BTN.com staff, February 6, 2014
The Big Ten Conference has at least 42 current or former student-athletes, alumni or coaches competing for gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The group includes 18 former Olympians and 16 past medalists, will represent five different countries and seven of the 12 Big Ten institutions in five different sports.
The Big Ten Olympians include 31 members of the United States team, along with athletes representing Austria, Canada, Finland and Sweden. Overall, Minnesota leads the way with 14 Olympic participants, followed by Wisconsin (11), Michigan (8), Ohio State (4), Illinois (2) and Michigan State (2) and Nebraska (1).
* Current student-athlete | # Current student | @ Current assistant coach at university
| Bobsled | Country | School |
| Aja Evans | United States | Illinois |
| Curtis Tomasevicz | United States | Nebraska |
| Curling | Country | School |
| Erika Brown | United States | Wisconsin |
| Ice Dancing | Country | School |
| Evan Bates | United States | Michigan |
| Meryl Davis | United States | Michigan |
| Alex Shibutani# | United States | Michigan |
| Maia Shibutani# | United States | Michigan |
| Charlie White | United States | Michigan |
| Men?s Ice Hockey | Country | School |
| Carl Hagelin | Sweden | Michigan |
| Duncan Keith | Canada | Michigan State |
| Ryan Kesler | United States | Ohio State |
| Phil Kessel | United States | Minnesota |
| Brian Lebler | Austria | Michigan |
| Paul Martin | United States | Minnesota |
| Ryan McDonagh | United States | Wisconsin |
| Ryan Miller | United States | Michigan State |
| Max Pacioretty | United States | Michigan |
| Joe Pavelski | United States | Wisconsin |
| Derek Stepan | United States | Wisconsin |
| Ryan Suter | United States | Wisconsin |
| Thomas Vanek | Austria | Minnesota |
| Blake Wheeler | United States | Minnesota |
| Women?s Ice Hockey | Country | School |
| Megan Bozek | United States | Minnesota |
| Brianna Decker | United States | Wisconsin |
| Meghan Duggan | United States | Wisconsin |
| Mira Jalosuo | Finland | Minnesota |
| Amanda Kessel* | United States | Minnesota |
| Hilary Knight | United States | Wisconsin |
| Gigi Marvin | United States | Minnesota |
| Meaghan Mikkelson | Canada | Wisconsin |
| Noora Räty | Finland | Minnesota |
| Anne Schleper | United States | Minnesota |
| Natalie Spooner | Canada | Ohio State |
| Lee Stecklein* | United States | Minnesota |
| Emma Terho | Finland | Ohio State |
| Minttu Tuominen* | Finland | Ohio State |
| Jessie Vetter | United States | Wisconsin |
| Speed Skating | Country | School |
| Jonathan Kuck | United States | Illinois |
| Men?s Ice Hockey | Country | Sport/Position |
| Tony Granato | United States | Wisconsin, assistant coach |
| Todd Richards | United States | Minnesota, assistant coach |
| Women?s Ice Hockey | Country | School/Position |
| Andy Kent@ | Finland | Minnesota, goali coach |
| Robb Stauber | United States | Minnesota, assistant coach |
