fifth August 2024
ESPN has named who it believes are the highest Olympic athletes. NEW
The six snowsports athletes are:
Mikaela Shiffin (fifth) – alpine snowboarding
Key accomplishments: Three-time Olympic medalist, two-time Olympic gold medalist, file 96 World Cup wins, 59 World Cup slalom victories (most in a single self-discipline).
Shaun White (seventh) – snowboarding
Key accomplishments: Three-time Olympic gold medalist in halfpipe (2006, 2010, 2018), 15-time X Video games medalist.
Chloe Kim (twelfth) – snowboarding
Key accomplishments: Two-time Olympic gold medalist, nine-time X Video games medalist, youngest lady to win Olympic halfpipe gold, youngest winner of an X Video games gold medal.
Lindsey Vonn (sixteenth) – alpine snowboarding
Key accomplishments: Three-time Olympic medalist, Olympic gold medalist (downhill at Vancouver 2010), 82 World Cup victories (a file till February 2023).
Lindsey Jacobellis (twentieth) – snowboard cross
Key accomplishments: Three-time Olympic medalist, two-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time world champion, 10-time X Video games champion.
Marit Bjorgen (twenty third) – cross nation snowboarding
Key accomplishments: 15-time Olympic medalist, eight-time Olympic gold medalist, 5 medals in 2018 (led all athletes), 114 World Cup particular person wins.
And who tops the listing as the best Olympic athlete of the twenty first century?
No shock right here – Michael Phelps – swimming.
Key accomplishments: File 28-time Olympic medalist, 23-time Olympic gold medalist, most gold medals at a single Olympics when he received eight at Beijing in 2008.
See right here for the total listing from ESPN.
