[3] Charles, seven at the time, was found to be a match[3] and willingly underwent a three-hour surgery to harvest the marrow, which successfully saved his younger brother.
[5] Alpine skier Kristina Krone qualified to represent the territory at both the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Sochi respectively.
However, both times, the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee refused to even acknowledge her qualification, and the territory did not compete.
[7] Although Flaherty was born in the United States, he has resided in Puerto Rico Since 2010, which gave him eligibility to compete for the country.
Flaherty competed for Puerto Rico at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events, specifically in the giant slalom.