Here is a list of Florida athletes competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
You may think there aren’t any athletes hailing from Florida in the Olympics this winter, however these select few play winter sports and will represent the sunshine state in China.
We have two speedskaters, two bobsledders and a sled hockey athlete competing in the Paralympics. In fact, the sled hockey athlete has ties to the Tampa Bay Lightning! Two of the athletes are also from Ocala!
You can tune in to see Team USA compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in China on the networks of NBC. Coverage begins February 2nd. Many of the events will happen live while many of us in the US are still sleeping, so the events will be covered live as well as in primetime coverage. The same goes for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
The Opening Ceremonies will be shown in the states on Friday, February 4th starting at 8p ET on NBC.
The Closing Ceremonies will happen on February 20th.
The very first Winter Olympic Games were held in January and February of 1924. More than 250 athletes from 16 nations descended upon Chamonix, France to compete in 16 events in five sports. Today, Norway is the country with the most Winter Olympics medals with a tally of 368, 132 of them being gold medals.
GO TEAM USA!
Here is a list of Florida athletes competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics:
Declan Farmer
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA – MARCH 11: Declan Farmer #16 of United States in action against Japan in the Ice Hockey Preliminary Round – Group B game between United States and Japan during day two of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games on March 11, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)
Sport: Paralympics Sled Hockey (begin March 4th)
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
High School: Berkley Prep
College: Princeton University
Paralympian: 2014 (Gold), 2018 (Gold), 2022Fun Fact: Declan is part of the Tampa Bay Lightning sled hockey team and the Florida Bandits. His idol is also Steven Stamkos.
Brittany Bowe
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JANUARY 08: Brittany Bowe competes in the Women’s 1500 meter event during the 2022 U.S. Speedskating Long Track Olympic Trials at Pettit National Ice Center on January 08, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Sport: Speedskater
Hometown: Ocala, Florida
College: Florida Atlantic University
Olympian: 2014, 2018 (Bronze), 2022
Competition:- Women’s 1500m February 7th at 3:30a ET on USA
- Women’s 1000m February 17th at 3:40a ET on USA
Brittany Bowe gave up her spot in the 500m after the Olympic Trials so that her friend & teammate Erin Jackson could compete in Beijing.
Erin Jackson
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JANUARY 08: Erin Jackson competes in the Women’s 1500 meter event during the 2022 U.S. Speedskating Long Track Olympic Trials at Pettit National Ice Center on January 08, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Sport: Speedskater
Hometown: Ocala, Florida
College: University of Florida
Olympian: 2018, 2022
Competition:
- Women’s 500m February 13th at 8:56a ET on USA
Get to know @ErinJackson480, the best speedskater in the world and a favorite to win gold in Beijing https://t.co/8geN9bxPl7
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(with @Toyota) pic.twitter.com/Hx2GTEQkdWMia Manganello Kilburg
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JANUARY 08: Mia Kilburg-Manganello competes in the Women’s 1500 meter event during the 2022 U.S. Speedskating Long Track Olympic Trials at Pettit National Ice Center on January 08, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Sport: Long Track Speedskating
Hometown: Crestview, Florida
Olympian: 2018 (Bronze), 2022
Competition:- Women’s 3000m February 5th at 3:35a ET on USA
- Men’s, Women’s Mass Start Finals February 19th at 12p ET on USA
Joey Mantia
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JANUARY 08: Joey Mantia competes in the Men’s 1500 meter event during the 2022 U.S. Speedskating Long Track Olympic Trials at Pettit National Ice Center on January 08, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Sport: Long Track Speedskating
Hometown: Ocala, Florida
Olympian: 2014, 2018, 2022
Competition:- Men’s 1500m February 8th at 9:20a ET on USA
- Team Pursuit Finals February 15th at 1:30a ET on USA
- Men’s, Women’s Mass Start Finals February 19th at 12p ET on USA
Josh Williamson
WINTERBERG, GERMANY – DECEMBER 12: Hunter Church, Joshua Williamson, Carlo Valdes and Charles Volker of USA compete in the 4-man Bobsleigh during Day Three of the BMW IBSF World Cup Bob & Skeleton 2021/22 at Veltins Eis-Arena on December 12, 2021 in Winterberg, Germany. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Sport: Bobsled
Hometown: Lake Mary, Florida
College: Florida State University
Olympian: 2022
