on the San José Sharks made their respective countries’ teams. Paralympic Winter Olympic Games events will start on March 6.

Source: The Guardian February 06, 2026 06:24 UTC