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.
Frank Del Duca, men’s bobsled
Where: Cortina Sliding Centre
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.
Emily Fischnaller, women’s luge
Where: Cortina Sliding Centre
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, men’s Alpine skiing
Where: Stelvio Ski Centre, Bormio
When: Saturday, Feb. 7
- 5:30 a.m.: Downhill (medal event)
Wednesday, Feb. 11
- 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, 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.