The 2018 Winter Olympics kicks off with the opening ceremony at 6 a.m. ET on Friday live from Pyeongchang, South Korea. As excited as I am about the start of my favorite biennial event, I’ll be watching the tape-delayed re-broadcast at 8 p.m. ET on NBC with 10-15 friends. For every opening ceremony, both summer and winter, for at least the past decade, I host a party. We eat food themed to the Olympics and to the host country. (This year we’ll be having an Olympic rings fruit and veggie tray and Korean wings with soju cocktails.)
After the opening ceremonies, I’ll be glued to my TV for the next two weeks, as I imagine many Americans will be. At Grok Nation, we’re excited about the upcoming events. Of the 244 athletes competing for the U.S. in the 15 winter sports, 108 are women. Although they’re all standouts—clearly, they made it to the Olympics—we’ve picked out 7 we’re keeping our eye on.