The Opening Ceremonies for the 2021 Olympic Games in Japan -- started this morning LIVE at 7 AM ET on NBC. The "encore" TV coverage begins this evening at 7:30 PM ET -- again on NBC.
The University of Notre Dame will be well represented in Tokyo these next few months -- with a total of 22 athletes and coaches on Olympic & Paralympic Teams!
Here's the list of all of the athletes and coaches who currently call or did call -- Notre Dame home:
TEAM USA (15):
- Yared Nuguse -- Track & Field Team
- Molly Seidel -- Track & Field Team
- Sam Grewe -- Track & Field -- PARALYMPIAN
- Skylar Diggins-Smith -- Basketball
- Jewell Loyd -- Basketball
- Jackie Young -- Basketball
- Molly Bruggemann -- Rowing
- Kevin Hurley -- Fencing
- Nick Itkin -- Fencing
- Gerek Meinhardt -- Fencing
- Lee Kiefer -- Fencing
- Sabrina Massislas -- Fencing
- Mariel Zagunis -- Fencing
- Francesca Russo -- Fencing
- Angie Akers -- Beach Volleyball (coach)
- Natalie Achonwa -- Basketball
TEAM HONG KONG (1):
- Kaylin Hsieh -- Fencing
TEAM MONTENGRO (1):
- Ilija Tadic -- Fencing
TEAM PANAMA (2):
- Tyler Christianson -- Swimming
- Mike Litzinger -- Swimming (coach)
TEAM POLAND (1):
- Ewa Nelip -- Fencing
TEAM SINGAPORE (1):
- Anita Berhier -- Fencing
TEAM CANADA (1):