Martin Ponsiluoma of Sweden and Sean Doherty of United States, right, compete in the men's 10 km sprint competition at the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will begin this weekend and will feature 116 medal events in 16 disciplines. Among those many events, three Granite Staters will proudly represent Team USA in Italy.

Here’s a quick rundown on all three.

Sean Doherty, Center Conway

Age: 30

Sport: Biathlon

Previous appearances: Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018, Beijing 2022.

Doherty is one of the most experienced biathletes on Team USA. He has participated in nine world championships and is now entering his fourth Olympic campaign.

He began his ski journey at Cranmore as a young prodigy and became the all-time leader in individual medals at the IBU Junior World Championships in 2016, with multiple podium placements since breaking out in 2013.

Caroline Harvey, Salem

Age: 23

Sport: Women’s Ice Hockey

Previous appearances: Beijing 2022.

Harvey has been a standout player for the Wisconsin Badgers since joining nearly four years ago. Now at the age of 23, this Olympic appearance will be her second.

She was the youngest on the team in Beijing and helped Team USA to a silver medal. Harvey’s a notoriously talented defender and was named Best Defenseman at the 2023 and 2025 World Championships, where the USA took home gold.

She’s also a playmaker on offense.

United States defensewoman Caroline Harvey (4) skates during the first period of a Rivalry Series women’s hockey game against Canada, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Grace Henderson, Durham

Age: 24

Sport: Freestyle Skiing

Milano Cortina will be Henderson’s Olympic debut. The Durham native grew up skiing in-state and eventually picked up freestyle skiing after joining her brother. She competed with Waterville Valley Academy in freestyle.

She has three first-place finishes in the NorAm Cup, two top-10 World Cup finishes and a top-five finish at the Junior World Championship. Last year, she reached her first X Games podium with a double cork 1080 tail grab.

Grace Henderson, of United States, executes a trick in the Big Air World Cup freestyle skiing finals in Copper Mountain, Colo., Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey)

Team USA athletes with NH connections:

Biathlon: Lucinda Anderson, University of New Hampshire ’24.

Nordic Skiing: Rosie Brennan, Dartmouth ’11; Lauren Jortberg, Dartmouth ’20; Lauren Jortberg, Dartmouth ’20; Julia Kern, Dartmouth ’21; John Steel Hagenbuch, Dartmouth ’25.

Alpine Skiing: Nina O’Brien, Dartmouth ’20; Sam Morse, Dartmouth ’20; Kyle Negomir, Dartmouth ’23.