From the Winter Olympic powerhouses to delegations of one, we found an Olympian to root for from every country competing in Pyeongchang.

The Olympics always captivate an international audience with their size, scope, and spirit.

Countries from all across the globe compete, and while there’s a desire to be crowned best in the world, sportsmanship reigns over the fortnight’s worth of events. Sometimes the best stories to come from the games are not about the champions, but rather the underdogs who finished despite the odds, or those who proved their mettle simply by making it to the Olympics.

Below we’ve collected a list including one athlete to watch from every country competing at Pyeongchang 2018. The athletes range from potential breakout stars to athletes helping to make their country’s Winter Olympics debut, and there is no shortage of great stories to keep an eye out for and support.

Albania — Ergon Tola
Sport: Alpine skiing

Age: 31

One thing to know: Tola was the first Albanian to ever compete in the Winter Olympics, making his debut at the 2006 Games, but had to withdraw from the 2014 games due to injury. This will be his fourth Olympics and his third time competing.



Andorra — Marc Oliveras
Sport: Alpine skiing

Age: 26

One thing to know: Oliveras will be hoping that a miracle performance can help him bring home Andorra’s first Olympic medal — the country has never taken home hardware despite appearing in every Winter and Summer Games since 1976.



Argentina — Nicol Gastaldi
Sport: Alpine skiing

Age: 28

One thing to know: Gastaldi is making her return to the games after competing in 2010 but failing to qualify in 2014.



Armenia — Katya Galstyan
Sport: Cross-country skiing

Age: 25

One thing to know: Galstyan will be the only woman on the Armenian team for the second straight games.



Australia — Scotty James
Sport: Snowboarding

Age: 23

One thing to know: James has competed with American Shaun White for the title of best snowboarder in the world all year. At the Olympics, he reportedly plans to break out a switch backside 1260 — a trick he recently became the first man to land in competition.



Austria — Julia Dujmovits
Sport: Snowboarding

Age: 30

One thing to know: When Dujmovits won gold at the 2014 Games in Women’s parallel slalom, it was the first time the sport had been a part of Olympic competition. This year Dujmovits is back to defend her title.



Azerbaijan — Patrick Brachner
Sport: Alpine skiing

Age: 26

One thing to know: Patrick Brachner will be the only Olympian from Azerbaijan this year, serving as the country’s loan competitor and flag bearer at opening ceremonies.



Belarus — Darya Domracheva
Sport: Biathlon

Age: 31

One thing to know: Of the five gold medals that Belarus took home from Sochi, Domracheva won three of them thanks to a dominating performance across three different biathlon events.



Belgium — Bart Swings
Sport: Speed skating

Age: 26

One thing to know: Swings is an inline skater and currently holds the world record for 10,000-meter inline speed skating. At Sochi 2014, he finished just one spot off of the podium in the men’s 5,000 meters. If he can improve on that in 2018, he’ll take home Belgium’s first Winter Olympics medal since 1998.



Bermuda — Tucker Murphy
Sport: Cross-country skiing

Age: 36

One thing to know: Tucker Murphy will be the lone athlete from Bermuda for the third consecutive Winter Olympics.



Bolivia — Simon Breitfuss Kammerlander
Sport: Alpine skiing

Age: 23

One thing to know: Austrian born skier Simon Breitfuss Kammerlander was granted his Bolivian citizenship in 2015, and this year will help the country return to the Winter Games for the first time since 1992.



Bosnia and Herzegovina — Tanja Karisik
Sport: Cross-country skiing

Age: 26

One thing to know: Karisik competed in both biathlon and cross-country skiing events at the 2014 Games, but appears to be focusing solely on her cross-country skiing competition in 2018.



Brazil — Isabel Clark Ribeiro
Sport: Snowboarding

Age: 41

One thing to know: Isabel Clark Ribeiro was the first Brazilian snowboarder to compete in the Winter Olympics, making her debut at the 2006 Games, and competing in every Olympic Games since.

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