A roundup of servicemembers’ success in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Less than half a second kept one of Team USA’s servicemembers from medaling at the 2026 Winter Olympics, while others also earned top-10 finishes this week.
Army Sgt. Frank Del Duca and teammate Josh Williamson finished fourth in Tuesday’s two-man bobsled. Their combined time over four runs was 3:41.96, just 0.44 seconds behind third-place Adam Ammour and Alexander Schaller of Germany. The Germans swept the top three spots in the event.
Army Spc. Sean Doherty and teammates Maxime Germain, Paul Schommer and Campbell Wright finished 5th in the 4x7.5km biathlon relay on Tuesday with a total time of 1:22:22.6.
Army Pvt. Spencer Howe and partner Emily Chan placed 7th in their Olympic debut, finishing with a total score of 200.31.
Army Staff Sgt. Deedra Irwin and teammates Lucinda Anderson, Margie Freed and Joanne Reid finished 18th in the 4x6km biathlon relay on Wednesday with a time of 1:16:49.4.
Army Sgt. Ben Loomis finished 27th in the combined individual Gundersen large hill/10km, with a time of 28:44.9.
Coming up
Del Duca will pilot one of Team USA’s four-man bobsled teams through Friday, with medal runs Saturday and Sunday.
Army Spc. Azaria Hill and teammate Kaysha Love, and Air Force Senior Airman Jasmine Jones and teammate Kaillie Armbruster-Humphries, are competing in the two-woman bobsled with training heats through Thursday and the medal runs Friday and Saturday.
The 2026 Winter Olympics conclude Sunday.
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