Sports U.S. Olympians with New York City connections By Melissa Kramer Posted on July 14, 2016 Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Photo Credit: Getty Images/ Patrick Smith Photo Credit: Getty Images/ Patrick Smith Team USA will send hundreds of athletes to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. These 22 U.S. Olympians all have some connections to New York City.