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Hendrickson 19th In Normal Hill Finals

By Tom Kelly
February, 13 2018
Sarah Hendrickson finished 19th in the women's normal hill final at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre. (Getty Images - Clive Mason)
Sarah Hendrickson finished 19th in the women's normal hill final at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre. (Getty Images - Clive Mason)

Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, Utah) soared into the darkness Monday night at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center to lead the USA women in their normal hill Olympic competition. Hendrickson, making her second Olympic appearance, finished 19th. Norway’s Maren Lundby took gold with Katharina Althaus of Germany silver. Bronze went to Japan’s Sara Takanashi, one of the sport’s biggest stars who had missed the medals in its debut in 2014.

Hendrickson combined jumps of 86.0 and 88.0 meters for a score of 160.6. In her Olympic debut, veteran Abby Ringquist (Park City, Utah) soared 77.0 and 90.0 meters to finish 29th. Nita Englund (Florence, Wis.), also in her first Olympics, was 31st.

“I came here to smile and have fun,” said Hendrickson. “It’s the Olympics - there’s nothing better than that.”

The event was another milestone for the American pioneers of women’s ski jumping with Ringquist taking the final ride of her career. “I’m so proud of myself for pushing myself the last four years and working my butt off to get to the Olympics,” said Ringquist, who had narrowly missed the 2014 team. “It’s been such a unique experience - I’m living my childhood dream.”

Like Hendrickson, she sees herself as a mentor to new athletes coming into the sport. “There are some great young girls coming up and I was lucky enough to watch them compete in a World Cup a few years ago and pass the torch. I look forward to guiding them.”

Hendrickson also reflected on the growth of the sport. “The progression of women’s ski jumping since Sochi is tremendous. We have way more athletes and countries and I’m proud to be a part of it. It’s cool to see younger girls coming up - we love to see them on the start list and look to the future.”

Englund had to nervously wait out the round, just missing the cut in 31st hoping to get a second jump.

All three Olympians will remain in PyeongChang taking in the Olympics and marching in the closing ceremony. Both Hendrickson and Englund are expected to finish up with the World Cup tour in March.

RESULTS
Women's normal hill

Ligety Fifth In Alpine Combined

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 13 2018
Ted Ligety posted the fourth-fastest slalom run to finish fifth in the alpine combined at Jeongseon Alpine Centre Tuesday. (Getty Images - Alexander Hassenstein)
Ted Ligety posted the fourth-fastest slalom run to finish fifth in the alpine combined at Jeongseon Alpine Centre Tuesday. (Getty Images - Alexander Hassenstein)

Ted Ligety (Park City, Utah) finished fifth in the men's alpine combined to lead Team USA at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre Tuesday afternoon at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

In the first-run downhill, Ligety finished 26th, 2.12 seconds off the lead, which proved to be too large of a margin to overcome to land on the podium, despite skiing the fourth-fastest time in the second-run slalom.

“I was happy with how I did today,” said Ligety, who won the 2006 alpine combined gold medal at the Torino Games. “To battle from a disadvantage against some of the best slalom skiers in the world isn’t really the formula for a medal, but I’m happy with how I skied both runs.”

Austria's Marcel Hirscher won the gold after posting the fastest slalom run of the day. France swept the remaining two podium spots, with Alexis Pinturault earning the silver medal and Victor Muffat-Jeandet claiming the bronze.

Bryce Bennett (Squaw Valley, Calif.) finished in 15th in the downhill and 17th overall in his first Olympic event.

“The results don’t dictate how I felt,” Bennett said. “I thought I executed well mentally and technically in the downhill, but I was two seconds out and it’s hard to rebound from that.

“It was cool to get my first Olympic race out of the way because it was a little nerve-racking,” Bennett added, “so, for the downhill race I think I can be in a better place mentally.”

Jared Goldberg (Holladay, Utah) was 36th, but most importantly, finished fourth in the downhill portion, setting himself up for Thursday’s downhill race.

