Local Olympians to Cheer For During the Winter Games

Bay Curious

KQED

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan start tomorrow and there are a lot of Bay Area athletes representing our region at the games. We sit down with other Olympics super fans to get you amped up about who to root for and hear from some of the athletes themselves. Additional reading Meet the Bay Area Athletes Competing at the Winter Olympics Read the transcript for this episode Sign up for our newsletter Got a question you want answered? Ask! Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Natalia Navarro and Sarah Wright. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz and Christopher Beale. Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Ethan Toven-Lindsay and everyone on Team KQED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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