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University of Minnesota Athletics
Golden Gophers in the Olympics
(pictured: 2014 Sochi Olympians - Gigi Marvin, Megan Bozek, Amanda Kessel, Anne Schleper, Lee Stecklein)
22 Golden Gopher women's hockey players have competed in the Winter Olympic Games, making 41 Olympic appearances for four different countries. 16 Gophers have represented the U.S. in the Olympics, three Gophers - Noora Räty, Mira Jalosuo, and Nelli Laitinen have competed for their native Finland, Josefin Bouveng became the first Gopher to represent Sweden, while Natálie Mlýnková and Tereza Plosová skate for Czechia. Most recently, nine Gophers participated in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy with five earning gold medals.
Lyndsay Wall2002 U.S. Olympic Team
2006 U.S. Olympic Team
Courtney Kennedy2002 U.S. Olympic Team
2006 U.S. Olympic Team
Natalie Dawitz2002 U.S. Olympic Team
2006 U.S. Olympic Team
2010 U.S. Olympic Team
2010 Team U.S.A. Captain
Krissy Wendell2002 U.S. Olympic Team
2006 U.S. Olympic Team
2006 Team U.S.A. Captain
Kelly Stephens2006 U.S. Olympic Team
Gigi Marvin2010 U.S. Olympic Team
2014 U.S. Olympic Team
2018 U.S. Olympic Team
Noora Räty2006 Finnish Olympic Team
2010 Finnish Olympic Team
2014 Finnish Olympic Team
2018 Finnish Olympic Team
Mira Jalosuo2014 Finnish Olympic Team
2018 Finnish Olympic Team
Megan Bozek2014 U.S. Olympic Team
2022 U.S. Olympic Team
Amanda Kessel2014 U.S. Olympic Team
2018 U.S. Olympic Team
2022 U.S. Olympic Team
Anne Schleper2014 U.S. Olympic Team
Lee Stecklein2014 U.S. Olympic Team
2018 U.S. Olympic Team
2022 U.S. Olympic Team
2026 U.S. Olympic Team
Hannah Brandt2018 U.S. Olympic Team
2022 U.S. Olympic Team
Dani Cameranesi2018 U.S. Olympic Team
2022 U.S. Olympic Team
Kelly Pannek2018 U.S. Olympic Team
2022 U.S. Olympic Team
2026 U.S. Olympic Team
Grace Zumwinkle2022 U.S. Olympic Team
2026 U.S. Olympic Team
Abbey Murphy2022 U.S. Olympic Team
2026 U.S. Olympic Team
Nelli Laitinen2022 Finnish Olympic Team
2026 Finnish Olympic Team
Josefin Bouveng2022 Swedish Olympic Team
2026 Swedish Olympic Team
Natálie Mlýnková2026 Czechian Olympic Team
**Also participated in 2022 Olympics
while playing collegiately at Vermont
Tereza Plosová2026 Czechian Olympic Team
Taylor Heise2026 U.S. Olympic Team
