Feb 4, 2022 - Sports

The 10 U.S. athletes to watch at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Noah Garfinkel

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Team USA at the opening ceremony in Beijing — Team USA at the Opening Cermony at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Despite engaging in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games, the U.S. will have 224 athletes competing in Beijing across 15 sports.

Here are ten athletes we're watching.

1. Emily Sweeney

Emily Sweeney — Emily Sweeney of USA celebrates after the final run of the Luge World Championships Women Race at Veltins Eis-Arena on January 26, 2019. Photo: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images

Sport: Luge
Age: 29
Hometown: Suffield, Connecticut
Olympic medals won: None

2. John Shuster

John Shuster — John Shuster of the United States at the US Olympic Team Trials at Baxter Arena on November 21, 2021 in Omaha, Nebraska. Photo: Stacy Revere/Getty Images

Sport: Curling
Age: 39
Hometown: Superior, Wisconsin
Olympic medals won: 1 bronze, 1 gold

3. Jessie Diggins

Jessie Diggins — Jessie Diggins competes at the FIS World Cup Cross-Country Oberstdorf on January 1, 2022. Photo: Federico Modica/NordicFocus/Getty Images

Sport: Cross-country skiing
Age: 30
Hometown: Afton, Minnesota
Olympic medals won: 1 gold

4. Alex Ferreira

Alex Ferreira — Alex Ferreira celebrates his win at the Dew Tour in December 2021. Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Sport: Freestyle skiing
Age: 27
Hometown: Aspen, Colorado
Olympic medals won: 1 silver

5. Elana Meyers Taylor

Elana Meyers Taylor — Elana Meyers Taylor celebrating her winning the monobob competition at the IBSF Bob and Skeleton World Cup in November. Photo: PETER RINDERER/EXPA/AFP via Getty Images

Sport: Bobsled
Age: 37
Hometown: Douglasville, Georgia
Olympic medals won: 2 silvers, 1 bronze

6. Shaun White

Shaun White — Shaun White celebrating his Laax Open 2022 victory in January. Photo: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images

Sport: Snowboarding
Age: 35
Hometown: Carlsbad, California
Olympic medals won: 3 golds

7. Erin Jackson

Erin Jackson — Erin Jackson training at the 2022 Winter Olympic Gamers in Beijing. Photo: Fred Lee/Getty Images

Sport: Long track speed skating
Age: 29
Hometown: Ocala, Florida
Olympic medals won: None

8. Chloe Kim

Chloe Kim — Chloe Kim reacting to her final run at the 2021 Dew Tour in December. Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Sport: Snowboarding
Age: 21
Hometown: Torrance, California
Olympic medals won: 1 gold

9. Nathan Chen

Nathan Chen — Nathan Chen in the Men's Single Skating Short Program Team Event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images

Sport: Figure skating
Age: 22
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Olympic medals won: 1 bronze

10. Mikaela Shiffrin

Mikaela Shiffrin — Mikaela Shiffrin during the alpine ski race at the 2022 FIS Ski World Cup. Photo: Luca Tedeschi/LiveMedia/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Sport: Alpine skiing
Age: 26
Hometown: Edwards, Colorado
Olympic medals won: 2 gold, 1 silver

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