So, when will Team USA win its first gold medal? Here's a look at some of the upcoming opportunities: Women's Alpine Skiing Slalom Mikaela Shiffrin is competing in the women's slalom for a chance to bring home the USA’s first gold medal at the 2022 ...
Speed Skating 5 of 9 Rick Bowmer/Associated Press One of the best Team USA stories for the Beijing Games is centered on a couple of speed skaters. Erin Jackson, the world's top-ranked 500-meter skater, slipped at the U.S. Olympic Trials and finished third, missing out on qualifying f...
German figure skaters Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot skated to a gold medal for pairs figure skating, after judges awarded them a record of 159.31 points. Their stunning, near-flawless free skate brought them back from third place, where they had been after Wednesday's short program...
wishing to be a part of those teams,” Lee said. “To be up on that stage, holding a gold medal a year later was the most rewarding and surreal moment I’ve experienced. All of that work I put in behind the scenes finally came to fruition.” ...
Speed Skating Quota spots have been allocated based on World Cup events scheduled for November and December. Countries can have up to nine skaters per gender if they qualify for the team pursuit and earn the maximum number of quota spots in every individual event. ...
the highest U.S. finisher in the event. She was one of seven skaters who won the Tokyo 2020 Fair Play award afterconsoling a fellow competitorduring the finals. Wettstein, who began skating when she was five, earned a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games and a fifth-place finish...
Team United States reacts after defeating Sweden 10-7 to win the men\'s curling gold medal game at Gangneung Curling Centre on February 24, 2018. "We always knew we had it in us, but to do it when it matters most is what I'm most proud of overall," said U.S. vice Tyler George...
Red Gerard, the defending Olympic champion inmen's snowboard slopestyle, sets out to hang on to his gold medal in the final of that event at 12:00 (11:00pm ET day before, 8:00pm PT day before). And there's also a potential medal in speed skating throughBrittan...
“To be up on that stage, holding a gold medal a year later was the most rewarding and surreal moment I’ve experienced. All of that work I put in behind the scenes finally came to fruition.” He knew exactly where he wanted to put the medal when he returned home. “Wh...
Courtesy of United States Speedskating Which events are you going for gold in Beijing? I’m eyeing the 1000m, 1500m, Mass Start, and Team Pursuit events. What skaters or athletes did you look up to when you were a kid—and who was your biggest influence as an athlete, coach, and/or...