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The Sports Rapport
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The Sports Rapport

Winter Olympics preview and Super Bowl plans

By Mitch Wertlieb,
Nathaniel Wilson
Published February 2, 2026 at 5:00 AM EST

This week on The Sports Rapport, Rutland-based Olympics reporter Peggy Shinn joins host Mitch Wertlieb to talk about the Vermont athletes competing in the this month's Winter Games in Italy. Plus, we'll talk about plans for the Super Bowl.

Guests

Peggy Shinn, Vermont-based freelance Olympics reporter

The High Five

  1. The University of Vermont women's basketball team is still undefeated at home this season.
  2. Vermont Green FC to field women's team in 2026.
  3. Elle St. Pierre runs the fastest indoor 3000m of 2026.
  4. Vermont State University Lyndon junior Wesley McIntyre leads D2 men's basketball in points per game.
  5. Vermont Sports Hall of Fame announces 2026 class.

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Mitch Wertlieb
A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.
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Nathaniel Wilson
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