Dozens of athletes with ties to Vermont and northern New York are expected to compete in the upcoming Beijing Olympics.In total, 42 athletes from the region have qualified for a roster spot at the Winter Games. They will compete in several different sports and represent six countries — Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland and the United States. Want to keep up with all of the latest headlines on local athletes and Team USA in Tokyo? Visit the Olympics homepage. Listings below are separated by state and sorted alphabetically by discipline (Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsled, etc.) within each. Use "Ctrl + F" on your keyboard to search for a specific athlete or discipline.Vermont Ryan Cochran-Siegle, alpine skiingLikely a familiar name to Vermonters, the 29-year-old alpine skier has qualified for his second Winter Olympics in Beijing. Ryan Cochran-Siegle, a Starksboro resident and Mount Abraham Union graduate, is the son of Barbara Cochran, who won gold in slalom at the 1972 Winter Games. The pair work together at Cochran's Ski Area — where Ryan works the maple syrup shop. In addition to his appearance in the 2018 Olympics, Cochran-Siegle competed in the world championships twice, once in 2013 and again four years later. NBC5 asked Cochran-Siegle how he thinks he would feel to make the podium in Beijing."It's hard to say, I know my first World Cup podium last year, it's not the same type of feeling that you would expect," he said. "I think those types of experiences are built up so much you are like 'what's next'. ""If something like that arised, I would be appreciative of the process it took to get there and the support it took too. I would not be there alone, I would be there because of so many people." Instagram | Full bioSarah Escobar, alpine skiing Saint Michael's College alpine skier Sarah Escobar will make a number of "firsts" in this year's Olympics. The 19-year-old will become the first female athlete to represent Ecuador at the Winter Games (and just the second athlete ever). Escobar was born in New York but claims dual nationality, with both of her parents native to Ecuador. She will compete alongside her childhood favorite Mikaela Shiffrin — who also spent time in Vermont — in the giant slalom event. "I am very honored to represent Ecuador, but also I'm honored to show Saint Mike's representation at the Games," Escobar said. . "I love Saint Mike's, I love my school, and I am so happy I'm representing Saint Mike's."Full bioMichel Macedo, alpine skiing Michel Macedo, a junior at Middlebury College, will represent his home country of Brazil in the upcoming Winter Games. It will be his second consecutive trip to the Olympics. Macedo raced in the Men's Super G, Men's Giant Slalom and Men's Slalom at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. Full bioPaula Moltzan, alpine skiingA former University of Vermont is preparing for her shot at Olympic glory. While competing with the school, Moltzan won the 2017 NCAA Championship in Slalom. Now, the 27-year-old athlete is preparing for her first Olympics as a member of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team. "Obviously, you're looking for a podium, everyone dreams of an Olympic medal in their childhood," Moltzan told NBC5 News. "But...I guess for me, I'd make myself proud if I had two clean runs of slalom skiing and two clean runs GS without any major errors.""And I know with that skiing and having training, I know that will be fast."During summers, Moltzan said she trains by herself inside a wood shed and works as a whitewater rafting guide on the weekends. Latest update | University of Vermont student living childhood dream at Winter OlympicsAli Nullmeyer, alpine skiingAli Nullmeyer, a racer on the Middlebury College alpine squad, has earned a spot in the upcoming Winter Olympics on Team Canada. She also graduated from the Green Mountain School in Waitsfield, Vermont, and recently trained at nearby Sugarbush Resort ahead of the Olympics. She placed 24th in a field of 107 last year at the FIS World Cup Championships in Italy. Previously, she claimed four NorAm gold medals and had two World Cup top-20 finishes. Nullmeyer earned All-American honors in her rookie campaign with Middlebury, placing sixth in the giant slalom at the 2020 NCAA Championships. She was also named EISA Rookie of the Year. Instagram | Full bioNina O'Brien, alpine skiingNina O'Brien, a Dartmouth College student and former Burke Mountain Academy racer, is preparing for her first Winter Olympics appearance this year. She's coming off the best season of her career in 2020-21, grabbing a career-best ninth in slalom and a top-10 finish in giant slalom at the World Cup. O'Brien has won seven national titles stretching back to 2015. Latest update | O'Brien crashes at finish of giant slalom, taken off course on stretcher Mikaela Shiffrin, alpine skiingNow a household name in the world of skiing, 