Athletes To Watch: Winter Olympics 2026, Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu, a Chinese American teen, wins 3 X Games medals while balancing school, modelling, and freeskiing.

Marcel Hirscher, a decorated World Cup skier with 8 titles, retires. A look back at his legendary career.

Dutch speed skater Kjeld Nuis, world champion since 2014, keeps winning at the highest level, never backing down from a challenge.

Dutch sprinter Joep Wennemars dominates European speed skating events with Team Jumbo-Visma.

New Zealand's Alice Robinson, a giant-slalom sensation, began breaking records at just 16 during the Pyongchang Olympics.

Spanish snowboarder Queralt Castellet has competed since 2005, building a legacy with fierce performances and unforgettable results.

Emily Harrop, four-time World Cup champ, leads ski mountaineering's Olympic debut with grit and gold from the French Alps.

Freestyle ski siblings Flora and Miro Tabanelli share their journey from family refuge to Olympic dreams in Italy.

Lara Colturi, raised in Italy, races for Albania at Milano Cortina 2026, continuing her family's Olympic legacy with top-five world rankings.

Austrian ski jumper Stefan Kraft, inspired by Morgenstern, seeks redemption and Olympic gold in his third Games after Beijing success.

'As a child I used to try ski jumping at home watching TV'. From dream to reality, jump on the staggering journey of the first ski jumper born in the 21st century who triumphed in the Four Hills Tournament.

Paul Verbnjak's first goal was to beat his dad up the mountain. Fast forward a few years, Verbnjak is now one of Austria's top ski mountaineers.

Ryōyū Kobayashi is a World Cup champion and two-time Four Hills winner. Owner of the longest jump in Japanese history, the introverted, fashion-savvy Japanese ski-jumping star is full of raw ambition.

Undisputed ski legend Sara Takanashi is the only athlete, male or female, to have reached 60 individual World Cup wins. Embark on a staggering ride breaking the barriers between male and female competitions.

A leading young rider who freely soars at the forefront of the new era, Hiroto Ogiwara has been pushing what's possible in snowboarding since elementary school.

Anna Gasser made history as she became the first woman to land a cab triple underflip and a Double Cork 900 kicker. Discover the striking story behind this Austrian athlete who decided to leave her country of birth to train in the US.

Jesper Tjäder is the Swedish phenomenon who's taking freeskiing out of its comfort zone via international slopestyle podiums, ground-breaking viral ski edits and world records. He is renowned for his state-of-the-art and inventive ski edits.

A speed specialist in the great Swiss tradition, Franjo von Allmen is the latest Swiss skier to win the downhill world championship title. He loves a challenge and creates that scratching sound when he skis around a gate close to the absolute limit.

Hilary Knight is an Olympic Gold medalist, three-time Olympic Silver medalist, 10x IIHF World Champion, 2023 IIHF Female Player of the Year, and arguably the best female hockey player in the world.

Francesco Friedrich cemented his reputation as one of the greatest bobsleigh pilots in history at Beijing 2022 by retaining his Olympic titles in the two-man and four-man bob. Talent aside, he never lets failure stop him.

The 19-year-old has claimed a pair of World Cup wins this year in snowboard slopestyle, including at the always-competitive Laax, Switzerland.