Texas on Ice: Meet the 4 Lone Star Athletes Competing in Italy at The Winter Olympics

Did you know four Texas athletes are competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy?

I am a huge fan of watching the Olympics, which is a little strange considering I'm not into sports. The Olympics are different.

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There is no politics, or at least very little. Mainly, it's about the athletes and their hard work, talent, and dedication to get to the Olympics.

Of course, I'm all about Team USA, but I also love watching other countries that I feel connected with. Like Canada, since my mother was from there, Poland, because that is my family heritage. I also feel connected to Britain, since my husband John is from England and Italy, because his mother was from there and still has family living in both countries.

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Last night, when I was watching some of the ice skating, I saw that there was an athlete from Texas, so I couldn't help but wonder who it was and if there were others. Turns out four Texans are competing!

Here are the Four Texans Competing in Italy at the 2025 Winter Olympics

Amber Glenn

Amber is from Plano and was competing in Team USA Women's Figure Skating and the USA Skating Team took the Gold last night. She will be back for the individual competition in the Women's Short Program on Tuesday, February 17.

Emily Chan

Emily was born in Pasadena, and then her family moved to McKinney, where she went to high school. Emily is a Pair Skater with her partner Spencer Howe. They will be performing on Sunday, February 15, in the Short Program and on Monday, February 16, in the Free Skating Medal Event.

Hannah Bilka

Hannah is from Coppell and is a professional ice hockey player for the Seattle Torrent and is playing in the USA Women's Hockey Team. She's #23. They won their game on Sunday and are playing Switzerland on Monday.

Boone Niederhofer

Boone grew up in San Antonio. He played football for Texas A&M and is competing in the USA 4 Men Bobsled competition, which is scheduled for the last weekend of the Olympics on Saturday, February 21 and Sunday February 22. Boone has the distinction of being the first Aggie to make it into the Winter Olympics.