What do athletes eat for breakfast? Reddit Olympics series is ready for your questions

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published July 19, 2017

Hilary Knight, U.S. women's hockey player — Hilary Knight of the U.S. Women's National Hockey Team, who is scheduled to participate in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. She is the first athlete to partake in Reddit's first Olympic-related Ask Me Anything conversation series. USOC / NBC Olympics

How long do Olympic athletes train anyways? Do they really eat Wheaties for breakfast? If you find yourself asking these types of questions while watching the Olympic games on television, Reddit now has a place for you to do that. Ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Reddit is launching its conversation series (Ask Me Anything, or AMA) with more than 25 U.S. athletes. In the AMA, Reddit users (Redditors) can ask the Olympians themselves about their training, preparation, goals, etc. The AMA – Reddit’s first-ever Olympic AMA – launches on July 19 and lasts until December 6.

The Olympic AMA runs weekly, with a new AMA guest every Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. (EST). The series profiles athletes scheduled to represent the U.S. next February.

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The conversations kick off with Hilary Knight, a U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team player who has already won two silver medals at the 2010 Vancouver and 2014 Sochi games — considered by many to be one of the top female players in the world. The series continue across multiple events, from bobsledding to figure skating, in both the Olympic and Paralympic games

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Each AMA, Reddit says, will give users a glimpse at what it’s like to go for the gold. The discussions are expected to include questions about training and the overall experience, as well as less serious “Reddit Gold” puns. Reddit says that Redditors have long shown an interest in the games: They launched the discussions for the 2018 Winter Olympics right after the 2016 games closing ceremonies, asking questions and producing original content including funny GIFs.

Reddit expects to add some surprise guests, but the current schedule is slated to include:

Hillary Knight, Women’s Hockey, July 19
Aja Evans, Bobsled, July 26
Nick Goepper, free skier, August 2
Ashley Wagner, figure skating, August 9
Lindsey Jacobellis, snowboard, August 16
McRae Williams, free skier, August 23
Gracie Gold, figure skating, August 30
Maddie Bowman, free skier, September 6
Chris Mazdzer, luge, September 13
Josh Pauls, sled hockey, September 20
Jamie Sinclair, curling, October 4
Mike Schultz, para snowboard, October 11
Adam Rippon, figure skating, October 18
Maddie Mastro, snowboard, October 25
Travis Ganong, alpine skiing, November 1
Madison Chock and Evan Bates, ice dancing, November 8
Erin Hamlin, luge, November 22
Amy Purdy, para snowboard, December 6

Again, each conversation begins at 1 p.m. EST. The first discussion with Knight will begin on the r/hockey Reddit page.

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