A look at the potential stars of 2018 Winter Olympics
Business Insider|
Feb 10, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
There are two Indians: Shiva Keshavan will be competing in luge and Jagdish Singh in men's 15 km freestyle skiing event.
With the 2018 Winter Olympics underway in South Korea, from February 8 to 25, here's a look at the Games and its potential stars:
WHAT EVENTS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE 2018 WINTER OLYMPICS?
There will be 102 events across 15 sports, making it the first Winter Games to surpass 100 medal events
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?
Chloe Kim
The 17-year-old American would have qualified for the Sochi Olympics, but she was too young. Look out for her on snowboarding.
Mikaela Shiffrin
The 22-yearold American is the best alpine skier in the world and set to become a huge breakout star in Pyeongchang.
Marcel Hirscher
The 28-year-old Austrian Alpine skiier has six world championship golds to his name, but only one Olympic silver. He'll be looking to change that in Pyeongchang, where he's the projected favorite to win the slalom and giant slalom events.
Evgenia Medvedeva
Despite the Russian ban at the Olympics, she is one of hundreds of Russian athletes to qualify for the Olympics under the "Olympic Athletes of Russia" designation. The two-time world champion is a favourite at Pyeongchang.
Shaun White
The American is arguably the most popular snowboarder in the world, White won golds in 2010 and 2006, but failed to come away with one in Sochi in 2014. He'll be looking for redemption in Pyeongchang.
Martin Fourcade
The 29-year-old French biathlete won three medals, including two golds, at Sochi, and has been dominant on the world championship circuit. He is arguably the most dominant winter sports athlete
