Catch the Fighting Irish at the 2026 Winter Olympics

The original article, written and published by Fighting Irish Media, was shared on January 19, 2026.

One of the most decorated Track & Field athletes in Notre Dame program history, former student-athlete Jadin O’Brien ’24, ’25 MNA, has been named to the 2026 U.S. Olympic Bobsled and Skeleton Team.

Jadin will compete as a push athlete in the two-woman bobsled event. She is one of six athletes to earn a spot on three teams that will compete in Italy.

Jadin was a three-time NCAA Champion in the pentathlon and was twice the NCAA Runner-Up in the heptathlon. She was a ten-time All-American and two-time Olympic Trials Qualifier in the heptathlon. 

In April 2025, Jadin stopped by our Notre Dame Day broadcast to talk about her mindset as a student-athlete and competitor at the Olympic Trials. Check out her video ›

Jadin was the 2025 USTFCCCA Indoor and Outdoor Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year. In 2025, she became the fifth four-time indoor champion in ACC history with her fourth consecutive pentathlon title. She also became the first combined athlete ever to accomplish the feat of being a four-time indoor ACC champion.

It is the first USA Bobsled Team selection for Jadin, who had earned a spot on the World Cup team for Team USA in September. She was part of a fourth-place finish alongside teammate Elana Meyers Taylor at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup races in December in Sigulda, Latvia.

The Opening Ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games takes place tomorrow, Friday, February 6. The bobsled portion of the Olympics will be held at the Cortina Sliding Centre, and the two-woman official training heats begin on February 17.

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