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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
