The 2022 Winter Olympics features approximately 2,900 athletes from around the globe – more than 200 of which started in the same place, as NCAA student-athletes.
Some of these NCAA student-athletes are in Beijing representing Team USA, while others are at the Games representing their own countries.
While the Winter Olympics feature 15 sports, only two of them are NCAA sanctioned: ice hockey and alpine skiing.
Here’s a look at the different Winter Olympic sports and see which events have collegiate representation, from least to greatest:
Which Olympic sports have minimal NCAA impact?
The following Olympic sports have zero representation at the 2022 Winter Olympics. The main reason for that is these sports are not NCAA sanctioned sports, meaning they don’t have an official representation on college campuses.
- Short Track Speed Skating
- Curling
- Figure Skating
- Luge
- Nordic Combined
- Snowboarding
While snowboarding is not an NCAA sport, there is still a place for collegiate athletes to compete, part of the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association.
“The USCSA is the preeminent governing body for collegiate team ski racing and snowboarding in North America,” according to