26-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin will compete in her third Olympic Games this winter. Her past appearances have proved successful — she has two gold medals and a silver in alpine skiing. Shiffrin also became the youngest person ever to win a gold medal in slalom, taking the top podium spot at just 18 years old in 2014. Born in Colorado, Shiffrin attended Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont for high school, graduating in 2013. In the years since, she has claimed five straight women's slalom titles at the nearby Killington Cup. Latest update | Shiffrin falls in Olympic giant slalom event Laurence St-Germain, alpine skiing Born in Quebec, St-Germain will represent her home country of Canada during a second-consecutive Olympic appearance this year. She finished ninth during a team alpine skiing event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and also boasts appearances in the FIS World Championships and World Cup events. St-Germain studied competed on the alpine skiing team at the University of Vermont while studying computer science. Full bioJake Brown, BiathlonJake Brown will make his first Olympic appearance this winter when he joins the United States biathlon team.The Minnesota native has competed in three consecutive world championship events, placing as high as 12th in a Slovenian event last year. He also help St. Olaf College to an NCAA Championship in the slightly warmer endurance sport of cross-country running. His ties to Vermont match those of a few other current and former Olympians — he is a member of the renowned Craftsbury Green Racing Project located in its namesake. Instagram | Full bioSean Doherty, BiathlonSean Doherty will be making his third Winter Olympics appearance this year, joining several other Vermont Army National Guard members in the biathlon event. The 26-year-old New Hampshire resident is an all-time leader in IBU Youth/Junior World Championships and became the first American biathlete to reach the podium in a single world championship (2016). "I am very happy to be named to the Olympic Team," Doherty said. "I am looking forward to representing Team USA. I think the previous Games have prepared me well for more cold and windy night races, so we will see what I can make of the opportunity."Twitter | Instagram | Full bioSusan Dunklee, BiathlonWith time spent in both Vermont and northern New York, Susan Dunklee is no stranger to bone-chilling temperatures and snow. The now three-time Olympian will be aiming for her first medal this winter in Beijing. In 2017, Dunklee became the first woman to win a world championship medal in an individual event. Three years later she became the first U.S. double medalist at the IBU World Championships, winning silver in the sprint. Dunklee was born in Newport and graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 2004 before attending nearby Dartmouth College. She also spent time in Lake Placid, New York, shortly after college to attend a US Biathlon development program. Twitter | Full bioDeedra Irwin, biathlonIrwin, a member of the Vermont Army National Guard, will compete in her first Winter Olympics as a biathlete this year. She has a long history of international competition, racing in the 2021 World Championships and competing in various European events dating back to 2017. Irwin's most recent result, a 5th place finish with in relay with Vermonter Susan Dunklee, was one of the best in her career. Irwin joined the Vermont Army National Guard and completed her Army training throughout the summer of 2019. Latest update | Irwin records Team USA's best individual Olympic biathlon finish ever Leif Nordgren, biathlonAnother member of the Vermont Army National Guard, Nordgren will compete in his third Olympic Games this winter in Beijing. The 32-year-old biathlete was born in Colorado but has since moved to the Green Mountain State. He has participated in biathlon competitions since 2007, competing in nine consecutive World Championships in the years that followed. Before the season began, Nordgren made the decision he would retire from biathlon at the end of this year. It's a decision that he said comes with mixed emotions. "I go back and forth from day-to-day," he told NBC5 News. "Some days when I've had not a great season like this year. Some days, it's almost like a relief knowing that I don't have to get my butt kicked every day anymore."He continued, "There is definitely a part of me that is going to miss it." Latest update | Nordgren watches birth of first child from Winter OlympicsJessie Diggins, cross-country skiingJessie Diggins became a household name in her home state of Minnesota and around the globe after her comeback win at the 2018 Winter Olympics, earning the first gold medal in women's cross-country skiing since the Games started in 1924. But Diggins also has ties to Vermont, training with the Stratton Mountain School T2 team, an elite