2018 Winter Olympics Black People Full List: Diversity Going For Gold

This year’s installment of the Winter Olympic Games is the most diverse its ever been, with an increasing number of Black athletes competing for gold medals in sports that are not traditionally associated with people of color. Not including the 10 American Olympians, there are a handful of other Black competitors from countries that don’t have a cold winter season, let alone see a single flake of snow, which makes their qualifications for the Games all the more impressive. By contrast, just 10 Black people competed in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. The opening ceremony is Friday, with the Games being held through February 25 in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. Black women, who have been busy trying to save America from itself, make up the bulk of Team USA. Will they be able to win in South Korea, too? Here’s a closer look at all of the Black people competing in PyeongChang 2018.

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1. Aja Evans, Team USA

Bobsled.

2. Elana Meyers Taylor, Team USA

Bobsled.

3. Hakeem Abdul-Saboor, Team USA

Bobsled.

4. Chris Kinney, Team USA

Bobsled.

5. Jordan Greenway, Team USA

Men’s ice hockey.

6. Erin Jackson, Team USA

Speed Skating.

7. Shani Davis, Team USA

Speed Skating.

8. Maame Biney, Team USA

Speed Skating.

9. Kimani Griffin, Team USA

Speed Skating.

10. Shannon-Ogbani Abeda, Eritrea

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Slalom, giant slalom and alpine skiing.

11. Sabrina Wanjiku, Kenya

Alpine skiing.

12. Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and Carrie Russell, Jamaica

Bobsled.

13. Audra Segree, Jamaica

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Bobsled.

14. Akwasi Frimpong, Ghana

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Skeleton skater.