The opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, take place Thursday evening. Denver Post reporter and long-time Olympic writer John Meyer spoke with Colorado Matters about who the Colorado stars are on Team USA -- some of them are well-known names, others maybe less so. But the state’s already a winner, with more athletes on the team than any other state.
We’ll post audio from the conversation Thursday afternoon, but in the meantime here are the 31 members of Team USA from Colorado, their sport and specialty, and the towns and cities they call home. Click on their names for their official Team USA biographies.
- Casey Andringa, Men’s Freestyle Skiing/Moguls, Boulder
- Ben Berend, Men’s Nordic Combined, Steamboat Springs
- Aaron Blunck, Men’s Freestyle Skiing/Halfpipe, Crested Butte
- David Chodounsky, Men’s Alpine Skiing/Slalom, Crested Butte
- Chris Corning, Men’s Snowboarding/Slopestyle & Big Air, Silverthorne
- Mick Dierdorff, Men’s Snowboarding/Snowboardcross, Steamboat Springs
- Alex Ferreira, Men’s Freestyle Skiing/Halfpipe, Aspen
- Bryan Fletcher, Men’s Nordic Combined, Steamboat Springs
- Taylor Fletcher, Men’s Nordic Combined, Steamboat Springs
- Red Gerard, Men’s Snowboarding/Slopestyle & Big Air, Silverthorne
- Lauren Gibbs, Women’s Bobsled/Two-Man Push, Denver
- Arielle Gold, Women’s Snowboarding/Halfpipe, Steamboat Springs
- Jasper Good, Men’s Nordic Combined, Steamboat Springs
- Simi Hamilton, Men’s Cross-Country Skiing, Aspen
- Nicole Hensley, Women’s Ice Hockey/Goalie, Lakewood
- Noah Hoffman, Men’s Cross-Country Skiing, Aspen
- Tess Johnson, Women’s Freestyle Skiing/Moguls, Vail
- Hagen Kearney, Men’s Snowboarding/Snowboardcross, Norwood
- Gus Kenworthy, Men’s Freestyle Skiing/Slopestyle, Telluride
- Wiley Maple, Men’s Alpine Skiing, Aspen
- Keaton McCargo, Women’s Freestyle Skiing/Moguls, Telluride
- Alice McKennis, Women’s Alpine Skiing, New Castle
- Jake Pates, Men’s Snowboarding/Halfpipe, Eagle
- Joanne Reid, Women’s Biathlon, Boulder
- Mikaela Shiffrin, Women’s Alpine Skiing/Giant Slalom & Slalom, Eagle-Vail
- Troy Terry, Men’s Ice Hockey/Forward, Highlands Ranch
- Meghan Tierney, Women’s Snowboarding/Snowboardcross, Eagle
- Katie Uhlaender, Women’s Individual Skeleton, Breckenridge
- Lindsey Vonn, Women’s Alpine Skiing, Super-G, Vail
- Nathan Weber, Men’s Bobsled/Four-Man Push, Pueblo West
- Torin Yater-Wallace, Men’s Freestyle Skiing/Halfpipe, Basalt
