{"id":689,"date":"2026-01-08T17:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbculocal\/?p=689"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:00:34","slug":"nbcu-locals-my-new-favorite-olympian-announces-athletes-showcased-in-new-6-part-season-leading-up-to-milan-cortina-2026-olympic-winter-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbculocal\/2026\/01\/08\/nbcu-locals-my-new-favorite-olympian-announces-athletes-showcased-in-new-6-part-season-leading-up-to-milan-cortina-2026-olympic-winter-games\/","title":{"rendered":"NBCU Local\u2019s \u2018My New Favorite Olympian\u2019 Announces Athletes Showcased in New 6-Part Season Leading Up to Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Multiplatform Podcast Series Led by Olympic Medalist Adam Rippon &amp; Journalist Chase Cain Begins Jan. 15<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/swap.fm\/l\/OlympianPodcast26\">Here<\/a>&nbsp;for the Season 6 Trailer<\/em>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/swap.fm\/l\/MNFO26announcement\">Here<\/a>&nbsp;to Subscribe to the Award-Winning Franchise&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEW YORK \u2013 Jan. 8, 2026 \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;NBCUniversal Local today announced the inspiring Team USA athletes that will be featured in the new six-part season of the award-winning multiplatform podcast&nbsp;<em>My New Favorite Olympian&nbsp;<\/em>leading up to the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. New episodes will be released weekly Jan. 15 through Feb. 5, and will return March 5 for an episode highlighting a Paralympian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>My New Favorite Olympian<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 which,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbculocal\/2025\/12\/16\/olympic-medalist-adam-rippon-emmy-winning-journalist-chase-cain-to-host-new-season-of-my-new-favorite-olympian\/\">as previously announced<\/a>, is hosted&nbsp;by Olympic medalist and media figure&nbsp;<strong>Adam Rippon<\/strong>&nbsp;and Emmy-winning journalist&nbsp;<strong>Chase Cain&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 will&nbsp;profile Team USA hopefuls who have&nbsp;<a>overcome adversity, broken barriers, and committed to helping others<\/a>. Each 15 to 20-minute episode focuses on a different athlete and includes interviews with the subject, experts, and those closest to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><u>My New Favorite Olympian<\/u><\/em><u>&nbsp;Episodes:<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Episode 1 \u2013 Jan. 15&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Amber Glenn: Shattering figure skating&#8217;s gender norms<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Figure skater Amber Glenn once hid parts of herself to fit into her sport. Now, as an openly bisexual and pansexual athlete, she is using her platform to push for visibility,\u00a0inclusion\u00a0and mental health awareness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Episode 2<\/strong><strong>\u2013 Jan. 16&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Kaillie Humphries: Bobsled champion navigates motherhood journey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries was ready to be a mother, but a stage-four endometriosis diagnosis meant she would have to push her body to the brink\u00a0in order to\u00a0get pregnant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Episode&nbsp;3&nbsp;\u2013 Jan.&nbsp;22&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Charlie McAvoy: Bringing plumber&#8217;s mentality to USA Hockey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Charlie McAvoy, one of the NHL\u2019s most charitable players, learned\u00a0hard work\u00a0from his father Charles McAvoy Sr., who runs a four-generation plumbing business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Episode&nbsp;4&nbsp;\u2013 Jan.&nbsp;29&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Bea Kim: Snowboarding&#8217;s thrifting queen champions sustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Snowboarder Bea Kim is determined to fight climate change, from speaking to the United Nations to shopping at thrift stores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Episode&nbsp;5&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Feb. 5&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Nick Goepper: Freestyle skier reaches new heights after hitting rock bottom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three-time Olympic freestyle skiing medalist Nick Goepper, who retired from the sport after getting arrested, is back after rediscovering his joy in the sport and embracing his unfiltered \u201cSki\u00a0Unc\u201d persona.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><u>My New Favorite Paralympian<\/u><\/em><u>&nbsp;Episode:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Episode&nbsp;6&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;March 5&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Jen Lee: U.S. Army veteran rediscovers purpose through sled hockey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three-time Paralympic sled hockey champion Jen Lee is determined to help other U.S. Army veterans find purpose, just like he did after losing his leg in a motorcycle accident.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>My New Favorite Olympian<\/em>&nbsp;will be available on all major podcast platforms, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-uncovered\/id1503357591\">Apple<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2GzSxcvdJF9WAl7dsAneHp\">Spotify<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts\/Sports-Uncovered-p1306864\/\">TuneIn<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/393-sports-uncovered-59523771\/\">iHeart<\/a>.