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One athlete to know from all 93 countries competing in the Winter Olympics

From the Winter Olympic powerhouses to delegations of one, we found an Olympian to root for from every country competing in Pyeongchang.

The Olympics always captivate an international audience with their size, scope, and spirit.

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Countries from all across the globe compete, and while there's a desire to be crowned best in the world, sportsmanship reigns over the fortnight's worth of events. Sometimes the best stories to come from the games are not about the champions, but rather the underdogs who finished despite the odds, or those who proved their mettle simply by making it to the Olympics.

Below we've collected a list including one athlete to watch from every country competing at Pyeongchang 2018. The athletes range from potential breakout stars to athletes helping to make their country's Winter Olympics debut, and there is no shortage of great stories to keep an eye out for and support.

Albania — Ergon Tola

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Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:

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Andorra — Marc Oliveras

Sport:Alpine skiing

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Age:26

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Argentina — Nicol Gastaldi

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:28

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One thing to know:

Armenia — Katya Galstyan

Sport:

Age:25

One thing to know:

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Australia — Scotty James

Sport:Snowboarding

Age:23

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Austria — Julia Dujmovits

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Sport:Snowboarding

Age:

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Azerbaijan — Patrick Brachner

Sport:Alpine skiing

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Age:26

One thing to know: Patrick Brachner will be the only Olympian from Azerbaijan this year, serving as the country's loan competitor and flag bearer at opening ceremonies.

Belarus — Darya Domracheva

Sport:Biathlon

Age:

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Belgium — Bart Swings

Sport:Speed skating

Age:26

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Bermuda — Tucker Murphy

Sport:Cross-country skiing

Age:36

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Bolivia — Simon Breitfuss Kammerlander

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Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:23

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Bosnia and Herzegovina — Tanja Karisik

Sport:Cross-country skiing

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Age:26

One thing to know:

Brazil — Isabel Clark Ribeiro

Sport:Snowboarding

Age:41

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Bulgaria — Alexandra Zhekova

Sport:Snowboarding

Age:30

One thing to know:

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Canada — Marie-Philip Poulin

Sport:Hockey

Age:26

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Chile — Stephanie Joffroy

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Sport:Freestyle skiing

Age:26

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China — Zhang Hong

Sport:Speed skating

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Colombia — Pedro Causil

Sport:Speed skating

Age:26

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Croatia — Natko Zrnčić-Dim

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:31

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Cyprus — Dinos Lefkaritis

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:22

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Czech Republic — Martina Sáblíková

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Denmark — Rasmus Stjerne

Sport:Curling

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Age:29

One thing to know:

Ecuador — Klaus Jungbluth Rodriguez

Sport:Cross-country skiing

Age:38

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Eritrea — Shannon-Ogbani Abeda

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:21

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Estonia — Kristjan Ilves

Sport:Combined skiing

Age:21

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Finland — Petri Kontiola

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Sport:Hockey

Age:33

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France — Martin Fourcade

Sport:Biathlon

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Age:29

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Georgia — Iason Abramashvili

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:29

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Germany — Felix Loch

Sport:Luge

Age:28

One thing to know:

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Ghana — Akwasi Frimpong

Sport:Skeleton

Age:32

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Great Britain — Lizzy Yarnold

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Sport:Skeleton

Age:29

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Greece — Apostolos Angelis

Sport:Cross-country skiing

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Age:24

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Hong Kong — Arabella Ng

Sport:Alpine Skiing

Age:16

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Hungary — Viktor Knoch

Sport:Speed skating

Age:28

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Iceland — Snorri Einarsson

Sport:Cross-country skiing

Age:31

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India — Shiva Keshavan

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Sport:Luge

Age:36

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Iran — Forough Abbasi

Sport:Alpine skiing

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Ireland — Seamus O'Connor

Sport:

Age:20

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Israel — Daniel Samohin

Sport:Figure skating

Age:19

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Italy — Arianna Fontana

Sport:Speed skating

Age:27

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Jamaica — Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and Carrie Russell

