While you were sleeping: USA won the halfpipe (again), Netherlands won speed skating gold (again)
While most of the United States was fast asleep, the Winter Olympics were in full swing on the other side of the world in PyeongChang, South Korea. Luckily we stayed awake to monitor the fun. Here are the most important things that you missed while you were sleeping.
Results Highlights:
SNOWBOARDING: Team USA’s Shaun White didn’t dominate like 17 year-old Chloe Kim did yesterday, but he came away with a gold medal nonetheless. He trailed Japan’s Ayumu Hirano, who threw down back-to-back 1440s, heading into the third run. The American answered with back-to-back 1440s of his own to score a 97.75 and win his third Olympic gold medal. Hirano finished with another silver medal – he finished second in Sochi four years ago – and Australia’s Scott James edged American Ben Ferguson to win the bronze.
SPEED SKATING: The U.S. hasn’t won a women’s speed skating medal since 2002, but with two women in the finals of the 1,000-meter race they had a shot of ending that drought. They’ll have to wait a little bit longer though. Brittany Bowe faded down the stretch of her race to finish in fourth and teammate Jerica Tandiman finished in 28th. The Netherlands continued their speed skating dominance with another gold medal. Jorien ter Mors set an Olympic record en route to the gold while Japan’s Nao Kodaira and Miho Takagai took silver and bronze respectively.
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Headlines
The ugly story of Shaun White’s sexual harassment lawsuit : It wasn’t all gold medals and smiles for White after the halfpipe finals. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, it’s hard to reconcile Shaun White the athlete and Shaun White the person … Continue reading.
Mikaela Shiffrin’s PyeongChang debut postponed: Shiffrin will have to wait another day to take the slopes and defend her gold medal. High winds have pushed the slalom back another day … Continue reading.
Heartbreak continues for British speed skater: Four years ago in Sochi, Elise Christie was disqualified from all three of her races. Looking for redemption in PyeongChang, Christie made it to the finals of the 500m before … Continue reading.
Unified Korean women’s hockey team breaks through: The unified Korean women’s hockey team was shut out of their first two games, but they made a breakthrough against Japan. Trailing 2-0, they scored their first goal of the Olympics … Continue reading.
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• Photos: Olympians’ first and biggest fans – their parents
• South Korean fans shower Canadian skater with threats, abuse after controversy
• American, Russian skeleton racers not on speaking terms