“My downhill run today was good, I’m happy with it,” Goldberg said. “There are a couple of things I can clean up, but it was good to get another training run for the downhill race.”

Ryan Cochran-Siegle (Starksboro, Vt.) also raced Tuesday but did not finish the downhill.

Up next, the men compete in downhill on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. KT / 9:30 p.m. EST Wednesday.  The men race Super-G on Friday at 11:00 a.m. KT / 9:00 p.m. EST Thursday.

“I’m feeling good in both super-G and giant slalom, and I feel like I’m skiing well,” Ligety said. “So hopefully I could get another couple good days of training in, and keep the ball rolling.”

RESULTS
Men’s alpine combined

Chloe Gold - Arielle Bronze

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 12 2018
Gold medalist Chloe Kim and bronze medalist Arielle Gold celebrate following the halfpipe final at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games Tuesday. (Getty Images - Clive Rose)
Gold medalist Chloe Kim and bronze medalist Arielle Gold celebrate following the halfpipe final at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games Tuesday. (Getty Images - Clive Rose)

Chloe Kim (Torrance, Calif.) made her long-awaited Olympic halfpipe debut and rode away with a gold medal.

On her first run of the three-run final, Kim opened up with a 93.75 to take the lead over China’s Jiayu Lui, who scored an 89.75 on her second run to give her silver. On her third-run victory lap, Kim nailed back-to-back 1080s – the first in Olympic history – to score a 98.25.

Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) nailed her final run to take the bronze medal with a score of 85.75, bumping three-time Olympic medalist Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, Vt.) into fourth with a score of 83.50.

With the gold medal in her pocket, Kim still wanted more out of her third and final run. "I knew I wouldn’t be satisfied taking the gold and knowing that I hadn’t put down my best," she said. "That third run was for me - to put down the best run I could do." 

Kim, whose Korean roots had made her a national sport hero, was visibly moved by the accomplishment. "Standing on the podium was insane - just realizing how far I’ve come as a person and an athlete," she said.

Gold battled relentlessly all day - landing her runs and improving each time. "Coming in I knew I was going to need to land that run to be on the podium," she said. "I was committed to it all three runs. I felt pretty relaxed going into the third run. I knew I could let loose and do everything I could."

Her medal came with irony as it was earned at the expense of her mentor, Clark. "It was a bittersweet position to be in knowing it was between Kelly (Clark) and I for the bronze medal," said Gold. "She’s someone I’ve looked up to ever since I started snowboarding - even more so when I got to spend time with her over the years and have gotten to know the kind of person she is. She’s been a huge support system for me emotionally when things get challenging and I’m grateful to have her here for this experience."

Maddie Mastro (Wrightwood, Calif.), who finished 12th after sliding out on all three of her runs going for a 1080, a trick she pulled off for the first time in competition at last month’s X Games, echoed Gold. 

"Kelly Clark has been an amazing inspiration to the whole sport of women’s snowboarding and it’s incredible how much she has pushed to progress the sport," said Mastro. "The longevity of her career is another thing to look up to and be inspired by. We all respect her a lot."

Clark put herself squarely into the medal hunt but fell just short in the end. "All the ladies are riding at a very high level today," she said. "That last run was definitely my best run of the day. So much of the time the Olympics can be something that you can survive and just make it through. Today I was calling the shots and was in the driver's seat. I enjoyed myself, managed myself well and rode well. I think it’s so easy to measure success by winning a medal, but for me this was an extremely successful day in the midst of it."

The Olympic champion and three-time medalist reflected back on the impact of her career and its legacy. "Not many athletes get to stick around long enough to see what their legacy will look like," she said. "This U.S. women’s team is an incredible group of talented young women and I’m so proud of them. I think my Olympic career could end today, but theirs is just getting started."

Team USA women's halfpipe riders have earned double-podium finishes in each of the last four Olympic Winter Games and have claimed 10 of the 18 medals awarded since the event made its debut at the Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998. Kim's gold marked the 99th Team USA gold medal in Olympic Winter Games history and was the 99th medal won by ski and snowboard athletes since the Winter Games began in 1924.

