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Meet the inspiring women competing for team GB in the Winter Olympics

These are the women who will represent team GB 💪
By Sagal Mohammed
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The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea are just around the corner and this year, Great Britain has sent its largest team of athletes to compete in the games with 59 members taking part.

Among them are 24 kickass women who'll be representing Britain in everything from ski cross to bobsleigh. Get to know them all ahead of the games held between 9 and 25 February.

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    Name: Lizzy Yarnold
    Age: 29
    Sport: Women's skeleton

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    Name: Anna Sloan
    Age: 27
    Sport: Women's Curling

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    Name: Laura Deas
    Age: 29
    Sport: Women's Skeleton

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    Name: Mica Moore
    Age: 24
    Sport: Women's bobsleigh

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    Name: Kathryn Thomson
    Age: 22
    Sport: Women's 500m, 1000m, 1500m

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    Name: Katie Summerhayes
    Age: 22
    Sport: Women's slopestyle

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    Name: Kelly Schafer
    Age: 36
    Sport: Women's curling

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    Name: Katie Ormerod
    Age: 20
    Sport: Women's slopestyle

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    Name: Eve Muirhead
    Age: 27
    Sport: Women's curling

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    Name: Vicki Adams
    Age: 28
    Sport: Women's curling

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    Name: Molly Summerhayes
    Age: 20
    Sport: Women's halfpipe

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    Name: Lauren Gray
    Age: 26
    Sport: Women's curling

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    Name: Penny Coomes
    Age: 28
    Sport: Ice dancing

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    Name: Mica McNeill
    Age: 24
    Sport: Women's bobsleigh

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    Name: Rowan Cheshire
    Age: 22
    Sport: Women's halfpipe

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    Name: Amanda Lightfoot
    Age: 31
    Sport: Women's 7.5km Sprint

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    Name: Charlotte Gilmartin
    Age: 27
    Sport: Women's 500m, 1000m, 1500m

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    Name: Elise Christie
    Age: 27
    Sport: Women's 500m, 1000m, 1500m

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    Name: Emily Sarsfield
    Age: 34
    Sport: Women's ski cross

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    Name: Charlie Guest
    Age: 24
    Sport: Women's slalom

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    Name: Aimee Fuller
    Age: 26
    Sport: Women's slopestyle

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    Name: Izzy Atkin
    Age: 19
    Sport: Women's slopestyle

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    Name: Alex Tilley
    Age: 24
    Sport: Women's giant slalom and slalom

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    Name: Annika Taylor
    Age: 24
    Sport: Multiple cross country

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