{"id":104061,"date":"2026-02-03T17:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/104061\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T17:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:51:11","slug":"local-athletes-seek-gold-at-the-2026-winter-olympics-nbc10-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/104061\/","title":{"rendered":"Local athletes seek gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics \u2013 NBC10 Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are set to start this week and Philadelphia will be represented well at the upcoming games. <\/p>\n

From speed and figure skating, to curling, luge, skeleton, bobsled and hockey, the Philadelphia region will see athletes from throughout the community competing to represent America — and in the case of some Flyers players, countries across the world — in the Olympic games. <\/p>\n

Throughout the upcoming events, NBC10 will highlight local players, tell their stories and follow all their performances in the games. <\/p>\n

For now, here’s who to watch for and when you’ll be able to see them compete in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. <\/p>\n

Note: All times are Eastern Standard Time and are subject to change. For a full schedule of events, click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Local Athletes taking part in the Winter Olympics <\/p>\n

Isabeau Levito<\/p>\n

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Isabeau Levito of the United States competes in the Womens Free Skate during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2025 Skate Canada International on November 01, 2025 at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. <\/p>\n

Isabeau Levito, 18, is a figure skater who was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Burlington County, New Jersey. She considers Igloo Ice Rink in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, her home rink.<\/p>\n

She’s making her Olympic debut at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and has been skating since she was just three-years-old. <\/p>\n

Levito is looking forward to competing in Woman’s Singles Ice Skating after suffering a foot injury in the 2024-2025 season that kept her sidelined. <\/p>\n

She’ll be competing at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.<\/p>\n

February 8 <\/p>\n

2:45 a.m. – Woman’s Single Skating – free skating<\/p>\n

February 17 <\/p>\n

12:45 p.m. – Women’s Single Skating – short program<\/p>\n

February 19 <\/p>\n

1 p.m. – Women Single Skating – free skating<\/p>\n

Andrew Heo<\/p>\n

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Andrew Heo of Team United States reacts during the Men’s 1000m Quarterfinals on day three of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 07, 2022 in Beijing, China. <\/p>\n

Andrew Heo, 24, may live in Utah now, but he was born and raised in Warrington, Bucks County. He’s set to compete in speed skating in his second Olympic appearance at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

But, this will be the first time his family can attend his performances in the Olympics as they were unable to attend his events at the 2022 games in Beijing, due to COVID-19 restrictions. <\/p>\n

Heo’s father, Peter, operates an auto repair business in Philadelphia. <\/p>\n

Andrew will be competing in the 1500m, 500m, and 2000m mixed relay as a speed skater.<\/p>\n

February 10<\/p>\n

4:30 a.m. – Mixed Team Relay Finals – Short Track<\/p>\n

11:30 a.m. – Mixed Team Relay – Finals<\/p>\n

February 14<\/p>\n

2:15 p.m. – Men\u2019s 1500m – Quarterfinals and Semifinals<\/p>\n

6:15 p.m. – Men\u2019s 1500m – Finals<\/p>\n

February 18<\/p>\n

2:15 p.m. – Men\u2019s 500m – Quarterfinals and Semifinals<\/p>\n

2:30 p.m. – Men\u2019s 500m – Finals<\/p>\n

Taylor Anderson-Heide<\/p>\n

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Taylor Anderson of the United States watches action during Game 1 of the US Olympic Team Trials at Baxter Arena on November 19, 2021 in Omaha, Nebraska. <\/p>\n

Taylor Anderson-Heide, 30, of Minnesota, will be competing in Women’s Curling at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and grew up in Broomall, Pennsylvania, playing at the Philadelphia Curling Club in Paoli.<\/p>\n

One of five girls in her family, Anderson-Heide has been competing in curling since the age of four, learning the sport with her sisters at the curling club. <\/p>\n

Anderson-Heide said she’s excited to compete for gold at her first Olympic events with all of her sisters and parents with her in Milan Cortina. <\/p>\n

Anderson-Heide will represent Team USA at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Women’s Curling events at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. <\/p>\n

