Here are the gold-medal favorites for every single event at the Winter Olympics

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The Winter Olympics are here!

Every four years sports fans get to see the best in the world slide, skate, and ski their way to Olympic gold.

Below we've listed the gold-medal favorites for every event at the Winter Olympics, from downhill and cross-country skiing to skeleton and curling and everything in between.

When watching the games over the next two weeks, these are the athletes to pay close attention to.

Here are the athletes expected to win gold in Pyeongchang this year.

ALPINE SKIING (MEN)

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Downhill: Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway), 5/2

Super-G: Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway), 5/2

Giant slalom: Marcel Hirscher (Austria), 4/9

Slalom: Marcel Hirscher (Austria), 4/7

Combined: Alexis Pinturault (France), 2/1

ALPINE SKIING (WOMEN)

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Downhill: Lindsey Vonn (USA), 5/6

Super-G: Lindsey Vonn (USA), 11/10

Giant slalom: Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), 2/1

Slalom: Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), 1/4

Combined: Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), 6/5

ALPINE SKIING (MIXED)

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Mixed team: Switzerland, 9/4

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