Author: Lori Nickel, USA TODAY

Two-time Olympic medalist Nick Goepper is really enjoy the Winter Games, but is surprised by the “amount of camping meals we’ve been eating.”

Wisconsin speedskater Jordan Stolz, 17, finished 13th in the 500 meters. Now, he knows how the Olympic ice feels as he prepares for the 1000 meters.

Maggie Voisin wears her brother’s dog tag close to her heart when she’s competing. She lost her older brother to suicide a little over a year ago.

Hirano was the first ever to land a full run with a triple cork in halfpipe snowboarding, but the Olympic judges didn’t reward him at first.

Jenise Spiteri is a San Francisco-born snowboarder who is the only person competing for Malta at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Four years after making history in her sport, Jessie Diggins won the first individual medal in cross country skiing by an American woman.

Temps were 8 degrees but the cross wind made it feel uninhabitable at times to normal people.

The pandemic, COVID restrictions and testing were stressful for Jamie Anderson, but she’s still ‘stoked’ to be competing at her third Olympics.