Alongside Israel’s nine Olympians at this year’s Milano Cortina Games, there are also a slew of Jewish athletes worth keeping an eye on.

Here are six of the biggest Jewish names to watch when the Olympic torch is lit in Milan.

Boston Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel has made a name for herself as a star in the ascendant Professional Women’s Hockey League. But the 26-year-old turns it up another notch in international play.

Frankel was Team USA’s starting goalie for the Women’s World Championships from 2023 to 2025, leading the US squad to gold medals in 2023 and 2025 and silver in 2024. She was also on the US roster for its 2021 and 2022 silver medal runs. During the 2023 tournament, Frankel became the first US women’s goaltender in 26 years to start five consecutive games at an Olympics or World Championship.

Known as the “Green Monster,” a nod to Fenway Park’s iconic left-field wall, Frankel makes her Olympic debut this year.

On the men’s side, Team USA will feature a trio of Jewish ice hockey stars all making their Olympic debuts: brothers Quinn and Jack Hughes and Jeremy Swayman.

Quinn Hughes, 26, a defenseman for the........

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