2026 Winter Olympics Central
Big Ten School-Affiliated Athletes earn 24 golds, 10 silvers and 3 bronzes at XXV Winter Olympic Games
(left) Zach Werenski, Michigan (2014-16), United States
(right) Dylan Larkin, Michigan (2014-15), United States
Photo by Gregory Shamus, Getty Images
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Athletes with ties to the Big Ten Conference captured 37 medals the XXV Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina. The medal total included 24 golds–with 21 of those coming in women's and men's hockey–along with 10 silver medals and three bronze medals. The biggest single-day medal haul occurred on Friday (Feb. 19) when 26 medals were won.
The Big Ten had 33 athletes competing for Team USA and 27 athletes on international squads for Canada, Czechia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland. Big Ten school-affiliated athletes, which consisted of active student-athletes, alumni, and non-sport students, competed in six different sports.
Medal Winners (37)
Gold (24):
Evan Bates, Michigan (United States) — Figure Skating, Team Event
Kyle Conner, Michigan (United States) — Men's Hockey
Quinn Hughes, Michigan (United States) — Men's Hockey
Dylan Larkin, Michigan (United States) — Men's Hockey
Zach Werenski, Michigan (United States) — Men's Hockey
Brock Faber, Minnesota (United States) — Men's Hockey
Taylor Heise, Minnesota (United States) — Women's Hockey
Jackson LaCombe, Minnesota (United States) — Men's Hockey
Abbey Murphy, Minnesota (United States) — Women's Hockey
Kelly Pannek, Minnesota (United States) — Women's Hockey
Lee Stecklein, Minnesota (United States) — Women's Hockey
Grace Zumwinkle, Minnesota (United States) — Women's Hockey
Cayla Barnes, Ohio State (United States) — Women's Hockey
Hannah Bilka, Ohio State (United States) — Women's Hockey
Joy Dunne, Ohio State (United States) — Women's Hockey
Tessa Janecke, Penn State (United States) — Women's Hockey
Alysa Liu, UCLA (United States) — Figure Skating, Team Event
Alysa Liu, UCLA (United States) — Figure Skating, Women's Singles
Britta Curl-Salemme, Wisconsin (United States) — Women's Hockey
Laila Edwards, Wisconsin (United States) — Women's Hockey
Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin (United States) — Women's Hockey
Hilary Knight, Wisconsin (United States) — Women's Hockey
Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin (United States) — Women's Hockey
Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin (United States) — Women's Hockey
Silver (10)
Evan Bates, Michigan (United States) — Ice Dancing
Jennifer Gardiner, Ohio State (Canada) — Women's Hockey
Sophie Jaques, Ohio State (Canada) — Women's Hockey
Emma Maltais, Ohio State (Canada) — Women's Hockey
Natalie Spooner, Ohio State (Canada) — Women's Hockey
Emily Clark, Wisconsin (Canada) — Women's Hockey
Ann-Renée Desbiens, Wisconsin (Canada) — Women's Hockey
Sarah Nurse, Wisconsin (Canada) — Women's Hockey
Blayre Turnbull, Wisconsin (Canada) — Women's Hockey
Daryl Watts, Wisconsin (Canada) — Women's Hockey
Bronze (3):
Erik Haula, Minnesota (Finland) — Men's Hockey
Andrea Brändli, Ohio State (Switzerland) — Women's Hockey
Ashley Farquharson, Purdue Global (United States) — Luge, Women's Singles
2026 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM
|
NAME |
SCHOOL |
YEARS |
OLYMPIC SPORT |
Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sarah Warren |
Illinois |
2014-19 (soccer) |
Speed Skating |
28th, 5000m |
|
Evan Bates |
Michigan |
2007-13 (student) |
Ice Dancing |
Gold: Team Event; |
|
Kyle Connor |
Michigan |
2015-16 |
Men's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Quinn Hughes |
Michigan |
2017-19 |
Men's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Dylan Larkin |
Michigan |
2014-15 |
Men's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Zach Werenski |
Michigan |
2014-16 |
Men's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Taylor Anderson-Heide |
Minnesota |
n/a |
Curling |
4th |
|
Danny Casper |
Minnesota |
2019-24 |
Curling |
5th |
|
Brock Faber |
Minnesota |
2020-23 |
Men's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Taylor Heise |
Minnesota |
2018-23 |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Jackson LaCombe |
Minnesota |
2019-23 |
Men's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Abbey Murphy |
Minnesota |
2020-present |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Kelly Pannek |
Minnesota |
2014-19 |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Tabitha Peterson Lovick |
Minnesota |
2011-15 |
Curling |
4th |
|
Tara Peterson |
Minnesota |
2014-18 |
Curling |
4th |
|
Lee Stecklein |
Minnesota |
2012-17 |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Grace Zumwinkle |
Minnesota |
2017-23 |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Cayla Barnes |
Ohio State |
2023-24 |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Hannah Bilka |
Ohio State |
2023-24 |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Joy Dunne |
Ohio State |
2023-present |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Tessa Janecke |
Penn State |
2022-present |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Ashley Farquharson |
Purdue |
student (Purdue Global) |
Luge |