RESULTS
Women’s halfpipe

Chloe Kim Winning Run Trick List
Method
Front 10
Cab 10
Front 9
McTwist
Crippler 7


 

Olympic Update: Kim Leads Halfpipe Qualifying

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 12 2018
Chloe Kim competes in the halfpipe qualifying at the Phoenix Snow Park Monday. (Getty Images - Cameron Spencer)
Chloe Kim competes in the halfpipe qualifying at the Phoenix Snow Park Monday. (Getty Images - Cameron Spencer)

ALPINE
Weather Postpones Women’s Giant Slalom
Due to strong winds and the changing weather forecast, the women’s Olympic giant slalom scheduled for Monday has been postponed to Thursday.
“It’s a bummer that we’re not able to race today,” said Mikaela Shiffrin. “But with the training block I’ve had, I’m prepared and feeling good. I’ll use this time to continue to train and refocus on Wednesday’s slalom race. We have a great gym and space to eat and take plenty of naps, so I’ll use this time to recharge.”
The women’s slalom is scheduled for Wednesday, with a first run start time of 10:00 a.m. KT / 8:00 p.m. EST Tuesday. The second run is scheduled for 1:45 p.m. KT / 11:45 p.m. EST Tuesday. … READ MORE

 

FREESTYLE
Andriga Fifth In Moguls
Casey Andringa (Boulder, Colo.) finished fifth in men's freestyle moguls Monday evening at the Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Andringa qualified for the final round after finishing third in the second qualifying round prior to the finals Monday evening. In the first run of the finals, Andringa placed fifth to advance to the third-run finals.
In the third final run, a bobble on the landing of his second jump proved to be Andringa's undoing as he got a bit into the back seat.
"I really have had such a fun day," said Andringa. "I woke up in this morning and I was like, that's what I want to do today, I want to have fun. Coming to the Olympics you have so many people telling you how it's going to feel and how you should feel about it all. I felt like I had to feel the seriousness and intensity coursing through me. But that's not what this is for me. I decided that the only goal I had for today was to have as much fun as possible and ski as many moguls runs and I could."
Troy Murphy (Bethel, Maine) and Bradley Wilson (Butte, Mont.) also advanced to the finals, finishing 17th and 18th, respectively. Emerson Smith (Dover, Vt.) placed 13th in the second qualifying round and did not advance to the finals. … READ MORE / RESULTS

 

CROSS COUNTRY
Classic Sprint Up Next For Team USA

Sophie Caldwell (Peru, Vt.) and Jessie Diggins (Afton, Minn.) lead a strong Team USA into Tuesday’s classic sprint at the Alpensia Nordic Centre.
“I'm really looking forward to my first race of the Olympics,” said Caldwell, who is coming of a FIS Ski World Cup classic sprint victory in Austria last month. “I was able to preview the courses last year and I enjoy the flow and challenge of the sprint course. We have a really strong sprint team and I'm honored to be a part of it!”
Sadie Bjornsen (Winthrop, Wash.) and Ida Sargent (Orleans, Vt.) will also start for Team USA. On the men’s side, Simi Hamilton (Aspen, Colo.), Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, Vt.), Erik Bjornsen (Winthrop, Wash.), and Logan Hanneman (Fairbanks, Alaska) will start.
Qualifying heats start at 5:30 p.m. KT / 3:30 a.m. EST. Finals start at 6:00 p.m. KT / 8:00 a.m. EST.