cross-country skiing program. She's one of three SMS T2 athletes (Kern, Ogden) competing in the upcoming games. It will be Diggins' third consecutive Olympic appearance. She also boasts four World Championship medals, was the first American to win the multistage Tour de Ski and just the second American to capture the overall FIS Cross-Country Ski World Cup title. Latest update | Diggins wins bronze in individual sprint, makes US Olympic historyJulia Kern, cross-country skiingJulia Kern will make her first Winter Olympics appearance this year, joining two other members of the Vermont-based Stratton Mountain School T2 team. The 24-year-old skier attended school just over the Connecticut River, a 2021 graduate of Dartmouth College. While there, she competed with the school's cross-country ski team. Kern scored her first World Cup podium in Planica, Slovenia during a 2019 competition, finishing third in freestyle sprint. Twitter | Instagram | Full bioSophia Laukli, cross-country skiingSophia Laukli is preparing for her first-ever Winter Olympics appearance in the sport of cross-country skiing. The 21-year-old endurance athlete previously attended Middlebury College, though she currently goes to school at the University of Utah. She made her World Cup debut in Lahti, Finland in the 15k skiathlon in early 2021. Full bioBen Ogden, cross-country skiingOdgen is one of few lifelong Vermonters who will be competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics. Born in the 177-person town of Landgrove (in Bennington County), Odgen attended Stratton Mountain School before joining the University of Vermont cross-country ski team. His siblings compete nearby at Middlebury College and Dartmouth College, respectively. Beijing will serve as Ogden's first appearance in the Winter Games. "A lifelong dream for sure, it would be awesome. More so than just qualifying," Ogden told NBC5 News. "Being able to represent and throw down at the Olympics. With potentially one of the more competitive teams we've ever sent. I think that would be a really special honor."Instagram | Full bioCaitlin Patterson, cross-country skiingCaitlin Patterson, who calls Craftsbury, Vermont her home, has qualified for her second consecutive Winter Olympics in cross-country skiing. She will be joined once again by her brother Scott (below) on the Team USA roster. In addition to her Vermont roots, Patterson graduated from the University of Vermont in 2012 with a degree in civil engineering and belongs to the Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club. Patterson also competed in the 2011 and 2013 U23 World Championships. Instagram | Full bioScott Patterson, cross-country skiingScott Patterson has qualified for his second consecutive Winter Olympics in cross-country skiing. He will once again be joined by his sister Caitlin (above) on the Team USA. While the Patterson family hails from the Craftsbury area, Scott lists his hometown as Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 2014 with a degree in mechanical engineering and math. Patterson also competed in the 2014 and 2015 FIS U23 World Championships. Instagram | Full bioCaroline Claire, freestyle skiingCaroline Claire is preparing for her second consecutive Winter Olympics in slopestyle at just 21 years old (though she will be 22 by the time she competes). A Stratton Mountain School alumni, Claire lists her hometown as Manchester Center, Vermont. Instagram | Full bioKevin Drury, freestyle skiingKevin Drury (also called "quadzilla" by teammates for his leg strength) will represent his home country of Canada during his second consecutive Winter Games this winter, racing in ski cross. The 33-year-old is a University of Vermont graduate who switched to ski cross after a star-studded NCAA alpine racing career. He has been a member of the Canadian Ski Cross team since 2016. He finished fourth at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, but is no stranger to a podium. Drury placed third at the World Ski Championships the following year and has a total of 11 World Cup podiums. Instagram | Full bioMac Forehand, freestyle skiing Another alumnus of the Stratton Mountain School, Mac Forehand will compete in his first Winter Olympics this year on the freestyle skiing roster. He is expected to compete in the men's slopestyle events. Latest update | Forehand qualifies for Big Air final at Olympics Devin Logan, freestyle skiingOlympic silver medalist from the 2014 games in Sochi, freestyle skier Devin Logan is preparing to ski in her third and final Olympics.Logan won a silver medal in the inaugural Olympic free-ski slopestyle competition. In 2018, Logan qualified in both halfpipe and slopestyle. She did not reach the podium in either event, motivating her to get back to the Olympics, for one final shot at a medal in the halfpipe competition.As she gets ready for her final Olympics, she attributes a lot of her success to growing up in West Dover, on