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The Winter Olympics are here and athletes across the globe will soon chase medals in Milan, Cortina d’Ampezzo and elsewhere across northern Italy.

Four Mainers — Frank Del Duca of Bethel, Emily Fischnaller of Falmouth, Sam Morse of Carrabassett Valley and Nathan Pare of Bethel (originally Farmingdale) — are set to compete for Team USA.

Opening ceremonies are set for Friday, with NBC airing it live at 2 p.m. and again at 8 p.m.

Here’s how you can watch Mainers compete over the next few weeks.

Of note: All times listed are Eastern. All events can be streamed live on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com. Various others will be televised live on the NBC family networks (NBC, CNBC and USA) and will rebroadcast later in primetime for a U.S. audience.

Bethel native Frank Del Duca is one of two flag-bearers to lead Team USA during the opening ceremony at the Winter Olympics. (Seth Wenig/Associated Press)

Frank Del Duca, men’s bobsled

Where: Cortina Sliding Centre

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When: Monday, Feb. 16

  • 4 a.m.: Two-man bobsled, first heat
  • 5:57 a.m.: Two-man bobsled, second heat

Tuesday, Feb. 17

  • 1 p.m.: Two-man bobsled, third heat
  • 3:05 p.m.: Two-man bobsled, fourth heat (medal event)

Saturday, Feb. 21

  • 4 a.m.: Four-man bobsled, first heat
  • 5:57 a.m.: Four-man bobsled, second heat

Sunday, Feb. 22

  • 4 a.m.: Four-man bobsled, third heat
  • 6:15 a.m.: Four-man bobsled, fourth heat (medal event)

The lowdown: Del Duca, a 34-year-old Bethel native and U.S. Army sergeant, will be the face of Team USA at Friday’s opening ceremony as one of the 232-athlete American contingent’s two flag bearers for the Parade of Nations. Ranked as the top American and fourth overall in the World Cup standings for two-man teams, he’ll pilot both two-man and four-man teams for Team USA. The U.S. is seeking its first medal in men’s bobsled since 2014.

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Emily Fischnaller of the United States waves after a World Cup sprint race in Austria in December 2024. Fischnaller, a former Falmouth resident, will compete in the Winter Olympics for the third time. (Matthias Schrader/Associated Press)

Emily Fischnaller, women’s luge

Where: Cortina Sliding Centre

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When: Monday, Feb. 9

  • 11 a.m.: Singles, first run
  • 12:15 p.m. Singles, second run

Tuesday, Feb. 10

  • 11 a.m.: Singles, third run
  • 12:34 p.m.: Singles, fourth run (medal event)

The lowdown: It’s the third Olympics for Fischnaller, who was born in Portland and lived in Falmouth until age 10. She was badly injured in a crash at the 2018 Games in South Korea but returned four years later in Beijing. She has three World Luge Championship medals under her belt (bronze in women’s singles in Winterberg, Germany, 2019; bronze in women’s singles and silver in mixed singles in Whistler, British Columbia, 2025).

Sam Morse of Carrabassett Valley competes in an FIS World Cup event Jan. 23 in Kitzbühel, Austria. Morse is one of four Mainers competing in the upcoming Winter Olympics. (International Ski and Snowboard Federation)

Sam Morse, men’s Alpine skiing

Where: Stelvio Ski Centre, Bormio

When: Saturday, Feb. 7

  • 5:30 a.m.: Downhill (medal event)

Wednesday, Feb. 11

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  • 5:30 a.m.: Super-G (medal event)

The lowdown: Born and raised in Carrabassett Valley, skiing has always been in Sam Morse’s blood — he first hit the slopes when he was 23 months old. Although 2025 did not go as planned for the Carrabassett Valley Academy graduate, a fantastic super-G run on Jan. 17 at the International Lauberhorn Races in Wengen, Switzerland, was enough to earn the Carrabassett Valley native a spot in the Olympics. He’ll look to ride the momentum from that run in Italy.

Nathan Pare stands with his snowboard at the bottom of the slope at Sunday River Ski Resort on Jan. 7 in Newry. The 20-year-old, who grew up in Farmingdale before moving to Bethel, earned a spot on Team USA’s 2026 Winter Olympics snowboard cross roster and is currently top-ranked athlete in the event. The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in Italy from Feb. 6-22. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)

Nathan Pare, men’s snowboardcross

Where: Livigno Snow Park

When: Thursday, Feb. 12

  • 4 a.m.: First seeding run
  • 4:55 a.m.: Second seeding run
  • 7:45 a.m.: Round of 16
  • 8:18 a.m.: Quarterfinals
  • 8:39 a.m.: Semifinals
  • 8:56 a.m.: Final

Sunday, Feb. 15 (if Pare is chosen)

  • 7:45 a.m.: Mixed team snowboardcross quarterfinals
  • 8:15 a.m.: Mixed team snowboardcross semifinals
  • 8:45 a.m.: Mixed team snowboardcross finals

The lowdown: After a jaw injury he suffered in 2024 dealt him a major setback, Pare has rocketed up the World Cup snowboardcross standings to become the top-ranked American and the No. 8 racer worldwide. He posted a third-place finish at a World Cup event Jan. 18 in China. An alum of both Carrabassett Valley Academy and Gould Academy, Pare has a legitimate shot at a medal.

Mike Mandell came to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel in April 2022 after spending five and a half years with The Ellsworth American in Hancock County, Maine. He came to Maine out of college after...

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