Lineup

OLYMPIC PREVIEW

56 MEET TEAM USA

Perhaps their stories resonate because these athletes are us

By Phil Taylor

66 MIKAELA SHIFFRIN

Just 18, the skier is a once-in-a-generation talent

By Tim Layden

74 NEW SPORTS

Amping up the X factor with gravity-defying disciplines

By Austin Murphy

80 RUSSIAN HOCKEY

Alex Ovechkin's mission to bring the gold back home

By Michael Farber

88 MEDAL PICKS

Who will reach the podium in all 98 events

By Brian Cazeneuve

SUPER BOWL XLVIII PREVIEW

36 Protect This House

An inside look at the elaborate security plan

By Thayer Evans

50 Extra Points

The keys for Denver and Seattle

42 The Halftime Show

From afterthought to ratings sensation

By Austin Murphy

52 Words with ... Terry + Howie

2 | SI Digital

4 | Leading Off

10 | The Mail

12 | Scorecard

22 | Faces in The Crowd

25 | Just My Type

Dan Patrick: Warren Buffett's billion-dollar strategy

96 | Point After

Richard Sherman: Lessons on living in the (big) moment

FOUR PHOTOS

PHOTOGRAPHS BY SIMON BRUTY/SI

FOR THE FIRST TIME SI HAS FOUR OLYMPIC PREVIEW COVERS, ALL AVAILABLE ON NEWSSTANDS. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Gracie Gold, Mikaela Shiffrin, Bode Miller, Jamie Anderson and Arielle Gold