With less than a week until the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, the United States’ roster is being finalized. Over 600 U.S. athletes will travel to Japan in hopes of clinching a medal, but there are more to those numbers than meets the eye.
One U.S. Olympian is appearing in his seventh Games. Over 400 other athletes are competing in their first Olympics, including nearly a dozen who are high-school-aged.
At least 14 Olympians are traveling to Tokyo with a sibling while several athletes will compete in the Games alongside their partner – like married cyclists Laura and Jason Kenny, who have won a combined 10 gold medals, and engaged power couple Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, who have five Olympic golds.