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New York Triplets Helaina, Henniyah and Henri Rivers IV are training to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy
The 17-year-old siblings, who will turn 18 on Aug. 24, are competitive alpine skiers and newly minted Eagle Scouts
“Without skiing, I don’t really have a whole purpose in life that separates me from other people, you know? Like, this is my one goal in life,” Henri IV tells PEOPLE via a call from Argentina
After becoming the first Black triplets to earn the Eagle Scout rank in the U.S., the Rivers triplets are eying an international achievement.
The 17-year-old siblings — Helaina , Henniyah and Henri Rivers IV of Long Island, N.Y. — are training hard in snowy Argentina to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics as alpine skiers representing Jamai