5. Marit Bjorgen (Norway)

Bjorgen, 37, triumphed in the women's 30km cross-country and 4x5km cross-country relay ski at the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games. With two golds, one silver and two bronzes in PyoengChang, the Norweigian skiing idol became the third athlete to bag eight golds in the Winter Games and the most decorated winter Olympian of all time with 15 medals to her name. She announced her retirement on April 6.

6. Zhu Ting (China)

The 24-year-old team captain of China's volleyball squad, Zhu helped China win the Asian Games championship and finish with a bronze medal at the World Championship, where she was awarded Best Outside Spiker. She won the Turkish Women's Volleyball League champion with Vakifbank Istanbul. She also helped the Turkish club to defend the CEV Champions League title and was awarded Best Player and Best Outside Spiker of the tournament.

7. Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan)

The 24-year-old Hanyu won gold in the men's figure skating at the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games despite an ankle injury, becoming the first man to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals since 1952. He was crowned at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Moscow while breaking his own world record with 110.53 points.

8. Lewis Hamilton (Britain)

The 33-year-old Hamilton won 11 Grand Prix titles and claimed his fifth Formula One world championship, joining Juan Manuel Fangio (5) and Michael Schumacher (7) as drivers with five or more world championship titles.

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