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Sport:Bobsled

Age:32, 27

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Japan — Yuzuru Hanyu

Sport:Figure skating

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Age:23

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Kazakhstan — Denis Ten

Sport:Figure skating

Age:24

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Kenya — Sabrina Simader

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:19

One thing to know:

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Korea — Women’s Hockey Team

Sport:Hockey

Age:N/A

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North Korea — Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik

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Sport:Figure skating

Age:19, 25

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South Korea — Park Seung-hi

Sport:Speed skating

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Age:25

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Kosovo — Albin Tahiri

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:28

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Kyrgyzstan — Evgeniy Timofeev

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:

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Latvia — Martins Dukurs

Sport:Skeleton

Age:33

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Lebanon — Natacha Mohbat

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Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:21

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Liechtenstein — Marco Pfiffner

Sport:Alpine skiing

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Age:23

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Lithuania — Tomas Kaukėnas

Sport:Biathlon

Age:27

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Luxembourg — Matthieu Osch

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:18

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Macedonia — Antonio Ristevski

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:28

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Madagascar — Mialitiana Clerc

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Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:16

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Malaysia — Julian Yee

Sport:Figure skating

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Age:20

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Malta — Élise Pellegrin

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:26

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Mexico — Sarah Schleper

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:38

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Moldova — Christopher Hoerl

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:28

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Monaco — Olivier Jenot

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Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:29

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Mongolia — Otgontsetseg Chinbat

Sport:Corss-country skiing

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Age:26

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Montenegro — Eldar Salihović

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:18

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Morocco — Adam Lamhamedi

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:22

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Netherlands — Ireen Wüst

Sport:Speed skating

Age: 31

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New Zealand — Beau-James Wells

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Sport:Freestyle skiing

Age:23

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Nigeria — Seun Adigun and Akuoma Omeoga

Sport:Bobsled

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Age:31, 25

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Norway — Marit Bjørgen

Sport:Cross-country skiing

Age:37

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Olympic Athletes from Russia — Evgenia Medvedeva

Sport:Figure skating

Age:18

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Pakistan — Muhammad Karim

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:22

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Philippines — Michael Christian Martinez

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Sport:Figure skating

Age:21

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Poland — Kamil Stoch

Sport:Ski jumping

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Age:30

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Portugal — Arthur Hanse

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:24

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Puerto Rico — Charles Flaherty

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:17

One thing to know:

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Romania — Ania Monica Caill

Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:22

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San Marino — Alessandro Mariotti

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Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:19

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Serbia — Nevena Ignjatovic

Sport:Alpine skiing

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Age:27

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Singapore — Cheyenne Goh

Sport:Speed skating

Age:18

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Slovakia — Anastasiya Kuzmina

Sport:Biathlon

Age:33

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Slovenia — Peter Prevc

Sport:Ski jumping

Age:25

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South Africa — Connor Wilson

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Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:19

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Chinese Taipei — Lien Te-an

Sport:Luge

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Age:23

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Spain — Javier Fernández

Sport:Figure skating

Age:26

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Sweden — Charlotte Kalla

Sport:Cross-country skiing

Age:30

One thing to know:

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Switzerland — Dario Cologna

Sport:Cross-country skiing

Age:31

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Thailand — Vanessa-Mae

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Sport:Alpine skiing

Age:39

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Timor-Leste — Yohan Goutt Goncalves

Sport:Alpine skiing

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Age:23

One thing to know:

Togo — Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean

Sport:Cross-country skiing

Age:23

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Tonga — Pita Taufatofua

Sport:Cross-country skiing

Age:34

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Turkey — Alper Uçar and Alisa Agafonova

Sport:Figure skating

Age:33, 27

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Ukraine — Vita Semerenko

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Sport:Biathlon

Age:32

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United States — Chloe Kim

Sport:Snowboarding

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Age:17

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Uzbekistan — Misha Ge

Sport:Figure skating

Age:26

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Now check out all of the biggest stars from America and around the world that you can expect to see on the podium in Pyeongchang.

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