The Beijing Winter Olympics feature 15 disciplines and 109 medal events over 20 days of competition, so there's no shame in feeling a little overwhelmed if you're looking to get into the Games. Beijing2022
There will be 223 athletes from the U.S. competing for gold in Beijing.The Beijing Winter Olympics feature 15 disciplines and 109 medal events over 20 days of competition, so there's no shame in feeling a little overwhelmed if you're looking to get into the Games.
In the interest of helping you figure out where to start , ABC News has compiled some of the can't-miss events of the 24th Winter Olympics, and the names to watch when it comes to each podium.One of the marquee events of each Winter Olympics comes on the first weekend of competition. Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has won three downhill races on the world cup circuit this season and is looking to become the second straight Norwegian to win the downhill.
It's Chloe Kim's time to shine. The Southern California native is a huge favorite in this event after winning gold in 2018 and in her only world cup competition this season . Kim hasn't competed much since Pyeongchang. In fact, she sat out competition entirely for almost two years as she went to Princeton University. But when she did compete, she won, including the X Games in 2019 and 2021 and the world championships in 2021.
From 1956 to 2002, the U.S. won the gold medal in women's single figure skating seven times in 13 Games. But in the 12 total medals handed out since Salt Lake City, they've only claimed one . The U.S. drought is unlikely to change in Beijing. Russian competitors swept the podium at the 2021 world championships, and they're expected to dominate in Beijing as well.
Shaun White or Chloe Kim may be the most popular athlete born in America on this side of the Pacific, but the most popular athlete born in America in China is Eileen Gu. The 18-year-old, born in San Francisco, decided to compete for China to honor her mother's birthplace. Gu has 1.3 million followers on Weibo, China's version of Twitter; signed a modeling deal with IMG and will go to Stanford in the fall.
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