 

SKI JUMPING
Hendrickson Top American in 19th

Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, Utah) led the way for Team USA, finishing 19th Monday night at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Hendrickson had jumps of 85.8 and 87 meters. Abby Rinquest (Park City, Utah) was 29th with jumps of 86.6 and 87.1.  Nita Englund (Florence, Wis.) did not qualify for the final round.
RESULTS
Women’s normal hill


 

SNOWBOARD
Anderson Defends Slopestyle Gold
Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, Calif.), who won the slopestyle snowboarding gold medal in the sport’s Olympic debut at the 2014 Games, battled challenging weather conditions and a stacked field to win gold again Monday at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Blustery conditions caused a delayed start to the event and stymied most of the riders once competition began. Anderson dug deep into her competitive bag of experience and nailed a clean run on her first trip down the Phoenix Snow Park course to score 83.00. She then watched as the field was confounded by the windy conditions.
"I realized coming into this year that it was a lot of pressure to defend the title especially with the level of riding escalating at a crazy rate," Anderson said. "Deep down I knew I could do it. But there were so many variables. When I landed my run, and later knew I had won, I could barely comprehend the emotions." … READ MORE / RESULTS

Kim Leads Halfpipe Qualifying
Chloe Kim (Torrance, Calif.) won the qualifying round of women's snowboard halfpipe Monday afternoon at the Phoenix Snow Park to lead a contingent of four American riders into the final round.
“It went well, I was really nervous,” Kim said, who was the only rider to surpass the 90-point plateau, scoring a 91.50 on her first run, then upping the ante to 95.50 on her second run. “My goal here is to land every run I do in the contest and I landed two so far so just three more to go and hopefully it works out.”
Maddie Mastro (Wrightwood, Calif.) scored 83.75 on her first run to place fourth, while Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, Vt.) was 11th (63.25) and Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) 12th (62.75).
The halfpipe finals are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. KT Tuesday / 8:00 p.m. EST Monday.
RESULTS
Women's halfpipe qualifying
START LIST
Women's halfpipe final
 

HOW TO WATCH
*All times EST.
MONDAY, FEB 12
NBC
3:00-5:00 p.m. - Men's freestyle moguls finals, women's ski jumping finals
8:00-11:30 p.m. - Men's alpine combined downhill (live), women's halfpipe snowboarding finals (live), men's halfpipe qualifying (live)

NBCSN
11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. - Women's ski jumping finals
11:30 p.m.- 2:40 a.m. - Men's halfpipe snowboarding qualification (live)

Olympic Channel: Home Of Team USA
12:00-12:30 p.m. - Winter Olympics Daily with Jimmy Roberts

NBCOlympics.com - Live Streaming
8:00-9:40 p.m. - Women's halfpipe snowboarding finals (Tuesday)
9:30-11:10 p.m - Men's alpine combined slalom (Tuesday)
11:00 p.m.-12:50 a.m. - Men's halfpipe snowboarding qualifying (Tuesday)
1:00-2:25 a.m. - Men's alpine combined downhill (Tuesday)

TUESDAY, FEB. 13
NBC
3:00-5:00 p.m. - Men's and women's classic sprint finals
8:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m. - Women's alpine slalom first run (live), men's halfpipe snowboarding finals (live)
12:05 a.m.-1:30 a.m. - Women's alpine second run (live)

NBCSN
5:00 a.m.-7:10 a.m. - Men's and women's classic sprint qualifying
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Men's and women's classic sprint finals

Olympic Channel: Home Of Team USA
5:00-7:00 a.m. - Medal Ceremony (live)
12:00-12:30 p.m. - Winter Olympics Daily with Jimmy Roberts

NBCOlympics.com - Live Streaming
11:00 p.m.-12:50 a.m. - Men's halfpipe snowboarding qualifying
1:00-2:25 a.m. - Men's alpine combined downhill
3:30-4:45 a.m. - Men's and women's classic sprint qualifying
6:00-8:00 a.m. - Men's and women's classic sprint finals
8:15-9:50 p.m. - Women's alpine slalom first run (Wednesday)
8:30-10:10 p.m. - Men's halfpipe snowboarding final (Wednesday)
11:45 p.m.-1:25 a.m. - Women's alpine slalom second run (Wednesday)

 

Andringa Fifth In Moguls

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 12 2018
Casey Andringa finished fifth in the moguls finals at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games at Phoenix Snow Park Monday. (Getty Images - Cameron Spencer)
Casey Andringa finished fifth in the moguls finals at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games at Phoenix Snow Park Monday. (Getty Images - Cameron Spencer)

Casey Andringa (Boulder, Colo.) finished fifth in men's moguls Monday evening at the Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Andringa qualified for the final round after finishing third in the second qualifying round prior to the finals Monday evening. In the first run of the finals, Andringa placed fifth to advance to the third-run finals.

