CU has a proud history at the Olympics, with more than 100 student-athletes and alumni representing teams through the years. The Olympic Winter Games in Beijing are a continuation of the tradition. Buffs competing in the games included: Alvar Alev in cross-country skiing, Stacy Gaskill in snowboarding, Taylor Gold in the snowboard halfpipe, Cass Gray in alpine skiing, Petra Hyncicova in Nordic skiing, Weronika Kaleta in Nordic skiing, Madgalena Luczak in alpine skiing and Joanne Reid in biathlon.
Tune in to watch alpine skiers Kyle Taulman and Spencer Wood compete in the Paralympic games March 4–13.
Buffs at the Olympics
![Kyle Taulman](https://www.colorado.edu/today/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/callout/microsoftteams-image_1_0.png?itok=tFhQM008)
Kyle Taulman
Para alpine skiing (sitting), USA
![Spencer Wood](https://www.colorado.edu/today/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/callout/microsoftteams-image_0.png?itok=PszSOnWn)
Spencer Wood
Para alpine skiing (standing), USA
![Alev Alvar](https://www.colorado.edu/today/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/callout/alev_alvar_2018_eldora_jasonclay.jpeg?itok=dmqq3uTD)
Alev Alvar
Nordic skiing, Estonia
![Stacy Gaskill snowboarding](https://www.colorado.edu/today/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/callout/i-pqhdcq6-xl.jpeg?itok=DwhdPmMr)
Stacy Gaskill
Snowboarding, USA
Photo: U.S. Ski & Snowboard
![Taylor Gold](https://www.colorado.edu/today/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/callout/microsoftteams-image_3.png?itok=36Wc420w)
Taylor Gold
Snowboard halfpipe, USA
![Cass Gray](https://www.colorado.edu/today/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/callout/microsoftteams-image_2.png?itok=piz8qC9n)
Cass Gray
Alpine skiing, Canada
![Petra Hyncicova](https://www.colorado.edu/today/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/callout/hyncicova_petra_2017_ncaa_flyingpointroad_com_4_.jpeg?itok=A7NgUy3J)
Petra Hyncicova
Nordic skiing, Czech Republic
![Weronika Kaleta](https://www.colorado.edu/today/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/callout/microsoftteams-image_1.png?itok=IkLM0aVj)
Weronika Kaleta
Nordic skiing, Poland
![Magdalena Luczak](https://www.colorado.edu/today/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/callout/luczak_magdalena_2021_wc_italy.jpeg?itok=KlABd_Xu)
Magdalena Luczak
Alpine skiing, Poland
![Joanne Reid target shooting in the 2018 Winter Olympics biathlon](https://www.colorado.edu/today/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/callout/joanne_reid_2.jpeg?itok=l_GDbbv3)
Joanne Reid
Biathlon, USA