Mikaela Shiffrin

ALPINE SKIING The 26-year-old two-time gold medalist is back, and this time she’s a medal contender in all five individual events. Will she decide to enter all of them?

Chloe Kim

SNOWBOARDING We expect veteran Shaun White to medal again, but 21-year-old Kim—the youngest female snowboarding gold medal winner—is equally determined. Recognize her? She was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2018 and was the Jellyfish on season four of The Masked Singer.

Nathan Chen

FIGURE SKATING The first skater to land five different quadruple jumps in competition currently leads a double life as Yale student and Olympic medal hopeful. Can the 22-year-old bring home the gold?

Maame Biney

SPEED SKATING The 21-year-old short-track speed skater became the first Black woman (and youngest of any gender) to make the sport’s national team. Capable of reaching speeds of up to 31 mph, don’t blink or you’ll miss her.

Lolo Jones

BOBSLEIGH Thirteen years ago, Jones was an elite Olympic sprint hurdler at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. At 39, she’s heading back, but this time as a world champion bobsledder—how’s that for reinvention?

Susan Dunklee

BIATHLON With two Olympic Games behind her, the 35-year-old biathlete (whose sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting) is in her final season, attempting to retire with a bang.