Nyjah Huston
Sport: Skateboarding
Status: Qualified for 2021 Summer Olympics! "I hope that skateboarding gets a lot of new fans out there and that people start to fall in love with it and get to realize that it's a really fun thing to do and a really fun thing to watch, especially as far as the competition goes," Nyjah explained to E! News. "I'm stoked that the Olympics finally put skateboarding in there."
Caeleb Dressel
Sport: Swimming
Status: TBD! All eyes are on the Olympic hopeful who is already being compared to Michael Phelps after he beat the swimmer's time in the 100m butterfly.
Caroline Marks
Sport: Surfing
Status: Qualified for 2021 Summer Olympics
Simone BIles
Sport: Gymnastics
Status: TBD. "Hopefully the Olympics can still be put on, even if it means we're in a bubble. I'll basically do anything at this moment…It just is a matter of time until we hear what the Olympic Committee has to say and what their precautions are going to be going forward," she said on NBC's Today show in January 2021. "But whatever they say they want us to do, I'm in 100 percent."
Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego
Sport: Distance Running
Status: Qualified for 2021 Summer Olympics
Katie Ledecky
Sport: Swimming
Status: TBD! "I'm just focused on my same goals," the Olympian shared on Today this summer. "We know we have another year to prepare and I'm going to try to use this year to improve and use it as an opportunity."
John John Florence
Sport: Surfing
Status: Qualified for 2021 Summer Olympics
Michael Phelps
Sport: Swimming
Status: Retired! After making history with his gold medal wins, Michael is a proud husband and father of three focused on expanding his foundation. He is also set to appear in HBO Sports' upcoming documentary The Weight of Gold.
Haley Anderson
Sport: Swimming
Status: Qualified for 2021 Summer Olympics
Gabby Douglas
Sport: Gymnastics
Status: TBD! All signs point to an Olympic athlete who is ready to enjoy other opportunities like acting and training up-and-coming gymnasts. "I'm just so grateful that I get to experience the world and other people and to just be in this position," she told Pop Sugar in 2019.
Aliphine Tuliamuk
Sport: Marathon Running
Status: Qualified for 2021 Summer Olympics
Ryan Lochte
Sport: Swimming
Status: Does not qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. In June 2021, he placed seventh in the 200-meter individual medley at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska. To be eligible to compete in the Olympics, he would have needed to come in first or second.
"I still want to race, but as far as another Olympic trials, I don't know about that," he told reporters. "I'll be 40. That's pushing it. But we'll see. I mean, anything can happen. I can take years off and come back and be stronger than ever, who knows."
Carissa Moore
Sport: Surfing
Status: Qualified for 2021 Summer Olympics
Missy Franklin
Sport: Swimming
Status: Retired! Back in Dec. 2018, the five-time Olympic gold medalist announced she was finished with competitive swimming. "It took me a long time to say the words, 'I am retiring,'" she wrote to ESPN. "A long, long time. But now I'm ready. I'm ready to not be in pain every day. I'm ready to become a wife, one day a mother. I'm ready to continue growing each and every day to be the best person and role model I can be. I'm ready for the rest of my life."
Jordan Wilimovsky
Sport: Swimming
Status: Qualified for 2021 Summer Olympics
Allyson Felix
Sport: Track & Field
Status: TBD! The four-time Olympian previously told ESPN that she is training on city streets or whatever green spaces haven't been closed because of Coronavirus restrictions in California. "I'm used to fighting," she shared. "That's what we've been doing. Now we just continue on. You get your focus and do what you have to do."
Jade Carey
Sport: Gymnastics
Status: Qualified for 2021 Summer Olympics
Conor Dwyer
Sport: Swimming
Status: Retired! Back in Oct. 2019, Conor announced he was done with competing. "It has been an incredible ride and I have accomplished more than my wildest dreams," he wrote on Instagram. "It was an honor to represent my country alongside my teammates."
Nathan Adrian
Sport: Swimming
Status: TBD! The Olympian is hoping to earn more medals in 2021. "Trainings actually been going really well all things considered," he shared on Today. "Right when we got into shelter in place, I ordered some weights and got that for my garage. Our Olympic sized pools are still closed so we're training in some smaller pools but we're grateful to be in the water."