Winter Olympics: What to know about Team USA’s NorCal athletes

It’s just about showtime for the thousands of athletes who qualified for the Winter Olympics next month in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

The XXV Winter Olympiad runs from Feb. 6-22 and will include Northern California stars such as Oakland figure skater Alysa Liu and the youngest member of Team USA’s ski/snowboard roster, 15-year-old Abby Winterberger of Truckee, who competes in freestyle halfpipe skiing.

In all, eight Northern California athletes will represent the United States, including three from the Bay Area.