for the weekend. WE'RE OFFICIALLY 100 DAYS AWAY FROM THE START OF THE 20-24 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES IN PARIS. ATHLETES FROM OUR REGION ARE MAKING FINAL PREPARATIONS. N-B-C FIVES NOAH CIERZAN TELLS US WHO TO WATCH OUT FOR THIS SUMMER. WE'VE REACHED THE FINAL SPRINT... TEAM U-S-A ATHLETES GETTING READY TO FLOOD THE STREETS OF PARIS THIS SUMMER. <ILONA MAHER/MEMBER OF TEAM USA RUGBY TEAM, "I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING I BET PARIS WILL DO REALLY WELL BUT I'M ALSO JUST ENJOYING EVERY MOMENT BEFORE IT.".> BURLINGTON NATIVE ILONA MAHER... IS PREPARING FOR HER SECOND RUN AT OLYMPIC GOLD AFTER DEBUTING ON THE AMERICAN'S WOMEN'S RUGBY TEAM IN TOKYO. A DREAM THAT STARTED HER SENIOR YEAR AT B-H-S <ILONA MAHER/MEMBER OF TEAM USA RUGBY TEAM, "EACH YEAR THAT PASSED I GOT A LITTLE BIT BETTER I WENT OK MAYBE THIS IS REAL LIKE OH I'M AN ALL AMERICAN AGAIN MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN DO AND IT JUST HELPED TO SEE IT CHANGED UP MY GOALS IN LIFE TO WANT TO PLAY FOR USA."> HER SPOT IS SECURED... AS IS NORWICH VERMONT NATIVE WILLIAM BENDER'S ON THE U-S ROWING SQUAD.... OTHERS STILL HAVE TO QUALIFY... INCLUDING MONTGOMERY'S ELLE PURRIER ST. PIERRE WHO WILL BE ONE OF THE FAVORITES DURING JUNE'S TRACK AND FIELD QUALIFIERS IN EUGENE OREGON. PUTNEY'S ALICIA DANA IS ALSO TRYING TO QUALIFY FOR HER FOURTH PARALYMPICS IN HAND CYCLING NO MATTER HOW THINGS SHAKE OUT... THE GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE IS BEING REPRESENTED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ATHLETICS... GOING FOR GOLD IN PARIS. <ILONA MAHER/MEMBER OF TEAM USA RUGBY TEAM, "IT'S A SMALL PLACE YOU KNOW NOT A LOT OF ATHLETES ARE THOUGHT OF AS COMING OUT OF VERMONT, BUT WE HAVE HAD SOME PRETTY GOOD ONES. BUT IT'S A SMALL COMMUNITY I GOT TO PLAY SOME GREAT SPORTS THERE I GOT TO PLAY SOME HIGH- LEVEL SPORTS AND TRAVEL AROUND AND IT'S AN AMAZING TOWN AND MY F