Wisconsin Sends 12 Athletes To Beijing For 2022 Winter Olympics

Milwaukee WI

02 February, 2022

4:12 PM

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WISCONSIN — International spectators won't be able to attend the 2022 Beijing Olympics in person when they start Friday over COVID-19 travel restrictions, but the best way to cheer on 12 Winter Olympics athletes from Wisconsin is from at home. The Olympic schedule shows games starting Wednesday, ahead of Friday's ceremony. Wisconsin athletes will partake in competitions such as curling, women's ice hockey and the biathlon. McFarland, a town in central Wisconsin, gets the most representation out of Badger State cities with three athletes. A couple of southeast Wisconsin towns made the list: Delafield and Dousman in Waukesha County and West Bend in Washington County. Athletes came from other cities like Appleton, Madison and Eau Claire. Here are the names and hometowns of the atheletes, as well as the games they will play. Deedra Irwin, Pulaski. Event: biathlonPaul Schommer, Appleton. Event: biathlonKevin Bolger, Minocqua. Event: Cross-country skiingMatt Hamilton, McFarland. Event: CurlingRebecca Hamilton, McFarland. Event: CurlingNina Roth, McFarland. Event: CurlingAlexandria Cavallini, Delafield. Event: Women's ice hockeyBrianna Decker, Dousman. Event: Women's ice hockeyAmanda Kessel, Madison. Event: Women's ice hockeyBen Loomis, Eau Claire. Event: Nordic combinedCourtney Rummel, West Bend. Event: SnowboardingJordan Stolz, Kewaskum. Event: Speedskating - long track How To Watch NBCUniversal remains the main broadcast partner and will offer 2022 Beijing Olympics programming across cable, broadcast and streaming platforms. NBC, USA, CNBC and the Olympic Channel will have the games. The following are other ways to watch the Olympics. The NBC Sports app, included with basic cable packages that include access to NBCSlingTV's Blue Plan has access to channels broadcasting Olympics Channels. Sling also offers a free trial for Blue PlanfuboTV offers Olympic livestreamsHulu + LiveTV gives access on many digital devicesPeacock, NBCUniversal's streaming service, has livestreaming through laptops, smartphones and smart TVs.