Mount Snow."Vermont is my home, it will always be my home. I actually have a necklace with Vermont shaped on it, that one of my mom's friends made me," Logan said. "She gave me this after 2014, and I have been wearing it ever since. It has some Red White and Blue gems on it. It's always with me."Twitter | Instagram | Full bioMegan Nick, freestyle skiingFor Megan Nick, of Shelburne, a road to the Olympics started with a dream held inside of a gymnastics studio."Growing up, I always knew I wanted to go to the Olympics," Nick told NBC5 News. "Gymnastics just wasn't in the cards for me."Her coach and parents supported her decision to leave gymnastics, leading to a pathway few saw coming — aerial skiing. She would later travel to an aerial ski development camp in nearby Lake Placid. Nick qualified for her first Winter Games in the event in January, defeating the last two Olympic champions to do it. Latest update | Nick wins bronze medal at Winter OlympicsHannah Soar, freestyle skiingHannah Soar claims she did not even know what the Olympics were as a child, now she is headed to Beijing for her first games.Coming from a die-hard skiing family, 22-year-old Soar spent every weekend in the winter making turns at Vermont's Killington Ski Resort. She also attended the Killington Mountain School before moving out west for college. "It was pretty easy at Killington, it is a mogul mania," Soar told NBC5 News. "Which I love, you go some places, people go 'I hate moguls, trim those down', where like the Killington community is all up in arms making sure their mogul trail doesn't get groomed overnight, so they have great moguls on Sunday morning."The 2022 Olympics in Beijing will serve as her first Winter Games. Instagram | Full bioSammy Kolowrat, hockeyA former captain for the University of Vermont women's hockey team, Kolowrat will represent her home country Czeck Republic in the upcoming Winter Olympics. A captain during the 2018-19 season, Kolowrat skated in all 36 games for the Catamounts. She's also listed as a member of the Czech National Team and participated in two IIHF Women's World Championship events. Instagram | Full bioTynka Pátková, hockeyCurrently a redshirt sophomore with the University of Vermont women's hockey team, Pátková will play with the Czech Republic team in the upcoming Winter Olympics. Pátková is a forward with the team and previously represented her home country in three IIHF World U18 Championships, once alongside former Catamount captain Sammy Kolowrat. Instagram | Full bioNatálie Mlýnková, hockeyCurrently a sophomore forward with the University of Vermont women's hockey team, Mlýnková will represent her home country Czeck Republic in the upcoming Winter Olympics. She has previously represented the nation in 71 games, whether on the national team of the U18 team, also named one of the country's top three players in 2019. She also spent three seasons with the HTI Stars in Ontario, Canada. Instagram | Full bioSini Karjalainen, hockeyA decorated senior defenseman with the University of Vermont women's hockey team, Karjalainen will represent her home country of Finland in the upcoming Winter Olympics. She earned NCAA First Star of the Week and Hockey East Player of the Week honors in 2019, alongside respective rookie of the week and month honors awarded during the previous season.Full bioAlex Deibold, snowboard crossAlex Deibold will compete in his second Winter Olympics this year, hoping to earn another podium spot in snowboard cross. Deibold, a 2004 graduate of Stratton Mountain School, won bronze at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. He did not qualify for the PyeongChang games four years later. In addition to his Olympic appearance, Deibold has four years of World Championship experience and finished as high as 15th.Twitter | Instagram | Full bioLindsey Jacobellis, snowboard crossAlready a four-time Olympian, Jacobellis will be competing for another spot on the podium during the upcoming Winter Games. A 2003 graduate of the Stratton Mountain School, Jacobellis won silver in the 2006 Torino games. She also had multiple near-podium finishes during her other appearances. Jacobellis competed in her first of 11 X Games competitions as a 15-year-old athlete in 2003. She has also competed in, and won, several FIS World Cup events during her career. Twitter | Instagram | Full bioNew YorkClare Egan, biathlonLake Placid resident Clare Egan will compete in her second Winter Olympics this year in the biathlon. Egan also has some Vermont, competing as a member of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project. In addition to her previous Olympics appearance, Egan has competed with six World Champitonship Teams and has two decades of cross-country skiing experience. Twitter | Instagram | Full bio Hunter Church, bobsledCadyville native Hunter Church will compete in his first Winter Olympics this year as a member of the bobsled roster. He