Five UAA alumni will compete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Feb. 6-22. Howl for these Seawolves as they chase the gold on the world stage.

JC Schoonmaker, B.S. Natural Sciences '22
Representing the U.S. in Nordic skiing

Originally from Tahoe City, California, Schoonmaker finished ninth in the team sprint finals, 15th in the freestyle sprints and 66th in the 15-kilometer classic at the Beijing Olympics. He has made 83 starts on the World Cup, with 17 top-10 finishes and a career-best finish of third in the classic sprint at Ostersund in 2023. He earned three All-American honors during his career at UAA, including a third-place finish in the 20-kilometer freestyle as a senior.

Gus Schumacher, B.S. Civil Engineering '24
Representing the U.S. in Nordic skiing

Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, Schumacher won his first-ever World Cup at the 2024 Stifel Loppet Cup in Minneapolis, becoming the youngest U.S. athlete ever to win a World Cup and the first American man to win a World Cup in over 43 years. Earlier this month, the 2022 Olympian collected back-to-back World Cup podium finishes in Goms, Switzerland, winning second in a classic sprint race the day after taking third place in a freestyle team sprint (with Vermont's Ben Ogden as the first U.S. men's team sprint duo to reach a World Cup podium).

Hailey Swirbul, B.S. Civil Engineering '21
Representing the U.S. in Nordic skiing

Originally from El Jebel, Colorado, Swirbul finished fourth in the 4x5-kilometer relay, 32nd in the 10-kilometer classic and 40th in the skiathlon at the Beijing Olympics. She has made 68 World Cup starts, with four top-10 finishes, including a pair of third-place finishes. She earned two All-American honors at UAA and was the runner-up in the 15-kilometer freestyle at the 2018 NCAA National Championships.

Peter Hinds, B.S. Civil Engineering '25
Representing Slovakia in Nordic skiing

Originally from Anchorage, Hinds has competed in 11 World Cup races for Slovakia this season, with a career-best finish of 53rd in the freestyle sprint in Oberhof. He twice represented UAA at the NCAA Championships with a career-best finish of 14th in the 7.5-kilometer classic race.

Pascale Paradis, B.S. Natural Sciences '24
Representing Canada in biathlon

Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Paradis has represented Canada 34 times on the World Cup circuit since the 2024-25 season and represented Canada at the 2025 World Championships. She has posted a pair of top-10 World Cup finishes in the relay. She competed at three NCAA National Championships for UAA finishing as high as 11th in the 15-kilometer freestyle.

Part of this story originally appeared on GoSeawolves.com.