ROAD TO MILAN
KELLY PANNEK
Olympic, World, NCAA & Walter Cup Champion, Kelly is an U.S. Olympic Hopeful for what would be her 3rd consecutive Winter Olympic Team in 2026. Kelly plays in the PWHL for the Minnesota Frost and is a native of St Louis Park, MN (Twin Cities). She serves as an Alternate Captain for the Frost. Of note, she was the first signed player in the history of the PWHL.
Kelly and one fellow teammate are the only women in the world to have won these 4 championships in hockey. In her career for the U.S. Women's National Team, she has played in 105 games. At the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship, Kelly was the only American on the Media All Star Team.
Kelly holds a B.A. from the University of Minnesota. Off the ice, Kelly is a part-time broadcaster with the regional sports network in the Twin Cities. In 2023, she received a local Emmy Award nomination for her collaboration on a series for Bally Sports North.
Olympic, World & NCAA Champion, Renata is a Canadian Olympic Hopeful for what would be her 3rd consecutive Winter Olympic Team in 2026. Renata plays in the PWHL for the Toronto Sceptres and is a native of Burlington, ON. She serves as an Alternate Captain for the Sceptres.
Renata was named the Best Defender in the PWHL, was a Billie Jean King PWHL Regular Season MVP Finalist and named to the First Team All- PWHL in 2025. In the Inaugural PWHL season, she was a member of the Second Team All-PWHL. At the 2023, 2024 & 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championships, she was named to the Media All Star Team and in 2024 won the Directorate Award as the Best Defender.
In her Canadian Women’s National Team career, she has played in over 100 games.
Renata is a graduate of Clarkson University where she and her husband Paul both played hockey at, today they live in the GTA.
RENATA FAST
Olympic, World & NCAA Champion, Emily is a Canadian Olympic Hopeful for what would be her 3rd consecutive Winter Olympic Team in 2026. Emily plays in the PWHL for the Ottawa Charge and is a native of Saskatoon, SK. She serves as an Alternate Captain for the Charge.
Emily was the first signed player in Ottawa history, during the summer of 2025, she extended her original 3 year agreement another 2 seasons. Her player contract during the 2025-26 PWHL season is the highest single season agreement in PWHL history.
In her Canadian Women’s National Team career, she has played in over 100 games.
In the off-season, Emily splits time between the GTA and Saskatoon.
Emily is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.
EMILY CLARK
ASHLEY CALDWELL
Olympic, World & World Cup Champion, Ashley is an American Olympic Hopeful for what would be her 5th consecutive Winter Olympic Team in 2026. She lives today in Park City, UT and is a native of Ashburn, VA (Washington DC Metropolitan Area).
A first time mom with her husband Justin, she is attempting to become the first American in Aerials skiing to come back and make an Olympic team after having a child (Harvey).
Ashley holds degrees from Empire State University (SUNY) and two masters degrees from the University of Utah in Law Studies and Real Estate Development.
JUSTIN SCHOENEFELD
Olympic Champion. Justin is an American Olympic Hopeful for what would be his 2nd consecutive Winter Olympic Team in 2026. He lives today with his wife Ashley in Park City, UT and is a native of the greater Cincinnati area in Kentucky.
Justin and Ashley got married in Spring 2025 and welcomed their first child (Harvey) in July 2025.
Justin is a graduate of Utah Valley State University with a professional pilots degree for his future commercial aircraft career.
DANIELLE SERDACHNY
World Champion. Danielle is a Canadian Olympic Hopeful for what would be her 1st Winter Olympic Team in 2026. Danielle plays in the PWHL for the expansion franchise in Seattle (Seattle Torrent) and is a native of Edmonton, AB.
She was drafted by the Ottawa Charge, 2nd overall (First Round) in the 2024 PWHL Entry Draft and signed in PWHL Expansion Free Agency in Summer 2025.
At the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Utica, NY (about 30 minutes from her alma mater), she scored the GOLDEN Game Winning Goal vs the United States in overtime.
In her Canadian Women’s National Team career she has played in over 30 games.
Danielle is a graduate of Colgate University.
SYDNEY PETERSON
Paralympic Champion, World Championship & World Cup Medalist. Sydney is an American Paralympic Hopeful for what would be her 2nd consecutive Winter Paralympic Team in 2026. Sydney and is a native of Lake Elmo, MN (Twin Cities).
Sydney is working on a dual Masters and PHD program at the University of Utah in Neuroscience in Salt Lake City and holds a B.S. from St Lawrence University where she was the first Paralympic athlete to ski on a NCAA team.
She trains for the ParaNordic team with members of the U.S. Biathlon and Nordic team in Park City.
LACEY EDEN
World & NCAA Champion, Lacey is an American Olympic Hopeful for what would be her 1st Winter Olympic Team in 2026. Lacey plays in the NCAA for the University of Wisconsin Badgers and is a native of Annapolis, MD. She serves as an Alternate Captain for Wisconsin.
Lacey was an Olympic hopeful in 2022 and was cut by Team USA just prior to Athlete Selection. Since then, she has played at every USWNT event from the Rivalry Series to the Women’s World Championships.
In her U.S. Women’s National Team career, she has played 47 games.
She will be eligible for the PWHL 2026 Entry Draft following the 2025-26 NCAA season.
MILANO CORTINA 2026 OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES
The Winter Olympics begin on February 6 - 22 in Milano & Cortina, Italy with events beginning February 4th in a variety of Northern Italian locations.
The Winter Paralympics begins March 6-15, 2026.
Winter Olympic sports include:
Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Ice Hockey, Luge, Nordic Combined, Short Track Speed Skating, Skeleton, Ski Jumping, Ski Mountaineering, Snowboard and Speed Skating.
Winter Paralympic sports include:
Para Alpine Skiing, Para Biathlon, Para Cross-Country Skiing, Para Ice Hockey, Para Snowboard & Wheelchair Curling.