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Who will be the stars in the 2026 Winter Olympics - Coggle Diagram
Who will be the stars in the 2026 Winter Olympics
Sure to participate in the next Olympic Games
Elvira Oeberg, Sweden
Experience
In Beijing, she won a silver in the sprint and pursuit behind the incomparable Roeiseland and teamed to win a relay gold with Sweden. A few shooting misses helped cost her a chance at yet another medal in the individual event.
Reason
Elvira seems ready to peak at 26 in 2026.
Stefania Constantini, Italy
Experience
She and Mosaner had been undefeated, achieving a first for their country: Italy now had an Olympic medal in curling and it was gold.
Reason
in four years the Winter Olympics will be in Milan and her hometown, Cortina d’Ampezzo.
River Radamus, United States
Experience
The son of two national-level, longtime ski-racing coaches, he has one of the brightest futures on the U.S. Alpine team, and he proved it when he narrowly missed winning a bronze medal in the men’s giant slalom in Beijing.
Reason
River Radamus, who turned 24 during the Beijing Olympics, was the youngest member of the U.S. men’s Alpine team competing at the Games.
Femke Kok, Netherlands
Experience
She was fourth in the women’s 500-meter speedskating race
Reason
But she will have another chance, and perhaps several chances, to blaze a new path. Her competitors should worry.
Kokomo Murase, Japan
Experience
In slopestyle, where she finished 10th.
In big air, she quietly won a bronze medal
Reason
“I want to take this frustration out on the next Olympics for gold medals instead,” she wrote on Instagram.
not sure to participate in the next Olympic Games
Alysa Liu, United States
Experience
In the women’s individual event, she finished a satisfying seventh place in the women’s individual event and was the top American.
Reason
College is on the horizon and she has other interests, but her skating is still on the upswing, so sticking around is tempting, she said.
Nina O’Brien, United States
Experience
After the first run, O’Brien,was in sixth place, within shouting distance of the podium.
In her second run,
O’Brien’s ski caught the last gate and she flew over the tips of her skis and tumbled across the snow. O’Brien’s tibia was sticking through her ski sock. It was fractured. So was her fibula.
Reason
The World Cup circuit has no shortage of skiers who have come back from such disasters and ended up with Olympic medals hanging around their necks. Perhaps in four years, O’Brien will be one of them.