Here are the 16 skaters competing in Beijing for Team USA. Beijing2022
Jason Brown, 27Jason Brown skates in the Men's Free Skate during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 09, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn.
Brown made his first Olympics appearance in the 2014 Sochi Games, where he took home bronze in the team event and placed ninth overall -- and also became known for his signature ponytail. After being selected as the first alternate for the PyeongChang 2018 Games, he's in Beijing for his second Olympics -- sans ponytail. The charismatic skater came in fourth at the U.S.
One of the biggest names in the sport and a clear gold-medal contender, Chen is a three-time World champion and comes into the Olympics winning his sixth straight national figure skating championship. Beijing marks his second Olympics; at the 2018 PyeongChang Games, he earned bronze in the team event though failed to make the podium in singles, finishing fifth overall.
Zhou returns to the Olympics after placing sixth in PyeongChang, where he made history as the first skater to land a quadruple lutz in the Games. He is a five-time U.S. national medalist, who took home bronze at the 2022 championships. Zhou, whose parents are first-generation Chinese immigrants, said he chose"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" as his free skate song in a nod to his heritage.Feb. 5 at 10:50 p.m.
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