From record-holding veterans to newcomers who are full of promise, here are 15 athletes to look out for at Beijing 2022.
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is the second Games to take place during the coronavirus pandemic, after Tokyo 2020 last summer.
But even a global pandemic hasn't stumped the ambitions of the nearly 3,000 Olympic hopefuls who are scheduled to compete this year. Athletes from about 91 nations are set to participate in 109 events across seven sports, where we'll no doubt see nail-biting stories of gold glory -- and tear-jerking tales of loss. Eileen Gu, People's Republic of ChinaEileen Gu celebrates after her final run in the women's ski superpipe final on the Dew Tour on December 17, 2021.
After the second day of the three-day competition, the ROC have 45 points, three ahead of the USA team, which had led on Saturday."I was a little nervous going into the competition, but once I got to the ice, I skated well. I was in control of my program and showed the result I wanted," said Valieva after the women's short program.
"I had so much energy going into the end of this short program. I'm skating for my grandmother passed away."Mikaël Kingsbury, CanadaCanada's Mikael Kingsbury trains during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Moguls ahead of Beijing 2022.Nicknamed the King of Moguls, Canadian Mikaël Kingsbury enjoys golfing, surfing, ice hockey and skateboarding when he's not breaking freestyle skiing records, according to the Olympics website.
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