With the Sochi Olympic games beginning this week, here are the local athletes that I will be keeping an eye on. All of these athletes have some connection to New York or Vermont.
| Name | Sport | ||
| Lowell Bailey | Biathlon | ||
| Time Burke | Biathlon | ||
| Annelies Cook | Biathlon | ||
| Hannah Dreissigacker | Biathlon | ||
| Susan Dunklee | Biathlon | ||
| Nick Cunningham | Bobsled | ||
| Jamie Greubel | Bobsled | ||
| Steve Langton | Bobsled | ||
| Erin Hamlin | Luge | ||
| Aidan Kelly | Luge | ||
| Chris Mazdzer | Luge | ||
| Matt Mortensen | Luge | ||
| Jayson Terdiman | Luge | ||
| Tucker West | Luge | ||
| Billy Demong | Nordic Combined | ||
| John Daly | Skeleton | ||
| Nick Alexander | Ski Jumping | ||
| Peter Frenette | Ski Jumping | ||
| Nolan Kasper | Skiing – Alpine | ||
| Andrew Weibrecht | Skiing – Alpine | ||
| Sophie Caldwell | Skiing – Cross Country | ||
| Andy Newell | Skiing – Cross Country | ||
| Ida Sargent | Skiing – Cross Country | ||
| Liz Stephen | Skiing – Cross Country | ||
| Ashley Caldwell | Skiing – Aerials | ||
| Hannah Kearney | Skiing – Moguls | ||
| Devin Logan | Skiing – Slopestyle | ||
| Kelly Clark | Snowboarding – Halfpipe | ||
| Alex Diebold | Snowboarding – Snowboardcross | ||
| Jacquelin Hernandez | Snowboarding – Snowboardcross | ||
| Lindsey Jacobellis | Snowboarding – Snowboardcross | ||
| Hannah Teter | Snowboarding – Halfpipe | ||
| Ty Walker | Snowboarding – Slopestyle |