It's not Russia, it's 'Olympic Athletes from Russia'

Switzerland pick Pyeongchang 2018 ice hockey squads and confirm Ammann for sixth Games

Switzerland pick Pyeongchang 2018 ice hockey squads and confirm Ammann for sixth Games

The next generation of snowboarding has arrived. And what's more, many of those riders are legitimate medal contenders. The parallel giant slalom athletes will also compete in Bansko while the halfpipe team will be training in Calgary.

The full roster for the U.S. Olympic freeski team is below.

"For that to happen it has to be my day where everything lines up in place just like X Games 2015 (won gold medal): you wake up, you feel good, your starts are flawless and you ride like no one can touch you all day".

On the men's side, the 22-year-old Josey joins Ben Ferguson, Jakes Pates and two-time Olympic champion Shaun White on Team USA. The two Koreas have formed a joint team in women's hockey.

The women's team features medal contenders across the board. She's going to be able to give us insight into the sport no one else has provided in the past.

At age 34, Kelly Clark is headed to her fifth Olympics.

Musgrave is taking part in his third Winter Olympics and is one of Britain's brightest medal hopes.

But the heavy favorite for gold is a girl half Clark's age.

Taylor doesn't delude himself into believing that VR training will win races for the team all on its own.

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The government has come under criticism from conservatives for giving up too much to the North to ensure its participation in the February 9-25 event, such as the decision not to use South Korea's national flag during the opening ceremony and instead march together with the North behind a neutral Korea Peninsula flag. She sustained the injury during practice and was unable to compete.

It follows reports in Russian Federation that their country's flag will be completely banned from the event in Pyeongchang, which begins with the Opening Ceremony on February 9. In the case of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, this work is specifically with their High Performance division, under the leadership of Troy Taylor, High Performance Director at U.S. Ski & Snowboard.

Brockhoff made it all the way to the final of the women's snowboard cross during that year's Olympics.

First-time Olympians Hailey Langland and Julia Marino will also be names to watch. The latter two both won medals at the recent European championships.

Those deemed clean will be allowed to appear under a neutral flag and will be identified as an "Olympic Athlete from Russia".

Brita Sigourney and Devin Logan qualified for the team through objective criteria, and Annalisa Drew was the recipient of the discretionary spot. In the offseason, he makes money by working as a plumber.

"The last three or four years have been all directed towards that, so I'm in the best shape I've ever been in".

This season has been the best of the 24-year-old's career to date on the World Cup circuit.

Maggie Voisin is back to finish what she started. He won gold in men's parallel giant slalom at the Vancouver Games in 2010.

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