The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee's roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics includes three Vermonters.
In total, there are 592 members of Team USA.
The Games take place from Wednesday, July 24 to Sunday, Aug. 11.
How to watch
NBC is the official media rights holder for the U.S. NBC-affiliate TV channels like USA Network, E!, Telemundo and Universo will show live Olympics events. Viewers can also stream Olympics events via Peacock.
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William Bender - Rowing
Billy Bender's hometown is Norwich — a town famous for producing Olympians. He told Vermont Edition that he got into rowing through the inspiration of his older brother, who rowed, and living next door to the crew coach for Hanover High School.
Bender is a current Dartmouth College student. He competes for Team USA in the men's pair event with Oliver Bub, a 2020 Dartmouth alumnus.
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Schedule
Sunday, July 28
- Men’s pair heats at 5 a.m. Eastern time (11 a.m. Paris time)
Result: Bender and Bub placed fifth in their heat with a time of 7:02.62.
Monday, July 29
- Men’s pair repechages at 4:20 a.m. Eastern time (10:20 a.m. Paris time)
Result: Bender and Bub placed third in their heat with a time of 6:51.32 and qualified for semifinals.
Wednesday, July 31
- Men’s pair semifinals at 4:34 a.m. Eastern time (10:34 a.m. Paris time).
Result: Bender and Bub placed sixth in their heat with a time of 6:46.11 and qualified for finals.
Friday, Aug. 2
- Men’s pair finals at 4:42 a.m. Eastern time (10:42 a.m. Paris time)
Result: Bender and Bub placed fourth in their final group with a time of 6:28.57 and did not earn a medal.
Ilona Maher - Rugby
Ilona Maher hails from Burlington and played field hockey, softball and basketball for Burlington High School and started playing rugby during her senior year on the South Burlington club rugby team. The sport "immediately started clicking for me," Maher said in an interview with 802 Rugby in 2021.
"One thing that really drew me was that it's the only really full-contact sport for women, and I am a pretty physical person," Maher said.
Maher went on to become a standout rugby player at Norwich University and then Quinnipiac University.
She previously represented the United States in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Maher is also a phenomenon on social media, where her funny and positive posts have built a following of millions of people.
She told Vermont Edition in 2021 that she hopes to use social media to elevate the level of attention on women's rugby.
"Through TikToks, or whatever, they can be exposed to the sport, and think 'Oh, you know, maybe I should try it out,' and then hopefully get more numbers," Maher said.
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Schedule
Sunday, July 28
- USA vs. Japan: 10:30 a.m. Eastern time (4:30 p.m. Paris time). Result: USA wins 36-7.
- USA vs. Brazil: 2 p.m. Eastern time (8 p.m. Paris time). Result: USA wins 24-5.
Monday, July 29
- USA vs. France: 9:30 a.m. Eastern time (3:30 p.m. Paris time). Result: France wins 31-14.
- USA vs. Great Britain quarter-final: 3:30 p.m. Eastern time (9:30 p.m. Paris time). Result: USA wins 17-7.
Tuesday, July 30
- USA vs. New Zealand semifinal: 9:30 a.m. Eastern time (3:30 p.m. Paris time). Result: New Zealand wins 24-12.
- USA vs. Australia bronze medal match at 1 p.m. Eastern time (7 p.m. Paris time). Result: USA wins 14-12.
Elle St. Pierre - Track and field
Elle St. Pierre grew up on a dairy farm in Montgomery. She competed in the women's 1,500-meter event in Tokyo in 2021, placing 10th. She is competing in the same event this year and is considered a serious contender for a medal.
St. Pierre told Vermont Public in 2019 that growing up on a farm helped prepare her for the work required to excel athletically.
"There's a lot of similarities between growing up on a farm and the training that I'm doing — working really hard, and not being afraid to have a little grit," she said. "Those type of things prepared me. Life lessons that I learned on the farm translate well into training and preparing for races like these."
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Schedule
Tuesday, Aug. 6
- Women's 1500m round 1 at 4:05 a.m. Eastern time (10:05 a.m. Paris time)
Result: Elle St. Pierre placed third in her heat with a time of 4:03.22 and will advance to the semifinal.
Thursday, Aug. 8
- Women’s 1500m semifinal at 1:35 p.m. Eastern time (7:35 p.m. Paris time)
Result: Elle. St. Pierre placed third with a time of 3:59.74 and will advance to the final.
Saturday, Aug. 10
- Women’s 1500m final at 2:15 p.m. Eastern time (8:15 p.m. Paris time)
Result: Elle. St. Pierre placed eighth with a time of 3:57:52.
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