Top Stars of the 2022 Winter Olympics

It’s less than 100 days now until the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics, which will be held in Beijing between the 4th and 20th of February. After the success of the 2008 Summer Olympics also hosted by the Chinese capital, everyone is expecting a similar top-level event. Where the most famous athletes like Mikaela Shiffrin, Yuzury Hanyu, and Johannes Hosflot Klaebo will compete along with the brightest talents. They can be the top stars of the 2022 Winter Olympics. 

The 2022 Winter Olympics will be the 24th Winter Games, hosted by the Chinese capital, Beijing next February. Though there have been some controversies around the games, hopefully, it will go ahead without any disruptions. And with fans supporting the athletes from the scene. A record number of 109 events will be held over 15 disciplines in seven sports. Athletes from 80 countries will participate in the Olympics. Including the neutral Russian athletes who will compete under the name of ROC (Russian Olympic Committee). We can watch some of the biggest stars of alpine skiing, figure and speed skating, biathlon, luge, bobsleigh, and ice hockey in the games. Some of them have already competed in the previous Olympics while others are hoping to win their first medals. Let’s see the possible biggest stars in Beijing. 

Mikaela Shiffrin, The Queen of the Slopes

The American alpine skier, Mikaela Shiffrin has already won two Olympic gold medals in the previous Olympics in Sochi and PyeongChang. Now the six-time world champion can increase her medal collection in Beijing. She will be in the top favorites in her main disciplines, the slalom, and the giant slalom. Online sportsbooks in Norway offer the smallest odds for her victory in both events. But Shiffrin can achieve good results in other events as well. Like the combined where she won the silver medal in the last Olympics. 

Shiffrin has already held several records in the sport including winning the most World Cup slalom races. And becoming the first athlete to win the same event in four consecutive world championships. Now the three-time overall World Cup winner can follow the samples of the previous great US women skier, Lindsey Vonn. Who was the first American women skier to win the downhill Olympic gold in the 2010 Winter Olympics. After struggling last season, Shiffrin seems to be back in top form now. Making the 26-year-old skier one the top stars of the 2022 Winter Olympics. So, are you ready to bet on Mikaela Shiffin or other athletes? You can just click 1xBet Sportsbook and realize your betting. 

Yuzuru Hanyu, the Japanese Rock Star

It might sound strange to mention a figure skater as a rockstar, but Yuzuru Hanyu has earned this title. He is loved by fans wherever he goes. Especially in his home, Japan, where he is one of the biggest sports stars. Hanyu is the two-time defending Olympic champion in the men’s singles after winning both in Sochi and PyeongChang. He might face the most difficult job now to defend his title, at the age of 26. As his US and Japanese rivals are all in top-level just like him. Probably the three-time world champion Nathan Chen can be the biggest threat. Who defeated him in the last few years in all major competition. But Hanyu can make history if he can win his gold medal and become the first skater to do so since 1928. 

Top Stars of the 2022 Winter Olympics: Natalie Geisenberger, the 9-Time World Champion In Luge

We have next a well-experienced and successful athlete, Natalie Geisenberger in our list of the top stars of the 2022 Winter Olympics. The German luger is already a four-time Olympic champion after winning both the singles and the relay in the last two games. Now Geisenberger can be the first athlete to win three consecutive gold medals in the women’s competition.

And if she can also defend the relay title with the German team, she will be the most decorated luger with seven Olympic medals. Her German compatriots,  Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt can do well in the men’s events as well. Just like Francesco Friedrich in bobsleigh who won the gold in the two and four-man events four years ago. 

Johannes Hosflot Klaebo, The Youngest Cross-Country Champion

Norwegian athletes are expected to do well and win several medals in the 2022 Winter Olympics. Like they did four years ago when they won the medal table with 39 medals in total, including 14 gold. We can find several top favorites in the Norwegian Olympic team again. Like four-time nordic combined world champion Jarl Magnus Riiber. Or 12-time biathlon world champion, Johannes Thingnes Bo. He is also the defending Olympic champion in the 20km individual event. So no wonder that online gambling sites in Norway expect their team to win the medal table again.

But we’d like to focus now on another Norwegian superstar, Johannes Hosflot Klaebo who won three gold medals in the previous Olympics. The 25-year-old athlete is the king of the sprint after winning four overall sprint World Cup titles. Besides his two World Championships gold medals. He only finished 8th last season in the sprint World Cup after missing several races. But surely Klaebo will fight for the gold again in all major events in the new season, including the Olympic Games. 

Chloe Kim, The Young Snowboard Star

One of the fans’ biggest favorites can be the 21-year-old American snowboarder, Chloe Kim. She won the gold medal in PyeongChang at the age of only 17, making her the youngest woman to win a gold in snowboarding. Kim is also the reigning world and X-Games champion in the halfpipe.

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And the biggest favorite to win again in Beijing. Just like skateboarding, snowboarding is hugely popular in the younger generation and can attract a huge audience. Kim is one of the most famous athletes in the sport who can even increase her popularity with another victory.  

• Canadian/American Ice Hockey Players

We can’t miss out the players of the Canadian and American ice hockey teams, who represent the best players in the world. Most people will follow both the men’s and women’s tournaments, where the teams of these powerhouses can go all the way to the final. Watch out for American Kendall Coyne Schofield who is one of the greatest female hockey players of all time. She can lead her team for another Olympic gold after defeating Canada in the 2018 final. And we should expect great play from all NHL players who will take part in the Games. Like Canadian Connor McDavid who can be the key player of the Canadian team. 

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