Feb 18, 2022 - Sports

In photos: Beijing Winter Olympics Day 14 highlights

China's Gu Ailing Eileen takes part in a practice session ahead of her Olympic gold medal-winning freestyle skiing women's freeski halfpipe final run on Feb. 18.

China's Gu Ailing Eileen takes part in a practice session ahead of her Olympic gold medal-winning freestyle skiing women's freeski halfpipe final run at the Genting Snow Park H & S Stadium in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 18. Photo: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

Eileen Gu, Team China's 18-year-old U.S.-born skier, led the Winter Olympics highlights on Thursday — winning her second Beijing Games gold medal, this time in the freeski halfpipe.

The big picture: Team USA's men's curling team put up a good fight but lost their bronze medal match 8-5 to Canada on Day 14 of the Games.

American John Shuster reacts during the men's bronze medal game of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games curling competition against Canada Feb. 18.
Team USA's John Shuster reacts during the men's Olympic bronze medal game against Canada at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing on Feb. 18. Photo: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images
American Frank Delduca and his team take part in the 4-man bobsleigh training at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Feb. 18.
American Frank Delduca and his team take part in the 4-man bobsleigh training at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Yanqing on February 18, 2022. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images)
France's Jean Frederic Chapuis, Germany's Daniel Bohnacker and Switzerland's Alex Fiva during the men's Olympic ski cross 1/8 finals at Genting Snow Park on in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 18.
France's Jean Frederic Chapuis, Germany's Daniel Bohnacker and Switzerland's Alex Fiva during the men's Olympic ski cross 1/8 finals at Genting Snow Park on in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 18. Photo: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Finland's Harri Pesonen scores his team's second goal during the men's play-off semifinal match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games ice hockey competition against Slovakia Feb. 18.
Finland's Harri Pesonen scores his team's second goal during the men's play-off semifinal match of the Olympic ice hockey competition against Slovakia at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Feb. 18. Photo: Matt Slocum/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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