The 2014 Winter Olympics are upon us and now you can get an even closer look at the lives of Olympians thanks to social media. The 2012 Summer Olympics was considered the first “social” Olympics. Throughout its duration of 16 days, there were over 150 million tweets about the big event. Plenty of people will surely be talking about the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Here’s a guide to who you should be following:
Shaun White (@shaun_white): This U.S. snowboarder so far has been tweeting about his time in Russia, as well as what he has been listening to during his preparation for the games.
Lolo Jones (@lolojones): Jones, who competed in the Summer Olympics for track and field, has joined a bobsled team for the Winter Olympics.
Ann Swisshelm (@curlannie): This woman is the oldest person competing for Team USA. She is participating in curling.
Gracie Gold (@GraceEGold): This 18-year-old Olympian is going for the gold in figure skating.
Torrin Yater-Wallace (@TorinWallace): Wallace, is competing in skiing, has been posting pictures of his time in Sochi.
Jason Brown (@jasonbskates): Brown, a U.S. skater, posts many enthusiastic tweets.
Elana Meyers (@eamslider24): Another woman on the U.S. bobsled team who tweets frequently.
Johnny Weir (@JohnnyGWeir): This former figure skating Olympian serves as an analyst for the games this time around and is not afraid to hide his sarcasm.
Tara Lipinski (@Tara_Lipinski): Lipinski won an Olympic gold medal for figure skating when she was 15 years old back in 1988. This time she is at the Olympics as an analyst.
Nancy Armour (@nrarmour): This USA Today journalist provides amusing commentary for the games.
Ato Boldon (@AtoBoldon): Another former Olympic gold medalist who is not afraid to honestly share his thoughts.
Sochi Problems (@SochiProblems): A satirical page showing everything that is wrong with this year’s Sochi Olympics.
Olympics: (@Olympics): Naturally, you can also follow the official international account for the Olympics, which can share some great content.
