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At the Beijing Winter Olympics, there are many athletes who are competing in the Winter Olympics for the first time, but there are still opportunities to shine. The IOC's information system (info) lists 10 rising stars of ice and snow athletes who are eager to realize their dreams in Beijing.

Freestyle skiing

Ailing Gu (China)

Born in the United States in September 2003, Gu Ailing will represent China in the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle ski jump, freestyle ski U-shaped track skills and freestyle ski slope obstacle course skills. In these 3 projects, Gu Ailing has a certain degree of competitiveness. In 2021, Gu Ailing competed in the World Championships for the first time, and won 2 gold and 1 bronze in these 3 events, winning gold medals in U-shaped track skills and slope obstacle course skills. In the 2021-2022 season, Gu Ailing continued to create the history of snow sports in China, and she won 6 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze in various competitions she participated in in 37 days. Participating in the Winter Olympics in Beijing for the first time, Gu Ailing is very excited and excited, she hopes to realize her dreams, and also hopes to pass on the charm of skiing to more people through her own efforts.

Snowmobiles

Laura Nauert (Germany)

Born on 23 November 1998, Laura Nault won the Single Bobsleigh Championship at the 2016 Lillehammer Youth Winter Olympics, a year after her first attempt at snowmobiling. This was followed by the 2021 European Championships double bobsleigh champion. In addition, she won bronze medals in the women's doubles and solo snowmobiles at the 2021 World Championships. "At full speed at the beginning, once you're on the snowmobile, you have to concentrate to get through the corners well. Snowmobiles also have a lot of variations and can be driven in different ways on many different tracks. Nauert says she's particularly fascinated by the speed- and attention-demanding project of snowmobiling.

curling

Bruce Moat (UK)

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1994, Bruce Moart won the men's curling runner-up and mixed doubles gold medals at the 2021 World Championships for Scotland. He was inspired by the Scottish women's curling team to win the World Championships in 2002 and began learning curling under the influence of his father. "I love curling, I like to use strategy, you have to have good leg and upper body strength to win in mixed doubles." Winning a gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is Moat's goal. "I have two chances and of course the double will be better, success may not be as fast as you want, but if you keep trying, it will eventually get there."

Cross-country skiing

Frida Carlsson (Sweden)

Norway's Johog has won gold medals in all three minor events of cross-country skiing at the last two World Championships. Born on August 10, 1999, Swedish cross-country skier Frida Karlsson is a girl with a great chance of challenging Joho haug. The 22-year-old Winter Olympic debutist has very strong comprehensive ability, winning the top 12 places in 4 events at the 2021 World Championships, winning 2 silver and 1 bronze. Defeated Joe Haug in the short 10 km race for the 2021-2022 season. Frida Carlsson's mother, Ann Marie Carlsson, was also a cross-country skier and also competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. "I want to win the winter olympic gold medal and be the best person." Karlsson said as he looked ahead to the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Biathlon

Elvira Obery (Sweden)

Born on 26 February 1999, Elvira O'Bairi won three consecutive 2nd Winter Biathlon World Youth Championships and in 2020 she was named Rising Star of the Year by the FIS. Her sister, Hannah O'Bailey, 26, is the gold medalist in the women's 15km individual biathlon at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Elvira will launch an assault on her sister. In the 2021-2022 FIFA World Cup in Annecy, France, Elvira Obery played well, winning the women's 10 km pursuit and the 12.5 km group departure championship in a row. Performed well throughout the season, finishing third in total World Cup points, ahead of her fifth-placed sister. Elvira Obery thinks she has the best time of her career.

ice hockey

Mason McTavish (Canada)

Born on January 30, 2003, Mason McTavish is the youngest player on the Canadian men's ice hockey team. He was the third pick in the first round of the 2021 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft and was selected by the Anaheim Ducklings as the 2021 NHL Scout. He has played nine games this season, scoring goals in his first game, becoming the youngest NHL shooter in the club's history. At the 2021 U18 World Championships, he won the gold medal with his Canadian teammates, scoring 11 points in 7 games, making him the top three players on the team to score.

Nordic binomial

Johannes Lampart (Austria)

Johannes Lampart was born on 8 November 2001 as an Austrian Nordic biathlete. After his debut in the World Cup in 2018, the Austrian performed stunningly at the 2021 Oberstdorf World Championships in Germany, winning two gold medals (individual big jump + 10 km cross-country skiing and team sprint) to become the youngest Nordic biathlon world champion in 32 years. In the 2021-2022 season, he won 3 World Cup championships, 9 podiums, and ranked first in the overall world cup points of the season. Johannes Lampat said: "My heart is burning for the Nordic two. ”

figure skating

Kamilla Vallieva (Russian Olympic Committee)

Born in Russia in April 2006, Camilla Vallieva, the 15-year-old athlete who was recently crowned women's European champion, took the figure skating scene by storm in her first season on the adult international stage. She set a world record in the November 2021 Grand Prix russia, completing Axel's three-week jump, rear outer point ice four-week jump and rear inner four-week jump, and also set a world record with a total score of 272.71 points, pushing women's points to new heights. "If you really work hard, you'll show what you want to do in the game." The girl, who started her figure skating training in 2009, has a strong desire to win at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

speed skating

Stolz (USA)

Stolz was fascinated by the speed skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics on TV when he was 5 years old, after which he began speed skating training. In 2021, the 17-year-old ushered in the golden age of his sports career. In the 1000m final of the 2021-2022 Speed Skating World Cup in Calgary, he lost to China's Ning Zhongyan and won his first World Cup medal. A month later, he won the 1,000m at the U.S. Winter Olympics trials, establishing himself as a medal contender for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. "I want to be in the top 5, top 6, and I'll be happier to get a medal." Stolz said.

Alpine skiing

Marco Oldmatt (Switzerland)

Marko Oldmatt was born in Switzerland in 1997. He won five gold medals in the 2018 World Youth Championships in Davos, Switzerland, in the all-around, downhill, super slalom, big slalom and team events. "Alpine skiing was chosen because of speed. In nature, in the face of so many new challenges, either don't do it or do it to do it best. Oldmat said. The 2021-2022 World Cup finished first in the overall table and won 6 World Cups in the Grand Slalom and Super Slalom matches. Whether in the Big Slalom or the Super Slalom, whenever he competes, he is one of the strongest contenders for the championship, as is the Beijing Winter Olympics.