Sports

Meet Your Chicago Area Olympians

The 2014 Olympics kick off Thursday in Sochi, Russia. There are several local athletes who will represent the Chicago area during this year's winter Olympics.

—By Amie Schaenzer

The 2014 Winter Olympics kick off Thursday, and several athletes will be representing Illinois in Sochi, Russia.

  • Wish your favorite local athlete good luck in the comments section below. 

You can watch for some of these local faces during the games as well as during Friday’s opening ceremonies, which will air from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. CST, on NBC. Local TV listings of the games can be found on the NBC website.

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