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Time’s Most Influential Teens include 4 Olympians, one Pyeongchang hopeful

Rio Olympic champions Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky and Laurie Hernandez plus Refugee Olympic team swimmer Yusra Mardini made Time magazine’s list — The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016.

Chloe Kim, a 16-year-old U.S. snowboarder eyeing the Pyeongchang Olympics, also made the list.

Kim and Ledecky also made the 2015 list, along with New Zealand Olympic golfer Lydia Ko.

In Rio, Biles became the first female gymnast to earn four golds at a single Games since 1984. Ledecky became the second swimmer to sweep the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyles at a single Olympics.