Nine soldier-athletes from the Air Force, Army and Army National Guard will represent both the U.S. military and Team USA at the Beijing Winter Olympics, taking place between Feb. 4 and Feb. 20.
Five of the service members headed to Beijing are in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP, a military unit that affords elite athletes in the Army an opportunity to compete at the Olympic Games. Here are the nine who wear the uniform and will be suiting up in red, white and blue.
SGT Emily Sweeney, Army
Luge Singles
31B Military Police
2018 Olympian: DNF (crash)
SPC Jasper Good, Army
Nordic Combined
88M Motor Transport Operator
2018 Olympian: 43rd Individual Large Hill, 45th Individual Normal Hill
SPC Benjamin Loomis, Army
Nordic Combined
88M Motor Transport Operator
2018 Olympian: 10th Team Large Hill, 40th Individual Large Hil), 41st Individual Normal Hill
SPC Frank DelDuca, Army
Bobsled, 4-man and 2-man
11B Infantryman
Olympic Debut
SPC Hakeem Abdul-Saboor, Army
Bobsled, 4-man and 2-man
68A Biomedical Equipment Specialist
2018 Olympian: 19th 4-man, 21st 2-man
A1C Kelly Curtis, Air Force
Skeleton
Network Security
Olympic Debut
SPC Sean Doherty, VT National Guard
Biathlon
2018 Olympics: 65th Sprint, 44th Individual, 6th Relay
2014 Olympics: 16th Relay
SPC Deedra Irwin, VT National Guard
Biathlon
Olympic Debut
SPC Leif Nordgren, VT National Guard
Biathlon
2018 Olympian: 58th Sprint, 50th Pursuit, 66th Individual
2014 Olympian: 44th Sprint, 53rd Pursuit, 82nd Individual, 16th Relay