Day 1 of the last full week of this edition of the Winter Olympics, and a couple of very influential story from today!!!!
In Women's Curling, the United States lost to Italy 7-2, but maintain a strong position in the standings with a few matches left.
In Ski Jumping, the Super Team event was held, with Austria winning the team event, Poland winning silver, and Norway capturing the bronze. The Austrian team of Jan Hoerl and Stephan Einbacher taking home the gold.
In the Women's Big Air event for Freestyle Skiing, Canda took home the gold behind two fabulous runs by Megan Oldham, who was able to defeat Eileen Gu from China (silver) and Flora Tabanelli of the host country (Italy).
On the ice, the Pairs Figure Skating Free Program wrapped up the pairs, and the uber-talented team of Miora and Kihara vaulted from fifth to first to win the gold. The Georgian tandem of Metelkina and Berulara won silver - AND A LOT OF NEW FANS - with the German team winning bronze.
On a different ice surface, Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer won her second gold of these games by capturing the 1000-meter race, with Canadian skater Courtney Sarault winning silver and Kim Gilli of Korea winning bronze.
The women's hockey semi-finals concluded the way everybody wanted, with a Canada-US final. Canada narrowly defeated Switzerland 2-1 and the United States defeated Sweden 5-0, behind the efforts of 5 different goal scorers! Special note should go to Goalkeeper Aerin Frankel, as the United States has won all of its games by a collective score of 31-1, with that lone goal be surrendered in the very first match. In doing so, she is the first goalie to have 3 shutouts in one Olympics!
On the slopes, the Men's slalom was held with Swiss star Loic Meillard winning gold to earn an entire matching set from Milano-Cortina (Gold, Silver, Bronze). Austria's Fabio Gstrein earned silver after coming from WAY back after the first run. Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway won bronze to add to his country's leading medal total.
But the event of the day was the conclusion of the Women's Monobob competition in Bobsledding. As the leaders took their respective fourth runs, American Kaillie Armbruster Humphries set the standard with two sledders remaining. That run guaranteed her a bronze medal, which is where she finished after Germany's Laura Nolte took the lead with only Elana Meyers Taylor remaining. And Meyers Taylor did not disappoint. Despite slowing at the bottom of the track, Meyers Taylor finished .04 seconds ahead of Notle to win her first medal (and her 6th overall). Meyers Taylor became the fourth American with six overall Winter Olympics medals (Apolo Anton Ohno (8), Bonnie Blair (6) and Bode Miller (6)). She also became the oldest medalist in Winter Olympics history at age 41, breaking the record set in Beijing in 2022 set by ... Elana Meyers Taylor!!!
Athlete of the Day - Elana Meyers Taylor, USA, Bobsled
See everything above ...
U.S. Athlete of the Day - Aerin Frankel, Hockey
31-1 goal differential!!!
Upset of the Day - No major upsets today
Seriously.
Team of the Day - United States, Women's Hockey
Anything less than gold would be incredibly disappointing.
U.S. Team of the Day - United States, Women's Hockey
See above!
Olympic Term of the Day: Clap Skates - In Speed Skating, a clap skate is a type of ice skate used in speed skating, characterized by its unique design that allows the blade to detach from the heel during the skating stride. This design enables the skater to extend their leg more fully, which increases efficiency and speed.
Olympic Events Watched: Alpine Skiing, Bobsled, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing
USA Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearer Possibilities (listed alphabetically): Evan Bates, Madison Chock, Kendall Coyne, Jessie Diggins, Korey Dobkin, Ashley Farquharson, Breezy Johnson, Jaelin Kauf, Hilary Knight, Elizabeth Lemley, Austin Matthews, Elana Meyers Taylor, Ben Ogden, Jordan Stolz, Cory Thiesse,
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