The 2018 Winter Olympics are well underway in Pyeongchang, South Korea, but excitement about the games is continuing to grow here in Canada (thanks hockey!). But don’t miss these events later on today. Mirai Nagasu, who nine days ago became the first us woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics, didn’t manage to pull it off again on Wednesday.
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The 2018 Winter Olympics is now underway, with almost 3,000 athletes competing in various sports to earn the gold medals.
Quite simply, the rivalry between Team Canada and the United States women is as good – if not better – than those in any other professional or amateur sport, and has been for quite some time.
The most surprising skate of the day came from Hungary’s Ivett Toth, who took the ice in a biker outfit and skated to AC/DC.
Wednesday’s Olympic events kick off with curling and cross-country skiing earlier in the day. Download the Team USA app today.
Lindsey Vonn of the US reacts after an event in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Mack finished in third place, Corning finished in fourth and Gerard just squeaked into the finals in sixth place. Gracenote, an worldwide data analytics company, first predicted that Canada would win 33 medals, but have recently lowered that figure to 28.
Jessie Diggins and the United States women’s cross-country skiing team attempt to win the US’s first gold medal in a women’s cross-country event.
American skier Lindsey Vonn during a training run ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics.
But Vonn is not strong in slalom and likely will not have much of a shot at the podium. She’s one of the nicest people on the World Cup, and she really deserved it.
Finally, all eyes will be on Team Canada as they face Finland in the men’s hockey quarterfinals.
It’s been a long four years since the thrilling end in Sochi, and now we’re finally ready for Team USA to face Canada again for Olympic gold in women’s hockey.
The victor of this game will likely face the Olympic Athletes from Russian Federation, who still need to play against the victor of Slovenia vs. Norway.
Brady Leman took home a gold to give Canada its first Olympic medal in men’s ski cross. Ben Berend, Ben Loomis, and the brother team of Bryan and Taylor Fletcher are Team USA’s entry. As a child, Bryan battled leukemia.
The Dutch set a new world record of 4:03.471 in the B finals held minutes before the A finals, breaking South Korea’s record of 4:04.222 set in 2016 at a World Cup event in Salt Lake City, Utah. Same procedure as usual, short program first and then in two days time the free skate where the medals are decided. The teams with the four best records will play in the semifinal round.
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Kevin Koe’s rink in on to the semifinals against the US after downing Denmark 8-3. The women are their only bobsled entry this year.
