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Beijing-Bound: Chicago-Area Athletes Headed To Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics, which start later this week, feature local athletes in five different sports, including six women's hockey players.

The Winter Olympics, which start later this week, feature local athletes in five different sports, including six women's hockey players.

The 2022 Beijing winter games will officially begin Friday with the opening ceremony. Nine Massachusetts athletes will be there.
There are five residents from Oakland County who will be participating in the winter games in Beijing, China.
Charlie Volker, a Princeton University football/track star, will compete in bobsled at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
The Princeton native made it to the Olympic skeleton team after a sixth-place finish at Friday’s race in St. Mortiz.
Kendall Coyne Schofield will captain the U.S. women's hockey team in Beijing after the Americans dramatically earned a gold medal in 2018.
Murphy is the second-youngest woman to make a U.S. Olympic hockey team and has already made a strong impression on her teammates.
The 30-year-old will compete in her second Olympics next month in Beijing, China.
The 22-year-old will compete in her first Olympics next month in Beijing, China.
Wauconda's Kevin Bickner won the U.S Olympic Team Trials in ski jumping and heads to Beijing hoping to follow his 18th-place finish in 2018.