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Theres nothing like the Olympics to spur you into obsessive enthusiasm about sports youve never heard of before.

Also, youll be obsessed with them after the the NBC-produced vignettes about theirjourneys.
Nathan Chen
Ran into myself at the airport!
Cant believe the 2018 Olympic Winter Games are almost here.
Thanks for the ride over to Korea, @united!
Plus, like seemingly everyone on this list,he loves dogs.
Mikaela Shiffrin
Ive been counting seconds my whole life, but sometimes you oughta count reps instead.
You may be inspired tostart doing squats.
Ted Ligety
Podium buddies!
Jax is not impressed.
Cant wait for the opening ceremonies tomorrow!!
Shaun White
Sitting here on my day off watching @teamusa crush it!
Also, he likes to post a lot of photos without his shirt.
Gus Kenworthy
Stoked to be part of @papermagazine’s #breaktheinternet issue this month!
Serving up 2018 hoe-pening ceremony lewks.
Link to the article in their bio!
Mirai Nagasu
Guys, what a day.
These are the moments we work for.
That takesa lot of effort!
Aja Evans
@underarmour I think we need a taller ceiling lol thanks for having me!
Elana Meyers Taylor
Train so hard you make the ground shake!
200kg Trap Bar Dead lift.
Alexa and Chris Knierim
My person.
Erin Jackson
Earlier today I got to do a practice run for my 500m.
I finished with a time of 39.23 seconds, tying my first 500 at the Olympic Trials.
Six days to go!