Five U.S. Ski & Snowboard Athletes on ESPN’s List of Top 25 Olympians
ESPN released its list ranking the top 25 Olympians of the 21st century, complete with five U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes and alumni. Mikaela Shiffrin, Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn, Chloe Kim and Lindsey Jacobellis all placed within the list.
Shiffrin was the top ranked U.S. Ski & Snowboard athlete listed in fifth. She is a three-time Olympic medalist and two-time gold medalist, and the winningest skier of all-time with 97 World Cup wins and 60 World Cup slalom wins, the most in a single discipline.
At number seven is retired snowboard star Shaun White. White is a three-time Olympic gold medalist in halfpipe and is a 15-time X Games medalist. One of the most successful men’s snowboarders in history, he is still active in the action sports world, launching his own professional snowboard and freeski league.
Snowboarder Chloe Kim came in at number 12 on the list. Kim is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, nine-time X Games medalist and the youngest woman to win Olympic halfpipe gold. She is still actively competing and is a fierce competitor on the international circuit.
Retired alpine skier Lindsey Vonn is ranked 16th on the list of top Olympians. Vonn is a three-time Olympic medalist, gold medalist and holds 82 world cup victories to her name. Vonn was widely known to be a speed force within the world of alpine skiing. She was also known to have impressive injury comebacks in her tenure within the sport.
Ranked 20th on the list of top Olympians is snowboard cross athlete and most decorated snowboarder in history Lindsey Jacobellis. Jacobellis is a three-time Olympic medalist and won two golds medals at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Jacobellis is the first snowboarder to win multiple golds in one Olympic Games when she earned gold in individual snowboard cross and mixed team.
The list contained a myriad of other top and widely known international Olympic athletes including Michael Phelps ranked first, gymnastics star Simone Biles at number two as well as many other sports stars across track, cycling, hockey and more. The full list is found here.
