'So competitive' sisters together in Olympic quest

With their competitive instincts honed by a fearsome sibling rivalry, the Macuga sisters, a trio of rising American stars, are vying to compete in three separate disciplines at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in February.

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The eldest, 24-year-old Sam, has embraced the high-adrenaline demands of ski jumping, Lauren, 23, competes in alpine skiing and 22-year-old Alli was named 2023 FIS Rookie of the Year in moguls.

“We luck out that we are in different disciplines. We are so competitive,” said Lauren, who became the youngest world championships medallist in a speed event in 12 years with super-G bronze in February.

Monopoly was previously banned from the household - the pieces “went flying” as father Dan Macuga explained - while a game of spoons during the holidays once became so heated that one of the Macugas’ cousins was flung onto a Christmas tree.

“They used to be sledding in the backyard fighting over who went the farthest,” their father recalled.