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Source: Reuters. Expand to read the full story. This browser is no longer supported. Upgraded but still having issues? Contact us. And while the latter has performed better at past Olympics, the former has dominated the sport in recent years. At the least, Chen should win his first Olympic individual medal, as he's previously only won a team bronze in In women's figure skating, the Russian Olympic Committee should have several top contenders for the gold medal.

Trusova finished second at the Russian Figure Skating Championships in December, when Kamila Valieva won the gold medal by a record margin. So Valieva could be among the top names to watch in Beijing, where she'll look to win her first Olympic medal. There's guaranteed to be a new gold medalist in the pairs competition as Germany's Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot, who finished first in , won't be participating this year. Mikaela Shiffrin has won a gold medal at each of the past two Winter Games, and she is heading to Beijing with a lot of momentum.

On Tuesday, the year-old American won the last women's World Cup slalom prior to the Games, which is an event she has excelled at in recent years. It was her record-breaking 47th career slalom victory. Shiffrin won the gold in slalom in and in giant slalom in , and she could win multiple golds in women's skiing events in We're fortunate to have a deep talent pool -- thanks in part to all the great work of our volunteers in communities across the nation -- and with the mix of players who are part of our team, we're looking forward to competing for a gold medal in Beijing.

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