The stars are out at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing including snowboarders Red Gerard and Jamie Anderson, and figure skaters Vincent Zhou and Karen Chen.
In women’s slopestyle, the Americans will be led by Anderson, who is trying for a third straight gold and finished fifth in qualifying. Hailey Langland and Julia Marino also qualified into the finals.
“I wanted to qualify higher, but I’ll take what I can get,” Anderson told NBC shortly after taking her second run. “The course is really challenging, and the young girls have been motivating me and making me work harder. I’m trying to genuinely be proud of myself for just being here.”
Gerard, who became the youngest snowboarding medalist ever in the 2018 Games, will begin his quest for consecutive golds in men’s snowboard slopestyle qualifying. Fun fact: He and Langland are also a couple.
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