Here's Everything You Need To Know About These Badass Team USA Teens
Just a few days into the Olympics and two of them have already won gold.
1. Chloe Kim
Age: 17
Sport: Snowboarding
Event: Halfpipe (Which she won a gold medal in yesterday!)
Favorite thing to indulge on:
Meal: Pizza, Snack: Apples, Dessert: Frozen Yogurt.
Biggest fear when competing: Falling really hard.
Favorite music to listen to while training: Melanie Martinez, Lorde, and Rihanna.
Favorite TV shows: The Voice/Adam Levine, Law & Order, Jimmy Fallon, and Ellen. I love binging on Netflix shows like Grey's Anatomy, Orange is the New Black, and Gilmore Girls.
Summer Olympic event they'd like to try: I would love to try Diving. Also, when I was in South Korea for the Sports Envoy program, I got to try archery which was really cool.
2. Maggie Voison
Age: 18
Sport: Freeskiing
Event: Slopestyle
Favorite thing to indulge on: If i'm going to indulge it for sure is going to be ice cream!
Biggest fear when competing: My biggest fear when competing is not being able to put down a run.
Favorite music to listen to while training: I actually do not listen to music when I train!
Favorite TV shows: I don't usually watch TV but the only [channel] I really love is Food Network.
Summer Olympic event they'd like to try: Bobsledding, it sounds adrenaline pumping!
3. Morgan Stewart Schild
Age: 19
Sport: Freestyle skiing
Event: Moguls
Favorite thing to indulge on: Homemade macaroni and cheese will be the death of me. I love to snack on peanut or almond butter, and could probably eat and entire jar if i set my mind to it. Dark Chocolate or ice cream is my go to dessert.
Biggest fear when competing: My greatest fear is to have my best, not be good enough. I know and believe that if ski my best run, it will win. Coming back from injury I had a huge fear that I would not be as good as I once was.
Favorite music to listen to while training: "Smooth Criminal," "Self Esteem,"
"Work" by Rihanna, "Welcome to the Jungle," and "Wanted Dead or Alive".
Favorite TV shows: Friends, Gossip Girl, and Bones.
Summer Olympic event they'd like to try: I would like to try Paralympic volleyball or basketball. I have so much respect for those athletes that I'd like to try it out.
4. Redmond Gerard
Age: 17
Sport: Snowboarding
Event: Big Air and Slopestyle (Which he took home the gold medal for it just a few days ago.)
Favorite thing to indulge on:
Meal: Chipotle
Snack: Chipotle
Dessert: My sister Tieghan’s chocolate chip cookies
Biggest fear when competing: Meeting others' expectations.
Favorite music to listen to while training: I change my music so often it would be impossible to pick a style or few favorites.
Favorite TV shows: [I] don’t really watch TV.
Summer Olympic event they'd like to try: I had to look at a list of summer Olympic events…is trampoline really an Olympic event? That one might be my best shot at being decent at, but shooting seems pretty cool!
5. Hailey Langland
Age: 17
Sport: Snowboarding
Event: Slopestyle and Big Air
Favorite thing to indulge on: I love fruit bowls at Banzai Bowls. My favorite bowl is their Off the Wall, with lots of chocolate chips on top.
Biggest fear when competing: Failing to complete a run, from falling on something you don't expect to. This to me isn't really a fear, but just a nagging thought. If it does happen, all you do is think about that one trick and ask yourself why over and over again. I hate that.
Favorite music to listen to while training: My music genre switches a lot. I rarely listen to music when I ride, but when I do, I usually listen to bands like The Rolling Stones, The Animals, and Pink Floyd.
Favorite TV shows: Family Feud, Ridiculousness, and Stranger Things.
Summer Olympic event they'd like to try: I would like to try Pole Vaulting or try doing the floor exercises for gymnastics.
6. Madeline Mastro
Age: 17
Sport: Snowboarding
Event: Halfpipe
Favorite thing to indulge on: Pizza pizza pizza with jalepenos on it.
Biggest fear when competing: My biggest fear when competing is disappointing myself. When I'm competing I try not to let my fears of falling enter my thoughts. But like any athlete I do get them.
Favorite music to listen to while training: I listen to everything when I'm snowboarding. But my drop in music is either "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" by Cage the Elephants or "Gossip Girl" by Grace Vanderwaal.
Favorite TV shows: Favorite TV shows are Grey's Anatomy, American Horror Story, and I LOVE The Office. I watch The Office when I get dressed before a contest.
Summer Olympic event they'd like to try: I would like to try diving. It blows my mind that the divers are able to do what they do.
To learn more, visit teamusa.org. The Winter Olympics are live from Feb. 8 — Feb. 25.
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