Feb 16, 2018 - Sports

U.S. Olympians' rough day in Pyeongchang

Stef W. Kight

USA olympic skier disappointed — Mikaela Shiffrin after coming in 4th place. Photo: Tim Clayton / Getty

The U.S. had double disappointment in the Winter Olympics Friday morning (local time in Pyeongchang):

U.S. skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin, who won gold in giant slalom Thursday, came in fourth place in slalom Friday — an event she won four years ago and was favored to win again. Shiffrin would have been the first skier to win back-to-back golds in the event.
Figure skater Nathan Chen was expected to be a contender for gold in the men's competition, despite the favored reining champion, Yuzuru Hanyu, who has been on a winning streak. But Chen fell during his first jump — a quadruple lutz — and stumbled a few other times during his short program. He's currently in 17th place and will skate again tonight.

Better news: The U.S. hockey team had their first victory, beating Slovakia 2-1.

Medal count: Germany is in first place with nine gold medals, and Norway and the Netherlands are tied for second with six. The U.S. remains in fourth place with five.

Norway has the most medals overall with 19.

Coming up: Later tonight, U.S. Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn competes in the super-G, for which she received a bronze medal in 2010. Tomorrow morning, the U.S. men's ice hockey team will play the Olympic Athletes of Russia.

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