February 12 <\/p>\n

3:05 a.m. – Women\u2019s Round Robin Session 1 vs. Korea<\/p>\n

8:05 a.m. – Women\u2019s Round Robin Session 2 vs. Sweden<\/p>\n

February 13<\/p>\n

8:05 a.m. – Women\u2019s Round Robin Session 3 vs. Canada<\/p>\n

February 14<\/p>\n

1:05 a.m. – Women\u2019s Round Robin Session 5 vs. Japan<\/p>\n

February 15<\/p>\n

8:05 a.m. – Women\u2019s Round Robin Session 6 vs. China<\/p>\n

February 16<\/p>\n

1:05 p.m. – Women\u2019s Round Robin Session 8 vs. Italy<\/p>\n

February 17<\/p>\n

8:05 a.m. – Women\u2019s Round Robin Session 9 vs. Denmark<\/p>\n

February 18<\/p>\n

3:05 a.m. – Women\u2019s Round Robin Session 10 vs. Great Britain<\/p>\n

February 19<\/p>\n

8:05 a.m. – Women\u2019s Round Robin Session 12 vs. Switzerland<\/p>\n

February 20<\/p>\n

8:05 a.m. – Women\u2019s Semi-Final<\/p>\n

Matthew Greiner<\/p>\n

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Matthew Greiner of the United States in action during the FIL Luge World Cup Men’s Singles first run at Olympia-Eiskanal Igls on December 08, 2024 in Innsbruck, Austria. <\/p>\n

Competing in his first Olympics, Matthew Greiner<\/a>, 22, was born in Abington and lived in Ambler before moving to Utah with his family when he was six-years-old.<\/p>\n

Though his mom is originally from South Philly and his grandmother, on his mother’s side, still lives here.<\/p>\n

His parents told NBC10 that he grew up going to the Philadelphia Zoo and rooting for Philadelphia’s sports teams. In fact, they said, much of Greiner’s personality was formed by his adolescence in the region. <\/p>\n

He’s been competing in luge since first trying the sport in 2014 and, his parents said, he’s never looked back.<\/p>\n

Greiner will be competing in the Men’s Luge events at the Cortina Sliding Centre.<\/p>\n

February 7<\/p>\n

11 a.m. – Men\u2019s Singles Run 1<\/p>\n

12:30 p.m. – Men\u2019s Singles Run 2<\/p>\n

February 8<\/p>\n

11 a.m. – Men\u2019s Singles Run 3<\/p>\n

12:30 p.m. – Men\u2019s Singles Run 4<\/p>\n

Summer Britcher<\/p>\n

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Summer Britcher of Team U.S.A. reacts after her Women’s Singles Luge Run 3 on day four of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 08, 2022 in Yanqing, China. <\/p>\n

At 31-years-old, Summer Britcher will be competing in her fourth Olympic Games at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

Britcher grew up in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, where she told NBC10, she found the sport “by accident” when on a skiing trip with her family at the age of 11. <\/p>\n

She tried her hand at a promotional luge event and fell in love with the sport.<\/p>\n

She competed at the 2022 Beijing Games with a broken finger and hopes to win a medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

Britcher will compete in the Women’s Singles Luge events at the Cortina Sliding Centre.<\/p>\n

February 9<\/p>\n

11 a.m. – Women\u2019s Singles Run 1<\/p>\n

12:35 p.m. – Women\u2019s Singles Run 2<\/p>\n

February 10<\/p>\n

11 a.m. – Women\u2019s Singles Run 3<\/p>\n

12:30 p.m. – Women\u2019s Singles Run 4<\/p>\n

Kelly Curtis<\/p>\n

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WINTERBERG, GERMANY – JANUARY 6: Kelly Curtis of the United States compete in the Women’s Skeleton during the BMW IBSF Bob & Skeleton World Cup at the Veltins-EisArena on January 6, 2023 in Winterberg, Germany (Photo by Patrick Goosen\/BSR Agency\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

In her second Olympic appearance, Kelly Curtis, 37, originally from Princeton, New Jersey, is looking forward to her first Olympics as a mom. <\/p>\n

Her daughter, Maeve, was born in November of 2023 and, she told NBC10, she’s excited for her daughter to see her compete in Skeleton events with fellow athletes from all over the world. <\/p>\n

Curtis is a member of the U.S. Air Force and was the first Black athlete to represent Team USA in Skeleton events at the 2022 Olympic Games. <\/p>\n

She now lives in Italy where she is assigned to Aviano Air Base. <\/p>\n

Curtis will compete in Women’s Skeleton events at the Cortina Sliding Centre. <\/p>\n

