River Radamus USA's competes in the first run of the Men's Giant Slalom event during the FIS Alpine ski World Cup in Val-d'Isere, on December 11, 2021. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB - AUGUST 31: Nicole Hensley #29 of United States in action against Canada in the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship gold medal game played at WinSport Arena on August 31, 2021 in Calgary, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - MARCH 27: Nick Shore #14 of the Edmonton Oilers skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on March 27, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Oilers 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
SCHLADMING, AUSTRIA - JANUARY 11 : Mikaela Shiffrin of Team United States in action during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Slalom on January 11, 2022 in Schladming Austria. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JANUARY 06: Mariah Bell skates in the Ladies Short Program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Bridgestone Arena on January 06, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
WINTERBERG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 10: Katie Uhlaender of USA competes in the Women's Skeleton during the BMW IBSF World Cup Bob & Skeleton 2021/22 at Veltins Eis-Arena on December 10, 2021 in Winterberg, Germany. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
HOCHFILZEN, AUSTRIA - DECEMBER 10: Joanne Reid of United States competes in the IBU World Cup Women's 7.5 km Sprint Competition at Biathlon Stadion on December 10, 2021 in Hochfilzen, Austria. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, COLORADO - DECEMBER 17: Hanna Faulhaber of Team United States competes in the women's ski superpipe final during day 3 of the Dew Tour at Copper Mountain on December 17, 2021 in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 15: Hagen Kearney of the United States competes during the Men's Snowboard Cross Seeding on day six of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on February 15, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
ASPEN, COLORADO - MARCH 14: Chris Corning of the United States competes in the men's snowboard big air qualifications during Day 5 of the Aspen 2021 FIS Snowboard and Freeski World Championship on March 14, 2021 at Buttermilk Ski Resort in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, COLORADO - DECEMBER 18: Alex Ferreira of Team United States reacts after his second run in the men's ski superpipe final on Day 4 of the Dew Tour at Copper Mountain on December 18, 2021 in Copper Mountain, Colorado. Ferreira won the event. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, COLORADO - DECEMBER 10: Aaron Blunck of Team United States competes in the Men's Freeski Halfpipe Final during the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain Resort on December 10, 2021 in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SEEFELD, AUSTRIA - FEBRUARY 22: Taylor Fletcher of the United States competes during the Nordic Combined Competition of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships on February 22, 2019 in Seefeld, Austria. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, COLORADO - DECEMBER 09: Taylor Gold of Team United States competes during the Men's Snowboard Halfpipe qualifying round of the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Copper Mountain on December 09, 2021 in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - DECEMBER 07: Zoe Kalapos of the United States competes in a qualifying round of the FIS Snowboard World Cup 2018 Ladies' Snowboard Halfpipe during the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix on December 7, 2017 in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
IDRE FJALL, SWEDEN - FEBRUARY 11: Stacy Gaskill competes during the FIS Freestyle Ski Cross And Snowboard Cross World Championships Men's and Women's Snowboard Cross on February 11, 2021 in Idre Fjall, Sweden. (Photo by Nisse Schmidt/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
SOLITUDE, UTAH - FEBRUARY 01: Mick Dierdorff reacts after finishing first place in the Men's Snowboard Cross Final of the FIS Snowboard World Championships on February 1, 2019 at Solitude Mountain Resort in Solitude, Utah. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 16: Meghan Tierney of the United States competes during the Ladies' Snowboard Cross Qualification on day seven of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on February 16, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
ASPEN, COLORADO - MARCH 18: Lucas Foster of the United States competes in the men's snowboard halfpipe qualification during Day 1 of the Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix World Cup at Buttermilk Ski Resort on March 18, 2021 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
OBERSTDORF, GERMANY - MARCH 04: Jasper Good of the United States lands a jump during the training round for the jumping leg of the Men's Nordic Combined Gundersen Large Hill HS137/10.0 Km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Oberstdorf on March 04, 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
LAKE PLACID, NY - DECEMBER 25: Decker Dean of the United States jumps during the first round of the ski jumping competition at the U.S. Nordic Combined & Ski Jump Olympic Trials on December 25, 2021 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)
ROGLA, SLOVENIA - MARCH 02: Cody Winters of USA during the Men's Parallel Slalom qualification at the FIS Snowboard Alpine World Championships on March 2, 2021 in Rogla, Slovenia. (Photo by Jurij Kodrun/Getty Images)
ASPEN, COLORADO - MARCH 19: Birk Irving of the United States competes in the men's freeski halfpipe qualification during Day 2 the Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix World Cup at Buttermilk Ski Resort on March 19, 2021 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
SOLITUDE, UT - JANUARY 19: Alex Diebold #17 competes in the qualification round of the Toyota US Grand Prix at Solitude Mountain Resort on January 19, 2017 in Solitude, Utah. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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DENVER (KDVR) — Over two dozen Colorado athletes are now set to compete in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Colorado is near the top of a list of only a handful of states that make up the vast majority of the U.S. winter Olympics team. Unlike the summer games, which drew from every single U.S. state in 2020, 90% of Team USA comes from less than a dozen states.
Colorado is among them as home to some of the nation’s and the world’s preeminent ski resorts and winter sports cultures. The Centennial State is sending 14 athletes to the winter games in Beijing.
