We found the most tenacious female Olympians and the most inspiring stories so you know which ladies to keep an eye on at Sochi.
Australian Snowboarder Belle Brockhoff
Why you should watch: At only 21 years old, this will be Brockhoff's first trip to the Olympics. She took up snowboarding at the age of 10 — three weeks later, she won her first interschool nationals title. The Aussie came out of the closet earlier this year in direct protest to Putin's anti-LGBT laws. So, if her snowboarding doesn't catch your attention, you won't want to miss her "rip on Putin's ass" in her Sochi interviews. She will compete in women's snowboard cross.
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