Hello from Milan and Cortina, there Johannes Høsflot KlæboNorwegian cross-country skier, won his ninth gold medal, giving him the most in the history of the Winter Olympics.
Also, Italian Alpine skier Federica Brignone won another gold less than a year after the violent crash, along with two Dutch Femke Kok again Jutta Leerdam America’s sovereignty was brought down Erin Jackson in the 500-meter speedskating final.
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American speedskater Erin Jackson500 meters gold medalist, had a chance to defend his title today. He had a solid start, though Femke Kokthis year’s favourite, from the Netherlands, sped past him and finished in a blazing time of 36.49 seconds, an Olympic record.
Afterward, Jackson skated over to Kok, smiling and patting him on the back in congratulations. Jackson finished fifth, 0.05 seconds away from bronze. The Netherlands’ Jutta Leerdam he took silver after earlier winning the 1,000 meters final at the Games.
Meanwhile, an American Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin He failed to get a medal today from the giant. On Wednesday, she will compete in the slalom, her last chance to avoid missing a medal in a second straight Olympic Games.
The US men’s hurling team upset Sweden today 8-5, and the US men’s hockey team defeated Germany 5-1. With that victory, the Americans won their group and advanced to the quarterfinals; Canada and Slovakia won the other two groups.
The pairs figure skating competition also started today with the short program. A German couple Nikita Volodin again Minerva Fabienne Hase posted 80.01 points and is in first place. The two American pairs are in 7th and 9th place, and the free skate is scheduled for tomorrow.
Athlete Spotlight
of Italy Federica Brignone it shouldn’t be here at the Winter Olympics. He tore his ACL and suffered multiple fractures in an accident last April, and just returned to competition in Jan. 20. But less than a month later, he is not only participating but dominating.
Brignone, wearing a distinctive helmet featuring a tiger, claimed her second gold medal of the Games today when she won the women’s giant slalom. Her combined time was more than two runs (2:13.50) nearly a full second better than American legend Mikaela Shiffrin, who finished 11th.
Brignone said the injury was so bad that he was “very close to not being able to be an athlete anymore” and was unable to walk.
“Actually, I was happy to be at the Olympics. For me, it was a success, like something special, that’s why I think I won, because I was just happy and grateful to be here,” Brignone told the correspondent of NBC News. Molly Hunter after the competition.
Now, he has won gold in giant slalom and super-G. Today, as he ran across the finish line, he heard the Italian crowd roaring behind him. That’s how he saw that he was going to win.
“Just the crowd, I heard a lot, then I turned around and saw number 1,” he said.
Historical performance
There is a new king of the Winter Olympics. Cross-country skiing star Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won his ninth career gold medal today, breaking a tie with three other Norwegian athletes who have retired.
Klæbo strengthened the 4×7.5-kilometer relay team that took first place. It was his fourth Milan Cortina Games gold.
“I just tried to enjoy the moments today,” he said. “To be able to do that and take the ninth with the team is important, and there couldn’t be a better way to do it.”
The opposite thing? He’s not done yet. Klæbo is expected to enter two more races. If he wins both, he will join the American swimmer Michael Phelps as the only Olympian to win more than 10 gold medals.
“It was a little easier to prepare for this Olympics than the last Olympics and the world championships last year,” said Klæbo. “Having fun along the way is also important, and I think it shows in the results.”
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When to watch
The US women’s hockey team plays Sweden in the regional semifinals in the gold medal game. Pair figure skating will award medals, and three American women are in contention for the monobob podium.
All times are in the East, and an asterisk indicates a medal event:
Monday, February 16
- 3:05 am: Curling, women’s round-robin (Sweden vs. Switzerland, China vs. Canada, Denmark vs. Great Britain)
- 4 a.m.: Alpine skiing, men’s slalom run 1
- 4 a.m.: Bobsled, two-person heat 1
- 5 a.m.: Short track speedskating, women’s 1,000-meter quarterfinal
- 5:17 am: Short track speedskating, men’s 500 meter heat
- 5:57 am: Bobsled, two-person heat 2
- 6:06 am: Short track speedskating, men’s 5,000 meter relay semifinal
- 6:47 am: Short track speedskating, women’s 1,000m final*
- 7:30 a.m.: Alpine skiing, men’s slalom runs 2*
- 8:05 a.m.: Curling, men’s round-robin (Great Britain vs. Norway, Czechia vs. Canada, Sweden vs. Germany, Italy vs. China)
- 10:40 a.m.: Women’s hockey, semi-finals, USA vs. Sweden
- 12pm: Ski jumping, men’s senior team trial round
- 1 p.m.: Bobsled, women’s monobob heat 3
- 1:05pm: Curling, women’s round-robin (USA vs. Italy, Korea vs. China, Switzerland vs. Great Britain, Japan vs. Canada)
- 1:30 pm: Freestyle skiing, women’s freeski big air final*
- 1:43 p.m.: Ski jumping, men’s elite team, second round
- 2 p.m.: Figure skating, pair skating, free skate*
- 2:20 pm: Ski jumping, men’s team final round*
- 3:06 p.m.: Bobsled, women’s monobob heat 4*
- 3:10 pm: Women’s hockey, semi-finals, Canada vs. Switzerland
That’s it for now! We will be back tomorrow.
