Maame Biney
Speedskating, USA
Biney, 18, became the first African-American woman to make the U.S. speedskating team. She moved to Maryland from Ghana at age 5.
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron
Figure skating, France
The pair holds the record for the highest scores in ice dancing. The favorite for gold, their free dance to Moonlight Sonata has been called “magical.”
Shaun White
Snowboarding, USA
After a gruesome training crash in October left him needing 62 stitches, White, 31, scored a perfect 100 in an Olympic qualifier and is on track for his third Olympic halfpipe gold.
Seun Adigun
Bobsled, Nigeria
A former sprinter, Adigun, 31, earned a chiropractic doctorate in December; now she’ll drive the first bobsled team to represent Africa at the Winter Games.
Gus Kenworthy
Freestyle skiing, USA…