In the third final run, a bobble on the landing of his second jump proved to be Andringa's undoing as he got a bit into the back seat. But the mistake didn't phase Andringa, who radiated excitement in the finish area after putting down an impressive performance on the world's biggest stage.

"I really have had such a fun day," said Andringa. "I woke up in this morning and I was like, that's what I want to do today, I want to have fun. Coming to the Olympics you have so many people telling you how it's going to feel and how you should feel about it all. I felt like I had to feel the seriousness and intensity coursing through me. But that's not what this is for me. I decided that the only goal I had for today was to have as much fun as possible and ski as many moguls runs and I could."

The gold medal when to Canada's Mikael Kingsbury, the silver medalist from the 2014 Games. Australia's Matt Graham took the silver with, while Daichi Hara of Japan won bronze.

Troy Murphy (Bethel, Maine) and Bradley Wilson (Butte, Mont.) also advanced to the finals, finishing 17th and 18th, respectively. Emerson Smith (Dover, Vt.) placed 13th in the second qualifying round and did not advance to the finals.

RESULTS
Men’s mogul finals

 

Anderson Defends Slopestyle Gold

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 11 2018
Jamie Anderson defended her Olympic gold medal in slopestyle Monday at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Getty Images - Cameron Spencer)
Jamie Anderson defended her Olympic gold medal in slopestyle Monday at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Getty Images - Cameron Spencer)

Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, Calif.), who won the slopestyle snowboarding gold medal in the sport’s Olympic debut at the 2014 Games, battled challenging weather conditions and a stacked field to win gold again Monday at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Blustery conditions caused a delayed start to the event and stymied most of the riders once competition began. Anderson dug deep into her competitive bag of experience and nailed a clean run on her first trip down the Phoenix Snow Park course to score 83.00. She then watched as the field was confounded by the windy conditions.

"I realized coming into this year that it was a lot of pressure to defend the title especially with the level of riding escalating at a crazy rate," Anderson said. "Deep down I knew I could do it. But there were so many variables. When I landed my run, and later knew I had won, I could barely comprehend the emotions."

Clean performances were the exception rather than the rule during second runs. The closest anyone could come to challenging Anderson was Laurie Bloun of Canada, whose 76.33 landed her the silver medal. Finland's Enni Rukajarvi, the silver medalist in Sochi, took the bronze medal with a 75.38.

Jessica Jenson (Rigby, Idaho) was fifth, while Hailey Langland (San Clemente, Calif.) was sixth with one of the few clean second runs. Julia Marino (Westport, Conn.) finished 11th.

Anderson’s win, combined with 2014 Olympic champion Sage Kotsenburg, and 2018 men’s gold medalist Red Gerard, means Team USA has won all four Olympic slopestyle events.

RESULTS
Women’s slopestyle

Weather Postpones Women’s GS

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 11 2018
The women's giant slalom was postponed due to high winds at the Jeongseon Alpine Center Monday. (Getty Images/AFP - Martin Bernetti)
The women's giant slalom was postponed due to high winds at the Jeongseon Alpine Center Monday. (Getty Images/AFP - Martin Bernetti)

Due to strong winds and the weather forecast, the women’s Olympic giant slalom scheduled for Monday has been postponed to Thursday.

“It’s a bummer that we’re not able to race today,” said Mikaela Shiffrin. “But with the training block I’ve had, I’m prepared and feeling good. I’ll use this time to continue to train and refocus on Wednesday’s slalom race. We have a great gym and space to eat and take plenty of naps, so I’ll use this time to recharge.”

