World Fame 100: Meet the 25 most famous women athletes in the world
22. Evgenia Medvedeva
Russia, figure skating
Expectations were so high for the 18-year-old Russian that a silver medal at Pyeongchang could only be seen as a disappointment. Evgenia Medvedeva had been undefeated in international competition for more than two years until she suffered a foot injury just two months before the Olympics. When she lost the gold medal to younger training partner Alina Zagitova, then 15, Medvedeva put on a brave face. But in May, she announced she was splitting with her longtime coach, who also trains Zagitova. Off the ice, Medvedeva is a self-proclaimed anime and K-pop fan: She's skated in a Sailor Moon outfit, tweets about her favorite shows -- including figure skating anime series Yuri on Ice -- and, most important for her, met K-pop band EXO at the closing ceremonies. -- Elaine Teng