Athletes will head to Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics, held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo February 6 through 22. Here’s a look at some competitors with local ties.
Ilia Malinin
Figure Skating
The two-time world champion and “Quad God” from Vienna has already found fame as the first skater to stick not one, not two, but seven quadruple jumps in a single routine, earning a record-breaking score.
Martin Fehérváry, Logan Thompson, Tom Wilson
Ice Hockey
Two Washington Capitals stars are repping Canada on the world stage: Torontonian Wilson and Calgary-born goalie Thompson. Their defenseman teammate Fehérváry will play for his native Slovakia.
Brandon Kim
Speed Skating
Hailing from Fairfax, Kim is an alum of Thomas Jefferson High School and the Potomac Speedskating Club. After narrowly missing the 2022 games, he’ll make his Olympic debut in the short-track category.
Conor McDermott-Mostowy
Speed Skating
The native Washingtonian got into the sport as a kid when he saw someone speed-skating across the frozen C&O Canal and wanted to try it himself.
Photograph of Malinin by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images; Fehérváry by Patrick Smith/Getty Images; Thompson by Patrick Smith/Getty Images; Wilson by Patrick Smith/Getty Images; Kim by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images; McDermott-Mostowy by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images.
This article appears in the January 2026 issue of Washingtonian.
Daniella Byck joined Washingtonian in 2022. She was previously with Outside Magazine and lives in Takoma.
