Gold medalists Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin, and Kobe Bryant will join 150 other U.S. Olympic team members on the 23rd season premiere of The Oprah Winfrey Show September 8.

The Queen tape the show at Chicago’s Millennium Park next Wednesday

Oprah intends for the show to serve as “Welcome Home Celebration” and a chance to showcase Chi-Town as the city bids tp host the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Olympians, Dara Torres, Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh, Carmelo Anthony, Lisa Leslie, and Dwyane Wade will also appear.