Freeskier Colby Stevenson is thankful to be back on the snow after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a life-threatening car crash

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Colby Stevenson

John Michael Fabrizi (Colby’s friend and passenger)

Bobby (Colby’s father) and Carol (Colby’s mother)

Dr. Billie Schultz (Mayo Clinic Physiatrist)

Jimmy Flour (Colby’s architecture teacher)

Read more about Colby Stevenson on NBCLX and NBC Sports Boston

Winter athletes including Brock Crouch, Jessie Diggins and David Wise are determined to do something after seeing the effects—and consequences—of climate change first-hand

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Jessie Diggins (Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist)

David Wise (Two-time Olympic ski halfpipe gold medalist)

Brock Crouch (Snowboarder)

Michael Bennet (U.S. Senator from Colorado)

Amy Klobuchar (U.S. Senator from Minnesota)

Erik Paulsen (Former Congressman from Minnesota)

Dr. Elizabeth Burakowski (Professor at University of New Hampshire and Science Alliance for Protect Our Winters)

Daniel Scott (Professor at University of Waterloo)

Read more about climate change on NBCLX, NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Olympics

Hockey star Abby Roque will become the first Native American woman to represent the U.S. in ice hockey at a Winter Olympics

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Abby Roque

T.J. Oshie (Washington Capitals right winger)

Jim Roque (Abby’s father) and Chief Larry Roque (Abby’s uncle)

John Ferroni (Abby’s youth hockey coach)

Ted Nolan (former NHL player and coach)

Patrick Wedaseh Madahbee (Indigenous hockey expert)

Read more about Abby on NBCLX, NBC Chicago and NBC Olympics

Olympic champion John Shuster, Super Bowl champion Vernon Davis, USA Curling’s Monica Walker and other curling enthusiasts are teaming up to create pathways to diversify the sport

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John Shuster (Two-time Olympic curling medalist)

Vernon Davis (Super Bowl champion)

Monica Walker (USA Curling national team)

Sara Carlsson (Swedish curler)

Adriana Camarena (Mexican curler)

Dr. Rich Norman (DEI expert)

Deb Martin (co-creator of USA Curling's Ice Breakers program)

Read more about curling on NBC Olympics, NBCLX and NBC Sports Bay Area

Figure skater Timothy LeDuc (they/them), the first openly gay athlete to win a U.S. national pairs title, will become the first publicly out non-binary athlete to compete at a Winter Olympics

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Timothy LeDuc

Ashley Cain-Gribble (Timothy’s figure skating partner)

Tara Lipinski (1998 Olympic figure skating champion)

Johnny Weir (two-time Olympian)

Hudson Taylor (Executive director at Athlete Ally)

Erica Rand (Professor at Bates College)

Mike (Timothy’s father) and Becky (Timothy’s mother) LeDuc

Read more about Timothy LeDuc on NBCLX, NBC Bay Area, NBC Olympics and On Her Turf

Aerials skier Winter Vinecki, who is set to become the first Winter Olympian named “Winter,” raises money for prostate cancer research to honor her late father

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Winter Vinecki

Dawn Estelle (Winter’s mother)

Dr. Jeffrey Karnes (Mayo Clinic Urology)

Read more about Winter Vinecki on NBCLX, NBC Olympics and NBC Chicago

Maia and Alex Shibutani already boosted representation on the ice, becoming the first ice dancers of Asian descent to earn an Olympic medal, and now the “ShibSibs,” as they are affectionately called, are determined to increase representation off the ice by writing children’s books with Asian American heroes

Hear from:

Maia and Alex Shibutani

Alex Lee (ShibSibs’ literary agent)

Stacey Lee (New York Times bestselling author)

Learn more about the ShibSibs on NBCLX and NBCOlympics.com

The Winter Olympics season of My New Favorite Olympian will introduce you to the most inspiring members of Team USA and the issues they champion. New episodes hosted by Apolo Ohno, Team USA's most decorated Winter Olympian, and NBCLX storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo will drop Wednesdays beginning December 8.

Why Kareem Maddox left his dream job at 30 to pursue another dream—representing Team USA in 3x3 basketball at the Tokyo Olympics—and what he’s going to do now that his Olympic dream didn’t work out. Plus, find out how athletes fund their Olympic dreams.

Hear from:

Kareem Maddox

Iman Zaki (Kareem’s mom) and Kareem's younger brother Jay

Sara Nics (Kareem’s Podcast Producer at Universal Content Productions)

Lauryn Williams (Olympic champion and certified financial planner at Worth Winning)

Chris Smith (Olympics reporter for Sports Business Journal)

Also listen to The Greatness, Kareem Maddox's new podcast

Beach volleyball phenom Alix Klineman is not embarrassed to talk about birth control and how she sustains peak athletic performance throughout her menstrual cycle

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Alix Klineman

April Ross (two-time Olympic medalist and Alix’s partner)

Teddy Purcell (former NHL player and Alix’s boyfriend)

Dr. Georgie Bruivels (Research Scientist and Female Athlete Lead at ORRECO)