{"id":25561,"date":"2026-02-26T11:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/international\/?p=25561"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:44:15","slug":"black-bears-on-the-world-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/international\/2026\/02\/26\/black-bears-on-the-world-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Bears on the World Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25561_9c6290-51, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25561_9c6290-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25561_9c6290-51\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25561_9c6290-51 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25561_9c6290-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25561_9c6290-51\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25561_9c6290-51 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25561_9c6290-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25561_9c6290-51\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading25561_9c6290-51 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25561_9c6290-51\">Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25561_28b4c0-d3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25561_28b4c0-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25561_28b4c0-d3\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25561_28b4c0-d3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25561_28b4c0-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25561_28b4c0-d3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25561_28b4c0-d3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25561_28b4c0-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25561_28b4c0-d3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25561_28b4c0-d3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25561_28b4c0-d3\">The University of Maine was proudly represented at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with seven Black Bear alumni that competed on the world\u2019s biggest stage. From the ice rink to the bobsled run, these former UMaine student-athletes represented their countries and their alma mater in Milan-Cortina 2026.<br><br><strong>Ice Hockey<\/strong><br>Jeremy Swayman\u00a0\u201920 \u2013 Team USA<br>Eduards Tralmaks\u00a0\u201919 \u2013 Team Latvia<br>Ida Kuoppala\u00a0\u201923 \u2013 Team Finland<br>Rahel Enzler\u00a0\u201924 \u2013 Team Switzerland<br>Vendula P\u0159ibylov\u00e1\u00a0\u201920 \u2013 Team Czechia<br>Tereza Vani\u0161ov\u00e1\u00a0\u201919 \u2013 Team Czechia<br><strong>Bobsled<\/strong><br>Frank Del Duca\u00a0\u201918 \u2013 Team USA<br><br>The entire UMaine community cheered them on as they competed among the world\u2019s best. Once a Black Bear, always a Black Bear!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics The University of Maine was proudly represented at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with seven Black Bear alumni that competed on the world\u2019s biggest stage. 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