19 Women Athletes to Watch at the 2022 Olympics

Sport: Cross-country skiing
Country: USA

If you haven't watched Jessie Diggins's Olympic gold-medal-winning relay finish recently, go ahead and do that now — trust me, it's worth it. Diggins and her teammate Kikkan Randall won Team USA's first Olympic cross-country gold medal in that race, but even before that memorable moment, Diggins was making a name for herself in cross-country skiing. She's the most decorated US cross-country skier in world championship history, and in 2020 she became the first North American to win the Tour de Ski (a cross-country skiing event modeled after the Tour de France). Expect to see Diggins in both individual and relay events in Beijing.