Beautiful Faces of Athletes that are Queens of Ice and Snow

With the Winter Olympics in Sochi underway, I am somewhat glued to my screen watching as much tv coverage, reading articles, looking at images, and watching videos online. I love Winter sports and always excited when the sports I really enjoy are put on the center stage. I want to stress that I admire athletes who train and compete in the Olympics because they sacrifice so much to be the best they can be and the best the world has ever seen. It is truly amazing! These women are strong beautiful women athletes and deserve to be recognized. :-)

The following pictures have links to the original sites. I do not own any of the photographs. 

Ashley Wagner

Blowing kisses to her friends, family, and fans in the kiss and cry area in Sochi after her skating her short program

 

Tessa Virtue

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir compete in the team ice dance short dance figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sochi/virtue-and-moir-finish-2nd-in-short-dance-canada-gains-on-russia-in-team-event-1.1677019#ixzz2snfl1Xv2

Heidi Weng

Bronze medal in women's skiathlon

Yulia Lipnitskaya

This 15 year old could just steal the show and claim the Gold. She has the maturity of someone beyond her years but the spark and youth with so much going for her. Inspiring for us all!

Jamie Anderson

(Photo: Andrew P. Scott , USA TODAY Sports)

 

 

US Snowboarder Jamie Anderson wins women's slopestyle gold

Gracie Gold

Steven Senne, File / AP Photo 

 

"The 2018 Games may prove to be her moment, not Sochi. But if Gold can truly internalize Carroll's wisdom, that won't enter her mind.
"We're here. There's nothing to qualify for," she said. "It's just about leaving it all out on the table and going for the gold.""

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/07/3920268/gracie-gold-preps-for-pressure.html#storylink=cpy

Julia Mancuso

Photo: Andrew P. Scott, USA TODAY Sports

 

"She has been fast in downhill training this week on the fast, treacherous OIympic women's course at the new Rosa Khutor alpine center, finishing third, 10th and eighth."

Yuna Kim

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Kim is one of the most decorated skaters in women's figure skating history. In addition to her Olympic gold medal, she's captured two World Championships, three Grand Prix titles and has never finished below third place in an international competition. 

This is a growing list. Let me know who to add to this list! :-) Strong beautiful women role models for us all!