The 'Forgotten Olympians': Winners Even Without Medals
We know the names of the stars: Mikaela Shiffrin, Shaun White, Adam Rippon. But what about the athletes who compete and receive virtually no attention?
The Winter Olympics end Sunday after a 17-day run in and around Pyeongchang, South Korea.
But let's go back to the start and do some quick math.
When the Games began, the athlete count was 2,952. They would compete in 102 events. With three medals per event, that makes 306 total medals handed out. Subtracting that from the athlete count, 2,646 athletes wouldn't win medals. And actually that number is larger since a number of competitors won multiple medals.
The point is most of those 2,952 athletes will not be in the record books with gold, silver or bronze next to their names. It's almost like they're the forgotten Olympians.
