--- description: They know the best filters for their Sochi pics title: The 20 Best Olympians to Follow on Instagram image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The 20 Best Olympians To Follow on Instagram  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Feb 6, 2014 6:33 PM CUT  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Feb 6, 2014 6:33 PM CUT Like beautiful views, big air and athlete hijinks? We’ve rounded up the most fun and interesting athletes to follow on Instagram as they document their trip to Sochi. Follow them to get a behind-the-scenes look at the 2014 Winter Olympics or just check out the gorgeous pics and videos we loved below. [**Bode Miller, Alpine Skier, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/millerbode "undefined") Olympic and World Cup championship gold medalist in skiing [**Bobby Brown, Freestyle Skier, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/bobby%5Fbrown1 "undefined") Freestyle skier and winner of both the SlopeStyle and Big Air events at the Winter X Games XIV [**Joss Christensen, Freestyle Skier, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/josschristensen "undefined") First-time Olympian in Sochi [**Julia Mancuso, Alpine Skier, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/juliamancuso "undefined") Won gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics for the giant slalom and silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics for both downhill and combined [**Russ Henshaw, Freestyle Skier, Australian Olympic Team**](http://instagram.com/russhenshaw "undefined") Won a silver medal in Slopestyle at the Winter X Games XV [**Sarah Hendrickson, Ski Jumper, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/schendrickson "undefined") This is the first year the Olympics have a women’s ski jumping event. At only 19, Hendrickson has won U.S. title and a World Championship gold [**Ted Ligety, Alpine Skier, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/ted%5Fligety "undefined") Won the 2006 Winter Olympics gold medal in Alpine skiing and is a four-time World Cup Champion [**Greg Bretz, Snowboarding, Halfpipe, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/gregbretzz "undefined")**‘** Placed 12th in the 2010 Olympics [**Hannah Teter,** ](http://instagram.com/hannahteter "undefined")[**Snowboarding**](http://topics.time.com/snowboarding/ "undefined")**, Halfpipe, Team USA** Won a gold medal in the halfpipe during the 2006 Winter Olympics [**Jamie Anderson, Snowboarding, Slopestyle, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/jamieandersonsnow "undefined") Competing in the slopestyle’s Olympic debut in Sochi [**Justin Reiter, Snowboarding, Alpine, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/justin%5Freiter "undefined") Earned a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in parallel slalom [**Mark McMorris, Snowboarding, Slopestyle, Canadian Olympic Team**](http://instagram.com/markmcmorris "undefined") Won gold medals at both 2012 and 2013 Winter X Games in slopestyle [**Nate Holland, Snowboarding, Snowboardcross, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/nateholland "undefined") Has won seven X Games gold medals [**Taylor Gold, Snowboarding, Halfpipe, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/taylor%5Fgold "undefined") Olympic rookie [**Kate Hansen, Luge, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/k8ertotz "undefined") Won the USA Luge National Championship in 2013 [**Lolo Jones, Bobsled, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/lolojones "undefined") Competed as a hurdler in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics [**J.R. Celski, Short Track Speedskating, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/celskeet "undefined") Won two bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics [**Kelly Clark, Snowboarding, Halfpipe, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/kellyclarkfdn "undefined") Won a gold medal at the 2002 Olympics and a bronze in 2010 [**Taylor Chace, Sled Hockey, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/taylorchace "undefined") Won gold with his team in the 2010 BC Paralympic Winter Games [**Monique Lamoureux, Women’s Hockey, Team USA**](http://instagram.com/moniquelam7 "undefined") Won silver with Team USA in 2010 Winter Olympics with her twin sister Jocelyn ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5236/20-best-olympians-instagram/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5236/20-best-olympians-instagram/"},"headline":"The 20 Best Olympians To Follow on Instagram","datePublished":"2014-02-06T18:33:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:07:03.215Z","description":"They know the best filters for their Sochi pics","url":"https://time.com/5236/20-best-olympians-instagram/","keywords":["Newsfeed","olympics","Athletes","Sochi","Instagram"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5236/20-best-olympians-instagram/","name":"The 20 Best Olympians To Follow on Instagram"}}]}] ```