2018 Winter Olympics: Luger Erin Hamlin named Team USA's flag bearer
Luger Erin Hamlin
Hamlin   who said the 2018 games will be her last  said receiving the honor from her fellow American athletes has been a bit surreal  and she expects she'll be emotional.
"Winning a medal is the effort you put in and the time and the work and sacrifice to succeed and achieve something "  Hamlin  said. "That's all on me. That's something I've done. Getting this honor is different because its people looking at the work you've put in and acknowledging that. It's my fellow Team USA athletes who gave me this. That means a ton."
"The nerves will be flying for sure "  Hamlin  said. "I slide that's what I do. Put me at the top of a track; that's my happy place. Walking out in front of a lot of people and even more people watching from home ... that's going to be way more nerve wracking."
 Luger Erin Hamlin  poses with U.S. flag after it’s announced Team USA athletes picked  her  to serve as flag-bearer for opening ceremonies. pic.twitter.com/tZFiFgkQsd — Aamer Madhani (@AamerISmad) February 8  2018
 She  joked that one of  her  siblings offered sage advice.
Hamlin   who said the 2018 games will be her last  said receiving the honor from her fellow American athletes has been a bit surreal  and she expects she'll be emotional.
"Winning a medal is the effort you put in and the time and the work and sacrifice to succeed and achieve something "  Hamlin  said. "That's all on me. That's something I've done. Getting this honor is different because its people looking at the work you've put in and acknowledging that. It's my fellow Team USA athletes who gave me this. That means a ton."
"The nerves will be flying for sure "  Hamlin  said. "I slide that's what I do. Put me at the top of a track; that's my happy place. Walking out in front of a lot of people and even more people watching from home ... that's going to be way more nerve wracking.[TGT]poses with U.S. flag after it’s announced Team USA athletes picked  [TGT]  to serve as flag-bearer for opening ceremonies. pic.twitter.com/tZFiFgkQsd — Aamer Madhani (@AamerISmad) February 8  2018
 [TGT]  joked that one of  [TGT]  siblings offered sage advice.