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At 22, Mikaela Shiffrinhas been lauded asthe best slalom skier in the world.
Jamie Anderson already has one gold medal under her belt from 2014’s slopestyle event in Sochi.
She’s spent 10 years training for this moment.
Also, here she is holding agoat, because why not?
In 2015, he came out as gay in an interview withESPN.
Two years later, he’s landing in South Korea, ready to compete as himself.
Breakout star Chloe Kim is competing in her first Olympics at just 17.
If you know one name on Team USA already, it’s probablyLindsey Vonn.
In the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, Vonn became the first American woman to win gold for downhill skiing.
This year, she’s healed, back, and ready to defend her medals.
You’ll be seeing lots of Vonn, a Team USA favorite, this season.
Already in 2018, Chen has become the first male figure skater to ever landfivequadruple jumps during a performance.
You know the famous triple axel?
This is one more rotation than that.
Keep an eye out for Chen’s mesmerizing twirls.
When California native Elana Meyers Taylor started bobsledding in 2007, shedidn’t even own a winter coat.
After Sochi, shewrote on her blogabout how devastated she was about not placing first.
“So what happened?
This is a question I will ask repeatedly for the next four years,” she wrote.
Here’s to making that three.
Maddie Bowman was the favorite going into Sochi, her first Olympic gamesand she did not disappoint.
Bowman took home the gold for skiing halfpipe at just 20 years old.
She’s still a favorite, thoughNBC Olympicsnotes she has some stiffer competition this year.
Stay tuned as she tries to defend her title in PyeongChang.
They officially teamed up in 2004 to compete as an ice dancing duo.
They finished ninth at their first Olympic appearance in Sochi.
To learn more, visitteamusa.org.
The Olympics begin live on February 8.
