In the spirit of the Olympics, we are running a fundraiser for the Bromley Outing Club. Check out this post to learn more and show your support. Here’s an example of the prints available:
Now, Onto the Locals in Italy
The 2026 Winter Olympics are well underway and some Vermonters are already hard at work. Jessie Diggins, probably the most well-known Vermonter in this games, finished 8th in her first event yesterday, a grueling 20 km cross-country race. Keep an eye on her, as she has a commanding lead atop of the FIS rankings and a favorite in all of her events. Here’s some more local Vermonters and when you can see them next:
Mac Forehand | https://www.instagram.com/macforehand/
Mac claims Winhall and is a recent graduate of the Stratton Mountain School. He’s a favorite in his events, Freeski Slopestyle and Big Air. Yesterday he qualified for the Slopestyle finals. Give his qualifying run a watch on youtube.
See him next on Tuesday in the Men’s Freeski Slopestyle Final, Feb 10, 6:30 AM ET. Streaming Live on Peacock Should be an intense event with all of the heavy hitters making it through to the finals.
Jess Perlmutter | https://www.instagram.com/jess_shred/
Jess is a current Killington Mountain School student and a new force on the women’s snowboarding Slopestyle scene. She’s had a great season so far. Here’s an interview with her from the Laax Open, the last big event of the season before the Olympics:
Look for her today in the Women’s Big Air qualifications event at 1:30 PM ET. Streaming Live On Peacock, with the finals happening tomorrow.
You will also see Jess Perlmutter in the Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle event, with qualifying beginning Feb 16, 1:30 AM ET. Streaming Live on Peacock, with the finals the following day.
Ben Ogden | https://www.instagram.com/ben.0gden/
Ben is from Landgrove, Vermont, just north of Londonderry. He’s a UVM grad, lives in Burlington and has his own YouTube channel about cross-country skiing. Give it some views while you’re watching him suffer through his grueling cross-country events. I really don’t know how these athletes take on these endurance events. It’s even tough to watch at times. He’ll be competing in 6 events, the first of which is on first thing this morning; probably, while you’re reading this.
Men’s Skiathlon 2/8 6:30 AM EST. Streaming Live On Peacock
Olivia Giaccio | https://www.instagram.com/oliviagiaccio/
Olivia is an alum of Killington Mountain School and grew up skiing at Kilington. She finished 6th in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and is in the running for a medal this time around. She was the first woman to put down the cork 1080 a couple seasons ago. See it in this clip here:
Keep an eye out for that trick when she hits the slopes on Tuesday: Women’s Moguls Qualifying, Feb 10, 8:15 AM ET. Streaming Live On Peacock
If she makes it through to the finals, Olivia will back in action at the same time on Wednesday morning.
All the Vermonters Competing This Year
VPR has a great round-up of all the Vermonters and Vermont-associated athletes in this year’s games:
They also are running a Vermont-specific results tracker. Very useful to follow along. Check it out at:
https://www.vermontpublic.org/olympics#
Check Out the BOC Fundraiser
And, be sure to check out our BOC Fundraiser and help out the next round of aspiring Winter Olympians.
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