The final full week of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea continues on Wednesday with another full day of action.
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One semi-final is set with North American neighbors Canada and the United States facing off for a spot in the gold medal match while Sweden will take on the victor of Switzerland and Britain. The puck drops at 11:10 p.m. for the much-anticipated gold-medal game between the US and Canada. Papadakis suffered embarrassment during Monday’s routine when her dress slipped open but she and Cizeron were still on course for gold – until the Canadians delivered something special to become the most decorated Olympic skaters of all time.
The American had joked that she would require “medical miracles” to extend her trophy-laden career, although she has confirmed that she will race next season in a bid to better Ingemar Stenmark’s World Cup win record of 86.
Goggia finished in a time of 1 minute, 39.22 seconds to hold off Norwegian Ragnhild Mowinckel by 0.09 seconds.
Canada’s Noah Bowman competes during the men’s ski halfpipe at the Phoenix Snow Park on February 20, 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Jamie Anderson, who already won gold in the slopestyle, qualified sixth with 90 points while Julia Marino was ninth (85.20) and Jessika Jenson was 12th (76.25).
Focusing on getting more mentally tough paid off, the 28-year-old Olympian said.
Other West Shore athletes include Cecilia Winter, Eva Sagodi, Jessica Gray, and Juliette Porter competing in rhythmic gymnastics, Nicole Chan competing in Badminton and Emily Walzak who is competing in figure skating in the Special Olympics.
Lindsey Vonn has a chance to add to America’s medal count when she competes in the women’s downhill starting at 9 p.m. We’ve taken the proper road I think and embraced it and it’s fun.
Vonn entered the race knowing that it was likely to be her final downhill ever at the Olympics. They’ll face off against Switzerland with two games remaining.
This Olympics also saw several breakout athletes find success in their Winter Games debuts.
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“I was really giving attention to every little detail, moving like a samurai – usually I’m pretty chaotic”, Goggia said. “Exactly 30 years ago when I was his age, my dad brought me to the Seoul Olympic Games”, said South Korean shopper Alex Lee. If Vonn does end up hanging up her skis, what does life look like after skiing? Lim was slightly ahead of Hwang in second place at the start, but Hwang took over in the second lap and remained ahead of his teammate, with the fourth skater, Samuel Girard of Canada, unable to find space to make his move.
