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Reader Poll: What’s Your Favorite Olympic Sport to Watch?

Posted on Author Amanda StollComments(4)

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are in full swing with 244 Americans competing in 97 different events in PyeongChang! There are at least 13 athletes from Massachusetts, including a few current BU and BC hockey players, and Bruins’ legend Ray Bourque’s son, Chris Bourque. See a list of MA competitors below.

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Alpine Skiing
Alice Merryweather (Hingham, MA)

Bobsled
Steven Langton (Melrose, MA; Northeastern)

Men’s Hockey
Chris Bourque (North Reading, MA; Boston University)
Bobby Butler (Marlborough, MA)
Ryan Donato (Scituate, MA; Harvard)
John McCarthy (Andover, MA; Boston University)
Noah Welch (Brighton, MA; Harvard)

Women’s Hockey
Kacey Bellamy (Westfield, MA)
Meghan Duggan (Danvers, MA)
Kali Flanagan (Burlington, MA; Boston College)

Freestyle Skiing
Annalisa Drew (Andover, MA)

Snowboarding
Jonathan Cheever (Saugus, MA)
Mike Trapp (Marstons Mills, MA)

Not everyone can compete at the Olympic level, but the rest of us can enjoy cheering on the athletes! What’s your favorite sport to watch in the winter Olympics? Choose your top three in our poll and add your comments in the section below.

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4 Replies to “Reader Poll: What’s Your Favorite Olympic Sport to Watch?”

  1. I’m not big on the Olympics ( Winter and Summer) but I do like to watch Hockey so I say Ice Hockey Men’s and Women’s I’m rooting for Team USA

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