is a third-generation bobsledder, but the first to qualify for the Olympics. "It's all part of the goal, to bring my family's legacy full circle. To be the first Church to say that I have made it and I've done it," Church told NBC5 News.Church has a long history of training at the Lake Placid track, competing internationally in the sport since the 2016-17 season. “Growing up in the area, growing up learning on the Lake Placid track which is considered one of the hardest in the world, and now being on the cusp of qualifying for my first Olympic team is pretty big,” Church said.Twitter | Full bioCarlo Valdes, bobsledA California native, Valdes currently lives and trains in northern New York. He will compete in his second Winter Games as a member of the Team USA bobsled roster this year. In PyeongChang, he raced in a four-man group for pilot Justin Olson, finishing 20th overall. He also has three years of World Championship experience, competing between 2015 and 2017. Valdes said he was introduced to bobsled by a former UCLA teammate and javelin thrower and was encouraged to try out for the team by his then-coach. He was a Division 1 football player (wide receiver) before joining the track and field team as a decathlete and javelin thrower. Twitter | Instagram | Full bio Ashley Caldwell, freestyle skiingSoon to be a four-time Olympian, Ashley Caldwell was also a member of the Lake Placid-based Elite Aerial Development Program (her experience highlighted in a 2011 article from the New York Times) In addition to a lengthy Winter Games resume, Caldwell also placed first in the 2016 FIS World Cup. It was one of her five appearances in the event. Not to be outdone, she followed by taking home gold at the 2017 World Championships. Twitter | Instagram | Full bioSummer Britcher, lugeSummer Britcher qualified for her third Winter Olympics appearance this year, training in Lake Placid in to prepare.In addition to being a multiple-time Olympian, she has competed in six consecutive World Championships stretching back to 2015. Her five World Cup victories make her the all-time singles leader in USA Luge history.That success also ties in locally — Britcher won a silver medal at the 2019 Lake Placid World Cup sprint race.Twitter | Instagram | Full bioAshley Farquharson, lugeA Utah native, Ashley Farquharson qualified for her first Winter Olympics this year after training at the Lake Placid complex.Previously, she competed in back-to-back World Championships in 2020 and 2021. Farquharson won a bronze medal in the latter during a singles race.The 22-year-old's luge career stretches back nearly a decade, when she took home two gold medals in the 2013 Norton Youth races. She would go on to claim bronze at the 2015 Norton Junior National Championships.Instagram | Full bioSean Hollander, lugeSean Hollander, who calls Lake Placid his hometown, will compete in his first Winter Olympics this year as a member of the Team USA luge roster. He will compete with Zack Di Gregorio in the doubles luge event.Prior to his Olympic run, Hollander competed in a number of World Cup races. The 21-year-old also claimed a bronze medal at the 2020 Junior World Cup in Germany.Twitter | Full bioChris Mazdzer, luge Now preparing to compete in his fourth-consecutive Winter Games, Mazdzer has firmly established himself as a household name in the sport of luge.He was the first member of Team USA to medal in men's luge, earning silver during the 2018 games in Pyeongchang. Mazdzer has also competed in nine World Championships dating back to 2011.He graduated from the National Sports Academy in Lake Placid and, although he mainly lives in Utah, still trains in the North Country.Mazdzer also made a name for himself outside of the sports arena following his silver bid in 2018, appearing as a contestant on "Dancing With The Stars" (he would advance to the third of four rounds in the season).Twitter | Instagram | Full bioEmily Sweeney, lugeAfter training at the Lake Placid track, Emily Sweeney is now preparing for her second Winter Olympics appearance in luge.The 28-year-old athlete has an extensive athletic background outside of the Olympics, boasting a gold World Cup medal in addition to five silvers and a bronze. She was also the 2013 Junior World Champion in the sport.In total, she has competed in seven World Championships dating back to 2013.Sweeney is also a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.Twitter | Instagram | Full bioTucker West, lugeTucker West, who trains in Lake Placid, is now preparing for his third consecutive appearance in the Olympic Games as a luger. The now-26-year-old athlete also qualified for the Youth Olympic Games in 2012, taking home a gold medal in relay.West has also earned three World Cup victories and 10 total medals in the annual competition.In 2011, he became the youngest person ever to win a luge national championship, according to Team USA officials.Twitter | Instagram | Full bio