Jutta Leerdam
Jutta Leerdam – a speed skater from the Netherlands
Jutta was born on December 30, 1998. Her parents brought her to the ice arena. When she was 18, Jutta won several races at the World Junior Championships in Helsinki.
Two years later, she got into the adult national team. Jutta was fourth at the European Sprint Speed Skating Championships. However, she took the gold at the World Championships team sprint in Inzell two months later.
Jutta achieved much not only as an athlete but also as a model. She is considered one of the most beautiful Dutch female athletes. After her victory at the World Championships in 2020, many world brands began to sign contracts with her. Now taking part in photoshoots is not only Leerdam’s hobby, but a way to earn money.
She has two cherished dreams: the creation of her clothing brand and Olympic gold. The last of them may come true in Beijing.
Hannah Prock — a luger from Austria
Hannah was born on February 2, 2000, in Innsbruck to a sports family. Her father, Markus Prock, was a multiple world and Europe luge champion, and Hannah has followed in his footsteps.
Hannah is training at the RRC Innsbruck Sports Club. She has been a member of the Austrian national luge team since 2017. Prock first participated in the Olympics in 2018 in Pyeongchang. She took 17th place in the final protocol.
At the beginning of January 2019, Hannah took third place at the 2018/2019 World Cup stage in Königssee. It was her first podium finish at the World Cup stage. By now, Hannah’s main achievement is the silver medal of the 2019 World Cup team relay.
In her leisure time, she travels, goes for a walk with her friends, and trains in the gym.
Katie Ormerod — a British snowboarder
In May 2014, when she was 16, Ormerod became the first female snowboarder to land a double cork 1080. It is one of the most difficult snowboarding maneuvers which involves three rotations and two inverted flips.
Katie’s best result was her victory in big air at the World Cup in Moscow in 2017 and bronze at the Women’s SlopeStyle at the Winter Games in Aspen.
At the Winter Olympics, Katie should have taken part in slopestyle and big air but had to withdraw from the Games. The reason was a heel injury during training. We hope that the British snowboarder will be fine at the Beijing Olympics.
