From Phenoms to Medal Favorites, Meet 26 Women Athletes Ready to Shine at the Olympics

Sport: Cross-country mountain biking
Country: USA

In 2019, Kate Courtney became the first American in 17 years to win the overall World Cup in cross-country mountain biking. In the process, she also stamped her ticket to the Tokyo Olympics, where she has a real chance to become the first American to medal since 2012. (No American has ever placed higher than third.) At 25, Kate is leading what some are calling a new, "golden age" of American cycling, and in a competitive field, she'll look to make good on that promise in Tokyo.