As part of a countdown to the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, TeamUSA.org will highlight many of the athletes who will ... Go For The Gold. This weekly series began in January 2013, and a new edition will run every week leading up to the start of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Alpine Skiing
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Nolan Kasper |
| After 3 surgeries, world cup slalom ace Nolan Kasper is on the road to Sochi. |
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Ted Ligety |
| Ted Ligety’s goals this season are crystal and gold. |
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Mikaela Shiffrin |
| The youngest American to ever win two World Cup races, Mikaela Shiffrin will head to Sochi as a favorite in slalom. |
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Leanne Smith |
| Smith added her name to the short list of alpine skiing medal contenders in Sochi. |
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Marco Sullivan |
| 14-year veteran of the U.S. Ski Team aims to be a favorite at his fourth Games. |
Paralympic Alpine Skiing
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Alana Nichols |
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Paralympic alpine skier Alana Nichols will look to add to her legacy in Sochi.
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Tyler Walker |
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“I want to be recognized not as a disabled athlete, but as an elite athlete, period.”
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Biathlon
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Tim Burke |
| Burke tries to become the first American biathlete to medal in the Olympic Winter Games. |
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Susan Dunklee |
| A second generation Olympian, Susan Dunklee aims at a medal in biathlon. |
Bobsled
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Jazmine Fenlator |
| If you want to understand “tough sledding” meet bobsled pilot Jazmine Fenlator and her mother. |
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Steven Holcomb |
| Holcomb eyes more gold in 4-man bobsled, and USA's first gold in 2-man since 1936. |
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Steve Langton |
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A gold medal is within reach for the bobsledder whose strength and power know no bounds.
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Elana Meyers |
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Now in the driver’s seat, bobsledder Elana Meyers wants to win another Olympic medal.
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Cross-Country Skiing
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Andy Newell |
| For two-time Olympian Andy Newell, is three times a charm (medal) in Sochi? |
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Kikkan Randall |
| World champ, World Cup overall sprint winner. Missing title? Olympic medalist. |
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Ida Sargent |
| For Vermont cross-country skier Ida Sargent, it’s all about teamwork. |
Curling
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Erika Brown |
| Born into ‘First Family of Curling,’ now skip of all-star team. |
Figure Skating
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Meryl Davis and Charlie White |
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Davis and White are preparing for a gold medal 16 years in the making. |
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Gracie Gold |
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Skater learns to balance weight of golden expectations on, off ice. |
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Ashley Wagner |
| While her friends receive college diplomas, Ashley Wagner chases Olympic gold. |
Freeskiing
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Nick Goepper |
| From selling candy on the school bus to being a top Olympic medal contender. |
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Jen Hudak |
| Two world championship medals and four X Games medals, soon an Olympic medal? |
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John Teller |
| A part-time mechanic, Teller has sights set on Team USA's first ski cross medal. |
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Torin Yater-Wallace |
| Back from injury, freeskier Torin Yater-Wallace is again a medal favorite in halfpipe. |
Freestyle Skiing
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Patrick Deneen |
| The Olympic moguls skier hopes to ride a hot streak into Sochi. |
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Hannah Kearney |
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"My motivation right now? Well, I don't have two Olympic gold medals."
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Heather McPhie |
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As she prepares for Sochi 2014, McPhie continues to push the sport and is a medal favorite.
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Ice Hockey
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Julie Chu |
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14-year veteran is shooting for the only medal to allude her: Olympic gold
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Zach Parise |
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For the hard-working Minnesotan, playing in the clutch has become a way of life. It may pay off in gold.
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Luge
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Erin Hamlin |
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Former luge world champion and two-time Olympian Hamlin is on track for a medal in Sochi.
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Chris Mazdzer |
| The top U.S. men's luger hopes to end the Olympic medal shutout in singles luge. |
Nordic Combined
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Billy Demong |
| Demong hopes to defend his Olympic gold and continue improving Team USA. |
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Bryan Fletcher |
| Best jumper on U.S. Nordic combined team, Holmenkollen winner, cancer survivor. |
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Taylor Fletcher |
| Taylor Fletcher is now one of the fastest U.S. skiers in Nordic combined – pushing gold medalist Bill Demong. |
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Todd Lodwick |
| Todd Lodwick aims to be Team USA's first six time winter Olympian. |
Paralympic Nordic Skiing
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Jeremy Wagner |
| A native Hawaiian, Wagner hopes to make waves in Sochi in Paralympic Nordic skiing. |
Skeleton
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Noelle Pikus-Pace |
| Pikus-Pace chose the "Mommy track" and now is at the peak of her career. |
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Katie Uhlaender |
| World champ skeleton racer, world-class weightlifter, cattle rancher and overall inspiration. |
Sled Hockey
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Taylor Lipsett |
| Sled hockey team captain, grad student, portfolio manager & husband. Meet Taylor Lipsett. |
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Rico Roman |
| Sled hockey player Rico Roman is training with a purpose - Sochi 2014. |
Snowboarding
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Jamie Anderson |
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Meet Jamie Anderson, snowboarding’s laid-back slopestyle dominator.
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Jonathan Cheever |
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Fix a sump? Land a jump? Both are easy for plumber and SBX race ace Jonathan Cheever.
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Kelly Clark |
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Already Olympic champion, Clark chases the best of herself in Sochi.
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Chas Guldemond |
| Slopestyle snowboarder has some tricks up his sleeve for his sport's Olympic debut. |
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Elena Hight |
| With her double cork, snowboarder Elena Hight is aiming for her third Games — and a medal. |
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Seth Wescott |
| Snowboardcross athlete is trying to make history with third consecutive gold in Sochi. |
Para-Snowboarding
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Heidi Jo Duce |
| Less than three months into her career, Heidi Jo Duce is ready to book a ticket to Sochi. |
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Mike Shea |
| How the Paralympic snowboardcross hopeful changed the terrain of his life. |
Speedskating
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Shani Davis |
| Perhaps the greatest middle-distance skater, Davis is now the hunted rather than hunter. |
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Heather Richardson |
| Inline speedskater set three U.S. records in three days with a little more than a year to go until Sochi. |
