Every Olympics I fall in love with a few new athletes who just make me believe in magic with their amazing talent. Last Olympics, it was Katie Ledecky and the Final Five (Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, and Aly Raisman). I have been following all of them since then because I believe they all have amazing futures and I can't wait to see what else they do.

This year, I am totally falling for with Adam Rippon, Chloe Kim, and Mirai Nagasu so far. Watching these athletes is so inspiring, and it's been fascinating to see some of the most talented U.S. athletes struggle with the duality of being forced to represent the U.S. while still being people of color, or from an immigrant family, or openly out and queer. These young adults are being attacked, subtly and even openly at times, by members of our own administration, just for being who they are.

Many of my friends don't pay a lot of attention to sports. There are a lot of 'sportsball' jokes in my circles. But I believe that the kind of work and sacrifice these people make to be truly great is admirable and that this moment may be the greatest time in their lives. They are all so proud to represent us. I think we owe it to them to be a people who are worth being proud to represent.

So -- read a little. Watch a little. Learn a little, even if sports aren't your thing. These athletes are representing us on the national stage at a time when they are sometimes, literally, under attack. If that isn't bravery, I don't know what is.

Also if someone wants to collab on a YA book about young female snowboarding competitor, I would read, support, work on, buy, and promote the stuffing out of that book.