Sochi 2014: U.S. Olympic hopefuls

Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the U.S. perform during the gala exhibition in the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka, western Japan, on December 8, 2013.

Davis and White won silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and were gold medal winners at the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships.

Meryl Davis (Team USA)
Charlie White (Team USA)

Elana Meyers

Bobsledder Elana Meyers poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on September 29, 2013 in Park City, Utah.

Meyers was a bronze medalist at the 2010 Winter Games.

Elana Meyers (Team USA)

J.R. Celski

J.R. Celski skates in the men's 1000m second race finals B at the Short Track U.S. Single Distance Championships on August 25, 2013 at the Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah.

Celski won two bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Games, in the men's 5000m relay and men's 1500m.

J.R. Celski (Team USA)

Hanah Teter

Hanah Teter, who qualified in first place for the finals, competes during the Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix on February 4, 2005 at Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon, New Jersey.

Teter was a gold medalist at the 206 Winter Games, and won silver at the 2010 Games.

Hanah Teter (Team USA)

Gretchen Bleiler

Snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler attends the USOC 100 Days Out 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Celebration at Times Square on October 29, 2013 in New York City.

Bleiler was a silver medalist at the 2006 Winter Games.

Gretchen Bleiler (Team USA)

Elena Hight

Snowboarder Elena Hight poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on October 2, 2013 in Park City, Utah.

Hight was a silver medalist at the 2013 X Games at Tignes and Aspen.

Elena Hight (Team USA)

Hilary Knight

Hockey player Hilary Knight handles a puck during the USOC 100 Days Out 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Celebration at Times Square on October 29, 2013 in New York City.

Knight won silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Hilary Knight (Team USA)

Greg Bretz

Greg Bretz celebrates after winning the men's snowboard superpipe final at the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships on December 14, 2013 in Breckenridge, Colo.

Bretz won the 2008 World Cup in Stoneham, Quebec.

Greg Bretz (Team USA)

Tim Burke

Tim Burke of the U.S. competes during the Men's 10 km Sprint race of the Biathlon World Cup in Ostersund on November 30, 2013. Burke finished in the third place.

Burke became only the second American ever to win a World Championship biathlon medal, with a silver in 2013.

Tim Burke (Team USA)

Julie Chu

Hockey player Julie Chu handles a puck during the USOC 100 Days Out 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Celebration at Times Square on October 29, 2013 in New York City.

Chu is a three-time Olympic medalist (silver at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Games, bronze in 2006).

Julie Chu (Team USA)

Shani Davis

Shani Davis skates in the men's 1,000 meter race during the Essent ISU Long Track World Cup at the Utah Olympic Oval on November 16, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics Davis won the gold in the men's 1000m and silver in the men's 1500m, duplicating his medal wins in the 2006 Games.

Shani Davis (Team USA)

John Daly

Skeleton racer John Daly poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on October 1, 2013 in Park City, Utah.

Daly won gold at the 2013-14 World Championship team event in Lake Placid.

John Daly (Team USA)

Meghan Duggan

Hockey player Meghan Duggan participates in a demo during the USOC 100 Days Out 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Celebration at Times Square on October 29, 2013 in New York City.

Duggan was a silver medalist at the 2010 Winter Games.

Meghan Duggan (Team USA)

Bode Miller

Bode Miller of the U.S. competes during the FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Downhill training, on December 18, 2013 in Val Gardena.

Miller has won five Olympic medals: A trifecta at the 2010 Winter Games (gold in men's combined, silver in men's super G, and bronze in men's downhill), and two at the 2006 Games.

Bode Miller (Team USA)

Chris Fogt

Bobsledder Chris Fogt poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on September 29, 2013 in Park City, Utah.

Fogt was a bronze medalist at the 2012-13 World Cup competition in Lake Placid.

Chris Fogt (Team USA)

Gracie Gold

Gracie Gold of the U.S. performs during the women's free skating event in the NHK Trophy, the fourth leg of the six-stage ISU figure skating Grand Prix series, in Tokyo on November 9, 2013.

Gold was U.S. Junior Champion in 2012, and won silver at the U.S. Nationals in 2013.

Gracie Gold (Team USA)

Sarah Hendrickson

Ski Jumper Sarah Hendrickson poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on October 1, 2013 in Park City, Utah.

Hendrickson is a 22-time World Cup medalist, and a gold medalist at the 2013 World Championships.

Sarah Hendrickson (Team USA)

Mikaela Shiffrin

Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States celebrates her finish as she places second in the ladies' giant slalom at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup at Beaver Creek on December 1, 2013 in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Shiffrin was the World Cup Rookie of the Year in 2012, and slalom overall World Cup champion in 2013.

Mikaela Shiffrin (Team USA)

Steve Holcomb

Bobsledder Steve Holcomb poses with his medal during the USOC 100 Days Out 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Celebration at Times Square on October 29, 2013 in New York City.

Holcomb was a gold medalist at the 2010 Olympic Games in the four-man bobsled.

Steve Holcomb (Team USA)

Lolo Jones

Bobsledder Lolo Jones poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on September 29, 2013 in Park City, Utah.

Jones (who is also an 11-time NCAA All-American in track & field) was gold medalist at the 2013 World Championships.

Lolo Jones (Team USA)

Max Aaron

Max Aaron performs during the P&G Wal-Mart "Tribute to American Legends of the Ice," at Izod Center on December 11, 2013 in East Rutherford, N.J.

Aaron is the 2013 U.S. Champion.

Max Aaron (Team USA)

Steve Langton

Bobsledder Steve Langton poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on September 29, 2013 in Park City, Utah.

Langton won gold at the 2012-13 World Cup competitions at Lake Placid and Whistler.

Steve Langton (Team USA)

Ted Ligety

Ted Ligety of the U.S. competes during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Slalom on December 15, 2013 in Val-d'Isere, France.

Ligety was a gold medalist in men's combined at the 2006 Winter Games.

Ted Ligety (Team USA)

Kikkan Randall

Cross-country skier Kikkan Randall poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on October 2, 2013 in Park City, Utah.

Randall is a 19-time World Cup medalist, and six-time U.S. sprint freestyle champion.

Kikkan Randall (Team USA)

Petra Acker

Petra Acker skates in the 3000 meter competition during the U.S. Cup/Olympic Qualifying event at the Pettit National Ice Center on October 22, 2009 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Acker is the only female athlete to hold Category 1 status in both short and long track speedskating.

Petra Acker (Team USA)

Justin Reiter

Snowboarder Justin Reiter poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on October 2, 2013 in Park City, Utah.

Reiter was the 2013 World Cup silver medalist.

Justin Reiter (Team USA)

Curt Tomasevicz

Bobsledder Curtis Tomasevicz poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on September 29, 2013 in Park City, Utah.

Tomasevicz won a gold medal in the four-man bobsled at the 2010 Winter Games.

Curt Tomasevicz (Team USA)

Louie Vito

Louie Vito looks on as he finished fourth in the men's snowboard superpipe final at the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships on December 14, 2013 in Breckenridge, Colorado.

Vito was a four-time Grand Prix overall halfpipe champion, and five-time Winter X Games medalist.

Louie Vito (Team USA)

Ashley Wagner

Figure skater Ashley Wagner performs her routine in the Gala during Day Four of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2013-2014, at Marine Messe Fukuoka on December 8, 2013 in Fukuoka, Japan.

Wagner is a seven-time Grand Prix Series medalist, and was U.S. Champion in 2012 and 2013.

Ashley Wagner (Team USA)