Hello from Milan and Cortina, there in Brazil Lucas Pinheiro Braathen he won gold in the men’s giant slalom, making history for all of South America. Again, American Jordan Stolz continued his march towards four speedskating medals at the Games.
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Live from Milan Cortina
In This is Jordan Stolz’s place seeking four speedskating gold medals at these Olympics, he had to face his toughest test today in the 500m final. In his pair, Stolz was compared to the Netherlands. Jenning de Booone of his top rivals.
It didn’t matter.
Stolz ran 33.77 seconds, while de Boo was 0.11 seconds behind.
After they crossed the finish line, de Boo slipped and slid across the border. He stayed on the ice as Stolz took a lap and waved to the crowd.
Stolz is now 2-for-2 in these games. A few days ago, he won gold and set an Olympic record in the 1,000-meter race. He will run in the 1500m final and his first mass final next week.
Also: Team USA men’s hockey overcame an early deficit and eventually defeated Denmark, winning 6-3.
On the slopes, Jaelin Kauf became the most decorated skater in US Olympic history today when she took second place in the dual moguls in Australia. Jakara Anthony. It was the third Olympic silver medal of Kauf’s career, and he was not the only American to earn a medal, as Liz Lemley he took the copper. Lemley had won the moguls gold medal a few days earlier.
Yesterday, there was a stir among the men after Team Sweden accused Canada of cheating by allegedly touching the stone after it was released. World Curling has issued a verbal warning to Team Canada “regarding the language used” as it defends itself.
Athlete Spotlight
When it comes to winning medals at the Winter Olympics, athletes from South American countries had won 0 medals for 102 years.
Until Saturday.
After Lucas Pinheiro Braathen from Brazil won the men’s slalom pole, he said he hoped that the win “will inspire other kids out there that, despite what they wear, no matter what they look like, no matter where they come from, they can follow their dreams and be who they really are. Because that is the real source of happiness in life.”
Pinheiro Braathen grew up in Oslo, Norway, to a Norwegian father and a Brazilian mother. He skated in Norway until he retired three years ago at the age of 23. But after taking a trip to Brazil to relieve stress, she came away determined to get back on the ice while representing her mother’s country. It was a historic decision.
“I can’t even grasp the truth, as I’m standing here right now,” he said after winning his first Olympic medal. “I’m just trying to find some kind of feeling here and translate it into words, even though it’s impossible.”
Behind the scenes
Broadcasting these Winter Olympics requires more than 800 cameras, but 25 stole the show in Milan Cortina, in particular.
Welcome to the drone Olympics, where 25 drones – including 15 “first-person view” drones – provide bird’s-eye views of skaters, speed skaters, lugers and more, videos that have attracted rave reviews from fans and other athletes. Pilots like Jelmer PoelsmaThe 26-year-old, who has been piloting airplanes for 11 years, has become as popular as some athletes. Like all the other pilots who use the drones of 15 “first-person view”, Poelsma wears glasses while sitting near the area that ensures that the drone does not get too close to the athletes.
“There is no room for error,” Poelsma said.
Drones are unique to the game it covers; those used in Alpine skiing can fly up to 75 mph. To be safe, they must fly behind or be moved to the side of their competitors. Changing batteries requires a quick change one transmission official likened to an F1 pit stop. Drones have been used in Olympic coverage since 2014, but their increased use in Italy was prompted by organizers’ desire to attract the attention of casual sports fans who make up half of the viewing audience.
“We are using the technological revolution,” he said Yiannis Exarchosthe CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services, “only if it adds to the story we’re telling.”
Photo of the day
When to watch
Mikaela Shiffrin looks to bounce back after a disappointing performance earlier in the Games against the giant slalom legend. Erin Jackson looks to defend his title in the 500 meters, against the Dutch duo of Jutta Leerdam again Femke Kok among others. Elana Meyers Taylorthe most decorated female bobsledder and Black Winter Olympian of all time, will officially compete in her fifth Olympics when she takes part in the women’s monobob.
All times are in the East, and an asterisk indicates a medal event:
Sunday, February 15
- 3:05 am: Curling, men’s round-robin (USA vs. Sweden, Germany vs. Great Britain, Norway vs. Italy)
- 4 a.m.: Alpine skiing, women’s giant slalom runs 1
- 4 a.m.: Bobsled, women’s monobob heat 1
- 4:30 a.m.: Freestyle skiing, two men’s moguls 1/16 finals
- 5 a.m.: Freestyle skiing, two men’s moguls 1/8 finals
- 5:15 a.m.: Biathlon, men’s 12.5km sprint
- 5:20 a.m.: Freestyle skiing, two moguls quarterfinals
- 5:35 a.m.: Freestyle skiing, semi-final of two moguls
- 5:46 am: Freestyle skiing, double moguls finals*
- 5:50 a.m.: Bobsled, women’s monobob heat 2
- 6 a.m.: Cross-country skiing, men’s 4×7.5km race*
- 6:10 am: Men’s hockey, Switzerland vs. Czechia
- 7:30 a.m.: Alpine skiing, women’s giant slalom runs 2*
- 7:45 a.m.: Snowboarding, mixed team cross quarterfinals
- 8:05 a.m.: Curling, women’s round-robin (Japan vs. Korea, Denmark vs. Italy, Great Britain vs. Sweden, USA vs. China)
- 8:15 a.m.: Snowboarding, mixed team cross country semifinals
- 8:35 a.m.: Snowboarding, cross country finals*
- 8:45 a.m.: Biathlon, women’s 10km pursuit
- 10 am: Speedskating, the men’s team is in pursuit of the quarterfinals
- 10:40 a.m.: Men’s hockey, Canada vs. France
- 11:03 am: Speedskating, women’s 500m*
- 12pm: Skeleton, mixed team*
- 12:45 p.m.: Ski jumping, women’s big hill round 1
- 1:05pm: Curling, men’s round-robin (China vs. Canada, USA vs. Norway, Italy vs. Czechia, Great Britain vs. Switzerland)
- 1:30 pm: Freestyle skiing, men’s big air freeski 1
- 1:45 p.m.: Figure skating, a short figure skating program
- 1:57 p.m.: Ski jumping, women’s final round of the big hill*
- 2:15 pm: Freestyle skiing, freeski air qualification for 2 men
- 3 p.m.: Freestyle skiing, big air freeski for 3 men
- 3:10 pm: Men’s hockey, USA vs. Germany
- That’s it for now! We will be back tomorrow.
