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Kristin Della Rovere

Harvard College alum Kristin joins the Italian National Women’s Ice Hockey team for the 2026 Winter Olympics after helping Italy win the Women’s World 1-B Championship last year.

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Rémi Drolet

Harvard College alum Rémi earned a spot on the roster of Team Canada for cross-country skiing. He also competed for Team Canada at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Emerance Maschmeyer

Harvard College alum Emerance joins Team Canada’s Women’s Ice Hockey team. This is her second appearance in an Olympic tournament after competing with the Canadians at the 2022 games in Beijing.

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Dan Cnossen

Harvard Kennedy and Divinity School alum Dan Cnossen is one of the most decorated athletes in U.S. Paralympic history, with seven career medals. He will compete in his fourth Paralympic Winter Games in Milan.

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Tess Johnson

Harvard Extension School student Tess joins Team USA in Italy for freestyle moguls. Tess also competed in PyeongChang in 2018.

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Gabby Thomas

Gabby Thomas won a staggering three gold medals at the Paris Olympics.

Gabby Thomas

Lauren Scruggs

Cementing herself in American fencing history, Lauren Scruggs earned two Olympic medals in Paris.

Lauren Scruggs

Kristen Faulkner

Kristen Faulkner’s gold in the women’s road race was Team USA’s first in the event since 1984.

Kristen Faulkner

Lisa Tertsch

Along with her teammates, Lisa Tertsch led Germany to its first ever gold medal in the triathlon mixed relay event.

Lisa Tertsch

David Abrahams

David Abrahams took fifth place in the 100-meter breaststroke SB13 at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

David Abrahams

Olympic Harvard Stadium

In 1984, Harvard Stadium was host to a series of Olympic soccer preliminary matches involving Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Brazil, France, Iraq, Norway, Qatar, and Yugoslavia.

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James Connolly

James Connolly had to take an “honourable withdrawal” from Harvard to attend the first modern Olympics in 1896, where he placed first in the triple jump and earned several other track and field awards.

Cheta Emba

Harvard College alum Cheta Emba competed in women’s rugby on Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the second-ever Olympic appearance for rugby sevens.

David Hemery

The 1968 Olympic gold medalist for Great Britain—and world record holder in the 400 meter hurdles—began work on a master’s in education at Harvard while deep into his training for the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Tenley Albright

After winning the gold medal in figure skating at the Cortina d’Ampezzo 1956 Olympic Winter Games, Tenley Albright went to Harvard Medical School and became a surgeon.

Jennifer Botterill

Jennifer Botterill skated with the Harvard Crimson from 1998 to 2003, taking a one-year break in 2002 to help Team Canada win gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

I’ve always been pretty obsessed with the Olympics. I think they’re incredible, a time of great hope.”

Harvard Kennedy School alum Jamie Mittelman, founder of Flame Bearers, the first and only global storytelling platform for women Olympians and Paralympians

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From ancient Greece to the modern Olympics

From ancient Greece to the modern Olympics

Commercializing the Olympics

Harvard Business School professor explains how Adidas created the first sports sponsorships for the Olympics.

Commercializing the Olympics

Mental health and competition

Anxiety can take a toll on athletic performance, especially at high stakes events like the Olympics.

Mental health and competition

Olympic monuments

Cities hosting the Olympics should practice legacy planning, solving present needs with an awareness of future generations.

Olympic monuments

Competitive edge

Practice might get you to the Olympics, but mental preparation may be what puts you on the podium.

Competitive edge

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