Wondering who to cheer for? Here are your North Shore (and nearby) Olympians!
Here are some of the Olympic athletes with ties to the North Shore and nearby suburbs.
Rowing
Alie Rusher, Glenview, St. Paul's (NH) '14, Stanford '18
Sailing
Maggie Shea, Wilmette; New Trier, '07, Connecticut College, '11
Swimming
Olivia Smoliga, Glenview; Glenbrook South '12, University of Georgia '17
Rhythmic gymnastics
Individual
Evita Griskenas, Orland Park
Laura Zeng, Libertyville
Team
Isabella Connor, Manhattan Beach, California
Camilla Feeley, Wheeling
Yelyzaveta Merenzon, Buffalo Grove
Lili Mizuno, Northbrook
Elizaveta Pletneva, Wheeling
Nicole Sladkov, Vernon Hills
Alternate
Gergana Petkova, Barrington
• All the Team USA rhythmic gymnasts train at North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in Prospect Heights
Laura Zeng of Libertyville, who trains at North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, will be starting individual all-around qualifying competition on Aug. 5 in Tokyo. Right now, however, she and her teammates, including fellow individual competitor Evita Grisenkas, are training in Israel.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com