Snowboarding

WHEN ROSS REBAGLIATI, a Canadian, won the inaugural snowboarding event—the men's giant slalom—at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, the question afterward was not about steroids but another drug: Did he inhale?

You may not know their names or their faces just yet, but you will—and soon. These 15 teens are among the best in their sports in their age groups, and each one is on track to be a star at a major college, earn...

What to watch and watch for

From across the U.S. and around the globe, they dominated their respective sports and, in many cases, primed themselves for next summer's Beijing Olympics—and immortality

Won By the U.S.'s Lindsey Jacobellis (above), the snowboardcross gold medal at the Snowboard World Championships in Arosa, Switzerland, on Sunday. It was the second straight world title for Jacobellis, 21, the most...