--- title: Chloe Kim, Gus Kenworthy Reveal Their Pump Up Music description: Chloe Kim, Gus Kenworthy, Nick Goepper and more U.S. Olympians recommend their favorite tunes to get pumped up, from Taylor Swift to Avicii. canonical: https://time.com/5161118/winter-olympics-2018-playlist/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-16T16:06:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:41.229Z og:title: Here Are All the Songs U.S. Olympians Play to Get Pumped Up og:description: Chloe Kim, Gus Kenworthy and more share their favorite pump-up songs og:url: https://time.com/5161118/winter-olympics-2018-playlist/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf858e4644897392/698927faab6d770a7f6b1cb8/chloekim.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: ChloeKim og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here Are All the Songs U.S. Olympians Play to Get Pumped Up twitter:description: Chloe Kim, Gus Kenworthy and more share their favorite pump-up songs twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf858e4644897392/698927faab6d770a7f6b1cb8/chloekim.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here Are All the Songs Your Favorite 2018 Winter Olympics Athletes Play to Get Pumped Up  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 16, 2018 4:06 PM CUT  Chloe Kim tells TIME what's on her 2018 Winter Olympics playlist. Chloe Kim tells TIME what's on her 2018 Winter Olympics playlist.  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 16, 2018 4:06 PM CUT Looking for a new pump-up playlist? Look no further. These U.S. Olympians competing in the [PyeongChang Winter Olympics](http://time.com/5157237/shaun-white-united-states-gold-medals/ "undefined") have plenty of recommendations for just the right tunes to take you into the competition-ready mindset. Trying to land a casual gold medal like snowboarding [champion Chloe Kim](http://time.com/5155183/chloe-kim-2018-winter-olympics-gold-churros/ "undefined")? Maybe it’s some Lana del Rey you need in your earbuds, which is what she’s been jamming out to lately — and we know she has consistently [relatable taste](http://time.com/5146569/olympics-2018-chloe-kim-ice-cream-tweet/ "undefined"). Or are you in the mood for skier [Gus Kenworthy](http://time.com/5141750/gus-kenworthy-adam-rippon-kiss/ "undefined")‘s preference, which is some of Carly Rae Jepsen’s perfect pop? Hip-hop and EDM are also favorites of athletes on the skiing and hockey teams — nothing like some Lil Wayne and Avicii to set the mood, as freestyle skier Aaron Blunck and skeleton racer John Daly well know. Not everyone likes a pump-up song, of course. [Ted Ligety](http://time.com/5128627/31-athletes-to-watch-at-the-pyeongchang-winter-olympics/ "undefined"), a two-time gold medalist in skiing, prefers silence. “I like to hear my surroundings and be in the moment,” he told TIME. Luckily, his teammates have plenty of other suggestions to keep us motivated, whether we’re hitting the treadmill or the slopes. And if it’s celebratory music your’e seeking, the [women’s hockey team](http://time.com/5160051/usa-canada-womens-hockey-olympics/ "undefined") has you sorted: “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” should be queued up, of course. But only after a victory. 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