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Here are the gold-medal favorites for every single event at the Winter Olympics
These are the individuals and teams favored to win at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Every four years, sports fans get to see the best in the world slide, skate, and ski their way to Olympic gold.
Below, we've listed the gold-medal favorites for every event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang South Korea — from downhill and cross-country skiing to skeleton and curling, and everything in between.
When watching the games over the next two weeks, these are the athletes to pay close attention to.
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Here are the athletes expected to win gold in Pyeongchang this year.
Alpine skiing (men)
Downhill: Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway), 5-2
Super-G: Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway), 5-2
Giant slalom: Marcel Hirscher (Austria), 4-9
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Slalom: Marcel Hirscher (Austria), 4-7
Combined: Alexis Pinturault (France), 2-1
Alpine skiing (women)
Downhill: Lindsey Vonn (USA), 5-6
Super-G: Lindsey Vonn (USA), 11-10
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Giant slalom: Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), 2-1
Slalom: Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), 1-4
Combined: Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), 6-5
Alpine skiing (mixed)
Mixed team: Switzerland, 9-4
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Biathlon (men)
Individual: Martin Fourcade (France), 5-4
Sprint: Johannes Thingnes Boe (Norway), 11-10
Pursuit: Johannes Thingnes Boe (Norway), 13-10
Mass start: Martin Fourcade (France), 5-4
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Relay: Norway, 4-7
Biathlon (women)
Individual: Laura Dahlmeier (Germany), 7-4
Sprint: Laura Dahlmeier (Germany), 7-2
Pursuit: Laura Dahlmeier (Germany), 9-4
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Mass start: Laura Dahlmeier (Germany), 9-4
Relay: Germany, 1-2
Biathlon (mixed)
Mixed relay: Norway, 2-1
Bobsled
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Two-man: Justin Kripps (Canada), 9-4
Four-man: Johannes Lochner (Germany), 5-4
Two-woman: Kaillie Humphries (Canada), 2-1
Cross-country skiing (men)
15-kilometer freestyle: Dario Cologna (Switzerland), 2-1
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30-kilometer skiathlon: Johannes Hosflot Klaebo (Norway), even
50-kilometer classical: Johannes Hosflot Klaebo (Norway), 3-1
4x10-kilometer relay: Norway, 4-11
Sprint classical: Johannes Hosflot Klaebo (Norway), 1-5
Team sprint freestyle: Norway, 4-11
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Cross-country skiing (women)
10-kilometer freestyle: Charlotte Kalla (Sweden), even
15-kilometer skiathlon: Marit Bjorgen (Norway), 5-6
30-kilometer classical: Marit Bjorgen (Norway), 5-8
4x5-kilometer relay: Norway, 6-1
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Sprint classical: Stina Nilsson (Sweden), even
Team sprint freestyle: Norway, 11-10
Curling
Men's tournament: Canada, 5-8
Women's tournament: Canada, 2-3
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Mixed doubles: Canada, even
Figure skating
Men's singles: Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan), 2-1
Women's singles: Evgenia Medvedeva (Russia), 11-10
Pair skating: Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot (Germany), 11-10
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Ice dancing: Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (France), 10-11
Team: Norway, 3-2
Freestyle skiing (men)
Aerials: Anton Kushnir (Belarus), 11-4
Halfpipe: David Wise (USA), 11-4
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Moguls: Mikael Kingsbury (Canada), 4-11
Slopestyle: Oystein Braaten (Norway), 13-4
Ski cross: Marc Bischofberger (Switzerland), 15-4
Freestyle skiing (women)
Aerials: Xu Mengtao (China), 11-10
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Halfpipe: Cassie Sharpe (Canada), 3-1
Moguls: Jaelin Kauf (USA), 9-4
Slopestyle: Johanne Killi (Norway), 3-1
Ski cross: Sandra Naeslund (Sweden), 5-8
Hockey
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Men's tournament: Olympic athletes from Russia, 5-4
Women's tournament: USA, 4-5
Luge
Men's singles: Felix Loch (Germany), 2-5
Women's singles: Natalie Geisenberger (Germany), 1-4
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Doubles: Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken (Germany), 1-20
Team relay: Germany, 1-16
Nordic combined
Individual large hill/10 km: Akito Watabe (Japan), 7-4
Individual normal hill/10 km: Akito Watabe (Japan), 7-4
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Team large hill/4x5 km: Norway, 5-6
Short-track speed skating (men)
500 meters: Wu Dajing (China), 5-4
1000 meters: Hwang Dae-heon (South Korea), 3-1
1500 meters: Hwang Dae-heon (South Korea), 2-1
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5000-meter relay: South Korea, 2-1
Short-track speed skating (women)
500 meters: Choi Min-jeong (South Korea), 2-1
1000 meters: Choi Min-jeong (South Korea), 10-13
1500 meters: Choi Min-jeong (South Korea), 5-8
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3000-meter relay: South Korea, 10-11
Skeleton
Men's: Yun Sung-bin (South Korea), 4-13
Women's: Jacqueline Loelling (Germany), 5-6
Ski jumping
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Normal hill individual: Kamil Stoch (Poland), 8-5
Large hill individual: Kamil Stoch (Poland), 3-2
Large hill team: Norway, 11-10
Women's: Maren Lundby (Norway), 1-2
Snowboarding (men)
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Parallel giant slalom: Nevin Galmarini (Switzerland), 4-1
Halfpipe: Shaun White (USA), 3-2
Big air: Mark McMorris (Canada), 4-1
Slopestyle: Marcus Kleveland (Norway), 4-1
Snowboardcross: Pierre Vaultier (France), 5-2
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Snowboarding (women)
Parallel giant slalom: Ester Ledecka (Czech Republic), 2-3
Halfpipe: Chloe Kim (USA), 5-2
Big air: Anna Gasser (Austria), 3-1
Slopestyle: Julia Marino (USA), 3-1
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Snowboardcross: Eva Samkova (Czech Republic), 2-1
Speed skating (men)
500 meters: Ronald Mulder (Netherlands), 7-2
1000 meters: Kjeld Nuis (Netherlands), even
1500 meters: Kjeld Nuis (Netherlands), even
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5000 meters: Sven Kramer (Netherlands), 1-4
10,000 meters: Sven Kramer (Netherlands), 1-3
Mass start: Lee Seung-hoon (South Korea), even
Team pursuit: Netherlands, 2-3
Speed skating (women)
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500 meters: Nao Kodaira (Japan), 1-5
1000 meters: Nao Kodaira (Japan), 5-8
1500 meters: Miho Takagi (Japan), 4-5
3000 meters: Ireen Wust (Netherlands), 2-1
5000 meters: Martina Sablikova (Czech Republic), 6-5
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Mass start: Kim Bo-reum (South Korea), 2-1
Team pursuit: Japan, 1-5
Now take a deep dive into the Winter Olympics and learn about an Olympian from every country taking part in the games:
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