Online, a Diverse Winter Olympics. But on the Ground?

The short-track speedskater Maame Biney’s joy at being at the Winter Olympics have helped make her a social media star.PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — To say the Winter Olympics are not racially diverse is like noting the weather in Pyeongchang is cold. This is not surprising.

The Winter Games have deep Scandinavian roots, and draw athletes from the colder, predominantly white — and often wealthy — regions of the United States, Germany and Austria.

But looking across social media as the Games pick up, some of the biggest stars have been an unexpectedly diverse group.

With viral videos, trending topics and plenty of gifs, the internet has crowned some of the early fan favorites as the American…