Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: Top 15 athletes to watch

北京2022冬奥会：最值得观看的15名顶级运动员

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN

Updated 1007 GMT (1807 HKT) February 7, 2022

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The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is the second Games to take place during the coronavirus pandemic, after Tokyo 2020 last summer.

From record-holding veterans to newcomers who are full of promise, here are 15 athletes to look out for at Beijing 2022.

北京2022冬奥会是疫情期间继去年夏天2020东京奥运会之后第二次运动会。

从纪录保持者的老将到充满希望的新手，这里是北京2022值得关注的15名运动员。

Eileen Gu, People's Republic of China

Hailing from San Francisco, Eileen Gu relinquished her US citizenship in 2019 so that she could compete for China at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Between being offered a place at Stanford University to becoming the first Chinese athlete to win the superpipe and slopestyle events at the X Games in 2021, the 18-year-old freestyle skier is one of the teen prodigies hoping to claim gold for hosts China at this year's Winter Games.

She'll be competing in the women's freeski halfpipe, women's freeski slopestyle and the women's freeski big air events.

来自洛杉矶的谷爱凌（Eileen Gu）2019年放弃了美国公民身份，以便可以代表中国参加2022年北京冬奥会。从被斯坦福大学录取到成为中国第一位赢得单板滑雪和坡面障碍滑雪比赛的运动员，这位18岁的自由化学运动员是中国主办的冬奥会有望问鼎奖牌的天才少女。

Kamila Valieva, Russian Olympic Committee

At the age of 15, figure skater Kamila Valieva has already broken her own world record. Valieva is scheduled to participate in the women's single skating event.
15岁打破自己创造的世界记录。Valieva计划参加女子胆热滑雪项目

Mikaël Kingsbury, Canada

Nicknamed the King of Moguls, Canadian

外号雪坡王子

Chloe Kim, United States

The story goes that her father immigrated from South Korea to the US with $800 in hand, later giving up his job to support his daughter's snowboarding ambitions.

他的父亲带着800美元从韩国移民美国，放弃工作支持女儿的滑雪事业。

PyeongChang 2018, making her the youngest woman to earn an Olympic gold medal in snowboarding.

She's scheduled to compete in the women's halfpipe event at this year's Games.

2018平昌冬奥会创造了滑板奥林匹克运动会金牌最年轻女运动员记录。本届冬奥会将参加U型滑雪。

Ireen Wüst, Netherlands

A legend of speed skating, having won 11 medals throughout her career， Wüst could add to her stellar tally in the women's 1,000m, women's 1,500m and women's 3,000m speed skating events this year.

速度滑冰传奇人物，赢得了11块奖牌。

Yuzuru Hanyu, Japan

Erin Jackson, United States

World No. 1 speed skater Erin Jackson's hopes of competing at Beijing 2022 were nearly dashed when she failed to qualify for the 500m during the US Trials in January.

世界排名第一速度滑冰运动员。

Benjamin Alexander, Jamaica

His ambition to become Jamaica's first alpine skier at the Winter Games became a reality after he qualified for Beijing 2022 in January.

牙买加第一位高山滑雪运动员。

Charlotte Kalla, Sweden

she's one of Sweden's favorites for gold in cross-country skiing, having won nine Olympic medals across Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018.

瑞典最受欢迎越野滑雪金牌获得者，在2010温哥华，2014索契和2018平昌赢得9块奥运奖牌。

Timothy LeDuc, United States

LeDuc is scheduled to compete in the pair skating event with partner Ashley Cain-Gribble and the team event at this year's Olympics.

参加本届冬奥会双人滑冰项目。

Su Yiming, People's Republic of China

He may be just 17, but Su Yiming is already making history. Last year, he became the first Chinese snowboarder to ever make a World Cup podium in the slopestyle or the big air at Steamboat, Colorado, according to the Olympics website.

他只有17岁，但苏翊鸣已经创造了历史。去年，他成为中国第一位站上世界杯坡道障碍滑雪和大跳台的运动员。

He's part of an 176-athlete roster -- China's largest ever contingent at the Winter Games -- which is hoping to bring home gold at Beijing 2022.

他是176名中国最大的冬奥会代表团的一员，有望在北京2022摘取金牌。

Su is set to compete in the men's snowboard slopestyle and the men's snowboard big air events.

苏翊鸣将完成男子男子坡道障碍赛和男子大跳台项目。

Johannes Thingnes Bø, Norway

Johannes Thingnes Bø started training in biathlon, which involves cross-country skiing and shooting.

Johannes Thingnes Bø将参加冬季两项，包括越野滑雪和射击。

Nathan Chen, United States

This year, he's scheduled to take part in the men's singles skating event and the team event, in which he won a bronze medal at PyeongChang 2018.

Nathan Chen将参加男子单人滑雪和团体项目，2018平昌获得铜牌。

Arianna Fontana, Italy

She became the youngest Italian athlete to earn a medal at the Winter Games, when she claimed bronze in the 3,000m relay event at Torino 2006.

Fontana is a firm favorite for gold in the women's 3,000m relay event at Beijing 2022.

意大利赢得冬季奥运会奖牌的最年轻运动员。

Maame Biney, United States

After PyeongChang 2018, where she became the first Black woman to represent Team USA in the short track speed skating team, Maame Biney was close to hanging up her skates.

美国首位短道速滑黑人女运动员。