In a sport dominated by the Dutch, the United States usually holds its own in speedskating, and it has a handful of medal favorites heading into Pyeongchang.
The Americans are looking to rebound from a porous showing four years ago in Sochi in which they failed to pick up a single speedskating medal.
As expected, the Netherlands has a bevy of talent in each event that will take place over the next two weeks, but the United States could sneak on to the top of the podium like it did in 2010 by way of Shani Davis in the 1,000-meters.