SEATTLE — When it comes to the winter games, Colorado, Utah, and Minnesota will produce a lot of Olympic athletes, but the state of Washington also has a long history of representing , and right now there are a lot of Pacific Northwest athletes chasing after their Olympic dreams.

Thursday marks one year out from the Olympic Games in Milan Cortina.

Here are some of the biggest athletes we’re tracking 12 months out from the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Figure skating

Lucas Broussard from Seattle is an up and coming figure skater who was the U.S. Junior Champion in 2023. At the 2023 Figure Skating Championships, Broussard set the record for the highest-ever total score in the junior men's event.

Skiing

On the slopes, Katie Hensien grew up in Redmond and has a great chance to make her se

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