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Meet Your Chicago Area Olympians
The 2014 Olympics kick off Thursday in Sochi, Russia. There are a few dozen local athletes who will represent the Chicago area during this year's winter Olympics.
The 2014 Winter Olympics kick off Thursday, and more than 30 athletes will be representing the Chicago area in Sochi, Russia.
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You can watch for some of these local faces during the games as well as during Friday’s opening ceremonies, which will air from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. CST, on NBC. Local TV listings of the games can be found on the NBC website.
And here is a look at all of the local athletes — with links to their Team USA profile page — who will be competing in the 2014 Sochi Olympics:
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- Ben Agosto, Figure Skating, Chicago
- Mark Armstrong, Curling, of Wildwood
- Megan Bozek, USA Hockey, Buffalo Grove
- Amy Brown, Curling, Deerfield
- Matt Brown, Curling, Deerfield
- Jason Brown, Figure Skating, Highland Park
- Joni Cotten, Curling, Mount Prospect
- Kendall Coyne, Women’s Hockey, Palos Heights
- Michaela Damas, USA Bobsled Skeleton Federation, Chicago
- Shani Davis, USA Speedskating, Chicago
- Kevin Dereen, Curling, Chicago
- Julie Denton, Curling, North brook
- Leslie Earls, Curling, Lake Bluff
- Kate Eberling, Bobsled, Palos Hills
- Aja Evans, USA Bobsled Skeleton Federation, Chicago
- Lana Gehring, Speedskating, Glenview
- Mike Glasder, Ski and Snowboard, Cary
- Gracie Gold, Figure Skating, Chicago, training town is Glen Ellyn
- Brian Hansen, Speedskating, Glenview
- Jesse Beckom III, USA Bobsled Skeleton Federation, Chicago
- Tim Kelly, USA Curling, Rockford
- Tracy Lawless, Curling, Hawthorn Woods
- Emery Lehman, Speedskating, Oak Park
- Evan Lysacek, Figure Skating, Naperville
- Stephanie Martin, Barrington, Curling
- Deborah Moulton, Curling, Lake Forest
- Jordan Moulton, Curling, Highland Park
- Jamie Moriarty, Curling, Winter
- Steven Morris, USA Bobsled and Skelteon, Hinsdale
- Laurie Rahn, USA Curling, Lake Forest
- Spencer Rahn, USA Curling, Lake Forest
- Sean Silver, USA Curling, Chicago
- Ann Swisshelm, Curling, Chicago
- Spencer Tuskowski, Curling, Chicago
- Pete Westberg, Curling, Naperville
- Greg Wilson, Curling, Vernon Hills
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