&nbsp;Video content from the series&nbsp;will be presented across NBC-owned stations and NBC Sports Regional&nbsp;<a>Networks\u2019<\/a>&nbsp;TV, streaming and digital platforms. Audiences can watch the new season trailer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CeAs-OW0jyU?si=aLeSUlEs7xd1InZr\">here<\/a>&nbsp;and subscribe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/swap.fm\/l\/MNFO26announcement\">here<\/a>. Acura is a supporter of&nbsp;<em>My New Favorite Olympian<\/em>&nbsp;and an official partner of Team USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a member of Team USA, co-host Rippon won bronze at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics. He also earned gold at the 2016 U.S. Championships and 2010 Four Continents Championships. Since retiring from competition, he has become a prominent media personality, winning Dancing with the Stars and authoring the memoir Beautiful on the Outside. He was named by Time as one of the \u2018100 Most Influential People of 2018.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cain, also a first-time co-host of My New Favorite Olympian, serves as meteorologist and climate editor for NBCU Local, leading climate-focused content across NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations\u2019 TV, streaming and digital platforms. His reporting and analysis, which spotlights key environmental issues, has taken him to locations across the globe \u2013 including the Paris 2024 and Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the sixth season of the&nbsp;<em>My New Favorite<\/em>&nbsp;franchise, which since 2021 has featured athletes in the Summer and Winter Olympics as&nbsp;<em>My New Favorite Olympian,&nbsp;<\/em>and the 2023 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup and 2022 FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup as&nbsp;<em>My New Favorite Futbolista.&nbsp;<\/em>Previous Olympic installments have profiled athletes surrounding the Paris 2024 and Tokyo 2020 Summer Games, and the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most recent season of<em>&nbsp;My New Favorite Olympian,&nbsp;<\/em>a seven-partParis 2024 series, was led by 12-time Olympic medalist swimmer Natalie Coughlin. Olympic legend Apolo Ohno (Beijing 2022) and Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad (Tokyo 2020) served as hosts for the first two seasons.&nbsp;<em>My New Favorite Futbolista&nbsp;<\/em>was anchored by soccer stars Janelly Far\u00edas and Meghan Klingenberg in 2023 and Juan Pablo \u00c1ngel in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a>The&nbsp;<\/a><em><a>My<\/a>&nbsp;New Favorite&nbsp;<\/em>franchise has earned numerous awards and accolades. This year,&nbsp;<em>My New Favorite Olympian<\/em>&nbsp;was named \u2018Best Olympics &amp; Paralympics Podcast\u2019 at the Sports Podcast Awards and won \u2018Best Spoken Word Series\u2019 at the Cynopsis Sports Media Awards. The series also won two Signal Awards for its Beijing 2022 season and was named \u2019Best Podcast Series\u2019 at the 2022 Cynopsis Sports Media Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>My New Favorite Futbolista<\/em>&nbsp;covering the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup earned a 2024 Digiday Video &amp; TV Award for \u2018Best Video Podcast\u2019 and a 2024 Cynopsis Sports Media Award for \u2018Best Spoken Word Series.\u2019 The FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup edition won a 2023 Cynopsis Sports Media Award, earned bronze at the Signal Awards and was a finalist for \u2018Best Soccer Podcast\u2019 at the 2023 Sports Podcast Awards.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT NBCUNIVERSAL LOCAL\u00a0<\/strong><br>NBCUniversal Local, part of NBCUniversal News Group, is comprised of more than 50 media properties, including local TV stations and regional sports networks that deliver English and Spanish-speaking audiences in 30 U.S. markets and Puerto Rico comprehensive news, weather, consumer and investigative reporting, lifestyle and entertainment content, and live sports across TV, streaming and digital platforms. NBCUniversal Local consists of three media groups \u2013 NBC Owned Television Stations, NBC Sports Regional Networks and Telemundo Station Group \u2013 plus multicast networks COZI TV, TeleXitos and American Crimes, regional cable news network NECN, and 16 free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels \u2013 including 11 NBC local news, four Telemundo regional news channels and NBC LX Home. NBCUniversal Local also features NBC Spot On, an advanced CTV and OTT advertising platform; LXTV Productions; marketing and promotions company Skycastle; out-of-home business NBC Everywhere; and The Arthouse, a graphic design group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MEDIA CONTACT<\/strong><br>Brian Potter<br><a href=\"mailto:brian.potter@nbcuni.com\">brian.potter@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiplatform Podcast Series Led by Olympic Medalist Adam Rippon &amp; Journalist Chase Cain Begins Jan. 15 Click&nbsp;Here&nbsp;for the Season 6 Trailer&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Here&nbsp;to Subscribe to the Award-Winning Franchise&nbsp; NEW YORK \u2013 Jan. 8, 2026 \u2013&nbsp;NBCUniversal Local today announced the inspiring Team USA athletes that will be featured in the new six-part season of the award-winning multiplatform podcast&nbsp;My [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" 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