February 13<\/p>\n

10 a.m. – Women’s Skeleton Run 1<\/p>\n

11:45 a.m. – Women’s Skeleton Run 2<\/p>\n

February 14<\/p>\n

12 p.m. – Women’s Skeleton Run 3<\/p>\n

1:35 p.m. – Women’s Skeleton Run 4<\/p>\n

Elana Meyers Taylor<\/p>\n

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SUN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: (EDITORS NOTE: A special effects camera filter was used for this image.) Bobsled athlete Elana Meyers Taylor of the United States poses for a photo during a Team USA Photo Shoot at Sunset Glenoaks Studios on May 20, 2025 in Sun Valley, California. (Photo by Harry How\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Five-time medalist — three silver, two bronze — Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, will be competing in her fifth Olympic Games in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. <\/p>\n

Meyers Taylor grew up in Douglasville, Georgia, but her parents are from Pemberton, New Jersey, and she still has family there.<\/p>\n

She told NBC10 that she’s hoping to win her first gold medal at this year’s Olympic Games, but, besides that, Meyers Taylor wants to do it for her sons, Nico and Noah, who are both deaf. <\/p>\n

Talking to NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl, Meyers Taylor said she wants to show her children that, despite what people may say, you can continue to fight through hard times. <\/p>\n

Mayers Taylor will be competing in Women’s Bobsledding events at the Cortina Sliding Centre. <\/p>\n

February 15<\/p>\n

4 a.m. – Women\u2019s Monobob Heat 1<\/p>\n

5:50 a.m. – Women\u2019s Monobob Heat 2<\/p>\n

February 16<\/p>\n

1 p.m. – Women\u2019s Monobob Heat 3<\/p>\n

3:05 p.m. – Women\u2019s Monobob Heat 4<\/p>\n

February 20 <\/p>\n

12 p.m. – 2-woman Heat 1<\/p>\n

1:50 p.m. – 2-woman Heat 2<\/p>\n

February 21 <\/p>\n

1 p.m. – 2-woman Heat 3<\/p>\n

3:05 p.m. – 2-woman Heat 4<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Flyers in the Olympic Games<\/p>\n

Three Flyers players — Rasmus Ristolainen, Dan Vladar and Travis Sanheim — will be competing in hockey events for separate countries during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, while Flyers head coach, Rick Tocchet, will be an assistant coach for Team Canada during the events. <\/p>\n

Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen will be playing for Team Finland<\/p>\n

Goaltender Dan Vladar will be playing for Team Czechia<\/p>\n

Defenseman Travis Sanheim will join Tocchet on Team Canada<\/p>\n

Upcoming hockey events<\/p>\n

For Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen on Team Finland<\/p>\n

February 11, 2026 – 10:40 a.m. – Men\u2019s Prelim Round – Group B – Slovakia vs. Finland<\/p>\n

February 13, 2026 – 6:10 a.m. – Men\u2019s Prelim Round – Group B – Finland vs. Sweden<\/p>\n

February 14, 2026 – 10:40 a.m. – Men\u2019s Prelim Round – Group B – Finland vs. Italy<\/p>\n

For Goaltender Dan Vladar on Team Czechia<\/p>\n

February 12, 2026 – 10:40 a.m. – Men\u2019s Prelim Round – Group A – CZE vs. Canada<\/p>\n

February 13, 2026 – 10:40 a.m. – Men\u2019s Prelim Round – Group A – France vs. CZE<\/p>\n

February 15, 2026 – 6 a.m. – Men\u2019s Prelim Round – Group C – Switzerland vs. CZE<\/p>\n

For Defenseman Travis Sanheim and Assistant Coach Rick Tocchet on Team Canada<\/p>\n

February 12, 2026 – 10:40 a.m. – Men\u2019s Prelim Round – Group A – CZE vs. Canada<\/p>\n

February 13, 2026 – 3:10 p.m. – Men\u2019s Prelim Round – Group A – Canada vs. Switzerland<\/p>\n

February 15, 2026 – 6 p.m. – Men\u2019s Prelim Round – Group A – Canada vs. France<\/p>\n

We will be following local athletes throughout the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with coverage on NBC10 and the web. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are set to start this week and Philadelphia will be represented well…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[14295,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-104061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-2026-milan-cortina-olympics","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}