St. Lawrence University had eleven alumni, current students, and future Saints represented at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, with many pulling in significant accomplishments. Former St. Lawrence Nordic skier Sydney Peterson navigated to the top of the podium across three different Paralympic events.

Peterson won three gold medals and one silver at Milan Cortina, bringing her career Paralympic medal total to seven. Peterson took gold in the 10km Classic Style Standing and the 20km Free Standing, and was part of the U.S. mixed relay team that won gold, defending their title from Beijing 2022. She added a silver in the 1km Sprint Classic Standing.

Peterson became the first standing American female to earn a Paralympic medal at Beijing 2022. She graduated from SLU with a degree in neuroscience in 2024 and is currently pursuing a PhD in neuroscience at the University of Utah.

Emma Gatcliffe made history as the first female winter Olympic athlete to represent Trinidad and Tobago at the Winter Olympics. She served as a flag bearer for Trinidad and Tobago during the opening ceremony and competed in two events at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, finishing 45th in the giant slalom. She was joined in Italy by her brother James Gatcliffe, who served as a coach for the Trinidadian alpine squad.

Skeleton

Kelly Curtis M '14, who made history at Beijing 2022 as the first Black athlete to compete for Team USA in skeleton, competed in her second Olympic Games at Milano Cortina. Curtis improved on her 21st-place finish in Beijing, posting a four-run time of 3:52.13 to finish 12th in the individual women's competition. Sh was the top American finisher in the event. She also finished 10th in the team competition. Curtis was the former graduate assistant coach of the track and field program here at St. Lawrence.

Saints softball alum Leslie Stratton made her Olympic debut at Milan Cortina as a coach for Team Czechia, helping guide Anna Fernstädt to a top-10 finish in the individual women's alpine skiing competition. Stratton had previously qualified for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 as an athlete but was not sent by the Swedish Olympic Committee.

Women's Hockey

Five SLU alumni and one future Saint competed across three national teams in the women's ice hockey tournament.

Gina Kingsbury served as general manager and Britni Smith served as assistant coach for Team Canada. Julia Gosling represented Canada on the ice, recording three goals and two assists for five points, with all three goals coming on the power play. Canada finished second in Group A with a 3-1-0 record, including shutout wins over Switzerland and Finland, before falling to Team USA 2-1 in overtime in the gold-medal game to claim silver.

Justine Reyes and Kristen Guerriero competed for Team Italy, which reached the Olympic quarterfinals in women's hockey for the first time in program history. Italy posted a 2-0-0-2 record in group play with wins over France (4-1) and Japan (3-2) before falling to Team USA in the quarterfinals. Both Reyes and Guerriero played in all five games; Reyes scored one goal against Germany.

Barbora Jurickova, a future Saint set to enroll at St. Lawrence in 2027, represented Czechia. She scored Czechia's first goal against Team USA in Group A play. Czechia claimed their first-ever Olympic win with a 2-0 victory over Finland before being eliminated by Sweden 2-0 in the quarterfinals.