North Carolina's Olympic skaters

Despite what recent weather might suggest, North Carolina isn't a hotbed for winter sports.

Yes, but: Four Carolina Hurricanes stars are on Olympic rosters.

• 🇺🇸 Defenseman Jaccob Slavin is playing for Team USA.
• 🇩🇰 Denmark has two Canes — goalie Frederik Andersen and forward Nikolaj Ehlers.
• 🇫🇮 Reigning champs Finland have forward Sebastian Aho.

Zoom in: Paralympic athlete Kayden Beasley is the only Team USA member with a North Carolina hometown. He plays sled hockey.

• Beasley is from Coats, a town 45 minutes south of Raleigh.
• He began playing sled hockey with the Hurricanes organization in 2019 and won a gold medal last year in the International Para Hockey Cup.