The Friday, Feb. 6, opening ceremonies officially start the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy as athletes slide, skate, ski, and race as they compete on the world stage.
One of those athletes is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Caleb Furnell, 24, is a push athlete on one of Team USA’s four-man bobsled teams.
Caleb Furnell, a Utah Valley University alumnus, is competing on Team USA in the four-man bobsled in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy.
Furnell is from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and played soccer and set a state record in high jump in high school. He was a sprinter at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, from 2019 to 2024. Furnell, who is 6 feet, 2 inches tall, has a trio of top times in the school’s records for the indoor and outdoor 200-meter race and the 4-by-100 relay, the school noted. In 2024, he was part of the Western Athletic Conference champion 4-by-100 relay team that qualified for the NCAA Regionals, and was also a first team All-WAC honoree in the 100-meter and 200-meter races.
Visit the Church News to learn more about when Caleb Furnell will compete in the Olympics.
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