1. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA, downhill skiing)
Where Sifan Hassan wrote Olympic history last summer with her three-stage rocket in Tokyo, Mikaela Shiffrin also dares to dream big this winter. The daring mission of the 26-year-old American even consists of five parts: in the snow of Yanqing she wants to go for prizes on all ski tracks; slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill and combination.
