These are the top US athletes to watch at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Many of the best athletes in the world are preparing Beijing Winter Olympics During February. And with all the eyes on the game, these are some of the top ones to watch.

Erin Jackson

The world’s top female speed skater will make her second Olympic appearance following Team USA’s teammates. Brittany Bowe gave up her place. Just months after winning the Speed ​​Skating World Cup, 29-year-old Jackson became the first black woman to win.She is currently ranked No. 1 in women’s 500 meters The International Skating Union will be competing in the same event in Beijing.

Mikaela Shiffrin

Will Schifflin continue her dominance?She won Last Women’s World Cup Shalom Before the Beijing Olympics. This is Schifflin’s 47th career slalom victory and the first skier in World Cup history to win many races in a single field. Schifflin, who won the gold medal in the slalom of the 2014 Sochi Olympics and the giant slalom of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, is expected to be the top candidate for this year’s tournament.

Shaun White

White makes him 5th Olympic participation After finishing fourth among Americans in World Snowboard Point Previous list of Beijing. He has three gold medals on the halfpipe and has become the most decorated male Olympic snowboarder between 2006, 2014 and 2018. It will probably be the curtain call for White’s Olympic career.He said Rolling Stone magazine He wants to retire from the tournament after Beijing.

Chloe Kim

The 21-year-old shook his head in Pyeongchang four years ago. At the age of 17, She won the gold medal With a halfpipe, he became the youngest American to win a snowboard medal. Now she is favored to repeat again as an Olympic halfpipe champion.Despite her success, she Recently shared She suffers from mental health and the pressure of expectations as an Olympic athlete. Part of the reason she’s comfortable listing is because “people are more acceptable and are starting to talk about these too. [mental health] I will issue more. ”

Emily Sweeney

After horrible crash On the final run that knocked her out of the Pyeongchang Olympics, Luge will return to the next Olympics. The incident broke her neck and back, which almost ended her career.Since then she Recorded her recovery While admitting that she is sometimes scared She said Beijing will be another shot to win a medal. She is also part of the Army’s world-class athlete program.

Nathan Chen

22-year-old Chen recently won his victory 6 Figure Skating Championship And now I’m aiming for gold in Beijing. Expected to be a top candidate for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, he failed to win medals at individual events. However, he won a bronze medal at a team event.

John schuster

The legend of curling returns to this 5th Winter Olympics. After participating in two consecutive disappointing Olympics in 2010 and 2014, Shuster and his team finally won the gold medal in 2018. This is the first time for an American at this event.No one has won Multiple gold medals In men’s curling, but Schuster and his team want to stab it, Say his team It is “full of fighters”.

American women’s hockey team

USA hockey List This month’s women’s ice hockey team is ready to defend the gold medal in Beijing. Of the 23 athletes, 15 have previously experienced the Olympics. In it, Forward Hillary Night returns to her 4th Olympics. The ongoing rivalry between Team USA and Canada has won four gold medals at the event and will be a must-see television if we meet again in the finals.

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Elana Myers Taylor

3 olympic medalist Elana Myers Taylor Head to Beijing as a favorite of Monobob, who will make his Olympic debut in February.Myers Taylor is a female Monobob Comprehensive World Cup Title And know her way around the bobsleigh – she won the silver medal in 2018 and 2014 and the bronze medal in 2010 with two female bobsleighs.

Mariah Bell

25 year old figure skater Win the national championship This month, she won the title as the oldest female since 1927. This was her ninth appearance in the national championship and her first title. Two-time Olympic medalist Bell is now looking to Beijing. No female over 25 years old Since 1928, he has been figure skating for Team USA at the Winter Olympics.

“Age is literally a number,” Bell said. NBC Sports. “It doesn’t mean anything. If you have a dream, there is certainly no limit to the amount of time you have to achieve that dream.”

Alex Ferreira

Freestyle skiers go to Beijing and are a favorite of Olympic medals.Ferreira, the son of a professional Argentine soccer player, Won silver after his performance in Pyeongchang ski halfpipe Won the X Games Aspen in 2019 and 2020.

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