Bronze: Singles |
|
Chevonne Forgan |
Purdue |
student (Purdue Global) |
Luge |
5th, Doubles |
|
Alysa Liu |
UCLA |
2023-present (student) |
Figure Skating |
Gold: Team Event; Gold: Singles |
|
Carsten Vissering |
USC |
2015-19 (swimming) |
Bobsled |
11th, 4-man |
|
Anna Gibson |
Washington |
2018-23 (track & field) |
Ski Mountaineering |
4th, Mixed Team Relay |
|
Luc Violette |
Washington |
2017-21 (student) |
Curling |
5th |
|
Britta Curl-Salemme |
Wisconsin |
2018-24 |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Laila Edwards |
Wisconsin |
2022-present |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Caroline Harvey |
Wisconsin |
2022-present |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Hilary Knight |
Wisconsin |
2007-12 |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Ava McNaughton |
Wisconsin |
2023-present |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
|
Kirsten Simms |
Wisconsin |
2022-present |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Gold |
2026 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIANS
|
NAME |
SCHOOL |
YEARS |
COUNTRY |
OLYMPIC SPORT |
Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dustin Gazley |
Michigan State |
2007-11 |
Italy |
Men's Ice Hockey |
Lost, Qualification Playoff Rd |
|
Wojciech Stachowiak |
Michigan State |
2018-19 |
Germany |
Men's Ice Hockey |
Lost, QF |
|
Josefin Bouveng |
Minnesota |
2022-present |
Sweden |
Women's Ice Hockey |
4th |
|
Erik Haula |
Minnesota |
2010-13 |
Finland |
Men's Ice Hockey |
Bronze |
|
Nelli Laitinen |
Minnesota |
2022-present |
Finland |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Lost, QF |
|
Natálie Mlýnková |
Minnesota |
2024-25 |
Czechia |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Lost, QF |
|
Tereza Plosová |
Minnesota |
2025-present |
Czechia |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Lost, QF |
|
Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson |
Northwestern |
2018-22 (diving) |
Canada |
Bobsled |
20th, 4-man |
|
Andrea Brändli |
Ohio State |
2018-22 |
Switzerland |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Bronze |
|
Jennifer Gardiner |
Ohio State |
2019-24 |
Canada |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Silver |
|
Sophie Jaques |
Ohio State |
2018-23 |
Canada |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Silver |
|
Mira Jungåker |
Ohio State |
2024-present |
Sweden |
Women's Ice Hockey |
4th |
|
Sofie Lundin |
Ohio State |
2022-23 |
Sweden |
Women's Ice Hockey |
4th |
|
Emma Maltais |
Ohio State |
2017-21 |
Canada |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Silver |
|
Jenna Raunio |
Ohio State |
2025-present |
Sweden |
Women's Ice Hockey |
4th |
|
Natalie Spooner |
Ohio State |
2008-12 |
Canada |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Silver |
|
Hilda Svensson |
Ohio State |
2025-present |
Sweden |
Women's Ice Hockey |
4th |
|
Sanni Vanhanen |
Ohio State |
2025-present |
Finland |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Lost, QF |
|
Jessica Adolfsson |
Penn State |
2018-21 |
Sweden |
Women's Ice Hockey |
4th |
|
Matilde Fantin |
Penn State |
2025-present |
Italy |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Lost, QF |
|
Nicole Hall |
Penn State |
2024-present |
Sweden |
Women's Ice Hockey |
4th |
|
Emily Clark |
Wisconsin |
2014-19 |
Canada |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Silver |
|
Ann-Renée Desbiens |
Wisconsin |
2013-17 |
Canada |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Silver |
|
Sarah Nurse |
Wisconsin |
2013-17 |
Canada |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Silver |
|
Adéla Šapovalivová |
Wisconsin |
2025-present |
Czechia |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Lost, QF |
|
Blayre Turnbull |
Wisconsin |
2011-15 |
Canada |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Silver |
|
Daryl Watts |
Wisconsin |
2019-22 |
Canada |
Women's Ice Hockey |
Silver |
2026 COACHES/OFFICIALS/ADMINISTRATORS
|
NAME |
SCHOOL |
COUNTRY |
ROLE |
OLYMPIC SPORT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jake Davis |
Big Ten Official |
United States |
Linesmen |
Men's Ice Hockey |
|
Mike Helber |
Michigan (1988-92) |
Sweden |
Direector, Hockey Operations |
Men's Ice Hockey |
|
Wes McCauley |
Michigan State (1989-93) |
United States |
Referee |
Men's Ice Hockey |
|
Cal Dietz |
Minnesota |
United States |
Strength & Conditioning |
Women's Ice Hockey |
|
Mung Chiang |
Purdue |
United States |
USOPC Board of Directors |
|
|
Stefanie Arndt |
Wisconsin |
United States |
Athletic Trainer |
Women's Ice Hockey |
|
John Hynes |
Wisconsin 2002-03 (coach) |
United States |
Assistant Coach |
Men's Ice Hockey |
|
Cyndy Kenyon |
Wisconsin 2004-06 (athlete) |
Switzerland |
Assistant Coach |
Women's Ice Hockey |
|
Carla MacLeod |
Wisconsin 2001-05 (athlete) |
Czechia |
Head Coach |
Women's Ice Hockey |
|
Sis Paulsen |
Wisconsin |
United States |
Equipment Manager |
Women's Ice Hockey |
|
Bill Zito |
Wisconsin 1990-93 (student) |
United States |
Assistant General Manager |
Men's Ice Hockey |
2026 PARALYMPIANS
|
NAME |
SCHOOL |
COUNTRY |
SPORT(S) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nicole Zaino |
Washington |
United States |
Para Biathlon, Para Cross-Country Skiing |