No big surprise here: Snowy Michigan is home to many Team USA Winter Olympians this year.
According to Team USA, the Great Lakes State is sending 15 athletes to Italy to compete in the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, which will take place in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo from Feb. 6-22.
That places Michigan in the top 5 states for 2026 Winter Olympians, following Colorado (31), Minnesota (24), California (19), and Utah (17).
Michigan’s contributions include athletes competing in ice hockey, figure skating, skiing, and snowboarding, hailing from Detroit-area communities like Farmington Hills, Plymouth, and the Grosse Pointes, as well as some from outstate locations like Boyne City and Gaylord known for their ski resorts.
Among the notables are Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin and Winter Olympics veterans like Evan Bates, Nick Baumgartner, Megan Keller, Kaila Kuhn, Jake Vedder, and Winter Vinecki.
See the full list below or head to teamusa.com for an interactive map of all states participating in the 2026 Winter Olympics:
Evan Bates
Olympian 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
Figure skating, Ann Arbor
Nick Baumgartner
Olympian 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
Snowboarding, Iron River
Christina Carreira
Figure skating, Saint Clair
Kyle Connor
Ice hockey, Shelby Township
Connor Hellebuyck
Ice hockey, Commerce
Jack Hughes
Ice hockey, Canton
Quinn Hughes
Ice hockey, Canton
Megan Keller
Olympian 2018, 2022
Ice hockey, Farmington Hills
Kaila Kuhn
Olympian 2022
Freestyle skiing, Boyne City
Dylan Larkin
Ice hockey, Waterford
Kirsten Simms
Ice hockey, Plymouth
Jake Vedder
Olympian 2022
Snowboarding, Pinckney
Winter Vinecki
Olympian 2022
Freestyle skiing, Gaylord
Zach Werenski
Ice hockey, Grosse Pointe Woods
Emilea Zingas
Figure skating, Grosse Pointe Farms