The women’s slalom is scheduled for Wednesday, with a first run start time of 10:15 a.m. KT / 8:15 p.m. EST Tuesday. The second run is scheduled for 1:45 p.m. KT / 11:45 p.m. EST Tuesday.

The women’s giant slalom is now scheduled for Thursday with a first run start time of 9:30 a.m. KT / 7:30 p.m. EST Wednesday. The second run is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. KT / 11:15 p.m. EST Wednesday.

The men’s downhill is also scheduled for Thursday with an 11:00 a.m. KT start time – 9:00 p.m. EST Wednesday.

Olympic Update: Women's GS, Slopestyle Snowboarding Highlight Monday Events

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 11 2018
Jamie Anderson, the defending Olympic gold medalist, trains ahead of Monday's slopestyle snowboarding finals at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (Getty Images - David Ramos)
Jamie Anderson, the defending Olympic gold medalist, trains ahead of Monday's slopestyle snowboarding finals at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (Getty Images - David Ramos)

ALPINE
Men’s Downhill Postponed
Due to the strong wind, Sunday's men's downhill was rescheduled for Thursday, February 15 at 11:00 a.m. KT/9:00 p.m. EST Wednesday. The men's super-G will now move to Friday, February 16 at 11:00 a.m. KT / 9:00 p.m. EST Thursday. Based on the official forecast, the jury has also canceled Monday’s alpine combined downhill training.

Women’s Giant Slalom
Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, Colo.) makes her PyeongChang debut in the giant slalom Monday at 10:15 a.m. KT. NBC will broadcast the first run live at 8:15 p.m. EST Sunday. Both the first and second runs will stream live on NBCOlympics.com. In addition to Shiffrin, Resi Stiegler (Jackson, Wyo.), Megan McJames (Park City, Utah) and Tricia Mangan (Buffalo, N.Y.) will start for Team USA.
START LIST
Women’s giant slalom

 

FREESKI
Freeski Athletes ‘Thrilled’ to Kick Off Games

The U.S. slopestyle team participated in their arrival press conference Sunday and it was clear that all the athletes are excited for training and competition to commence.
"It's an honor to be here, I'm excited to represent myself, my friends, my family and my country in two events and be the first athlete to do that,” said Sochi silver medalist Devin Logan (West Dover, Vt.). “I'm thrilled and hopefully I can bring home another Olympic medal."
For some, the PyeongChang Olympics are a chance at redemption, including Maggie Voisin (Whitefish, Mont.), who battled an injury at the Sochi Games.
“On the third day of training I fractured my fibula right above my ankle and I was not able to compete, which was one of the most heartbreaking moments of my career,” Voisin said. “I told myself that day four years ago that I was going to do whatever it took to make it back and to be sitting here with these incredible athletes that make up Team USA, I'm honored and ready to represent our country and show the world what we do." Nick Goepper (Lawrenceburg, Ind.) echoed that sentiment looking to improve his performance from the last Olympic games.
"I won a bronze medal in Sochi, and I would be lying if I said that I am not coming into this competition with a small chip on my shoulder," Goepper said.
Competition begins Friday with slopestyle freeskiing at 10:00 a.m. KT / 8 p.m. EST Thursday, with ladies qualifications. Men's competition will take place on February 18th.
 

FREESTYLE
Kauf Leads Team USA in Seventh

Team USA advanced all four athletes to the moguls finals Sunday night after Tess Johnson (Vail, Colo.) won the second qualification run at the Phoenix Snow Park to join her three teammates in this evening's final round.
With heavy snow falling during the second run of the finals, Team USA skied well but came up short with Jaelin Kauf (Alta, Wyo.) just missing out on qualifying for the third final run - finishing seventh. Keaton McCargo (Telluride, Colo.) was eighth, Johnson finished 12th with Morgan Schild (Pittsford, N.Y.) in 15th.
The men will have second qualifying run prior to the finals on Monday night. Troy Murphy (Bethel, Maine) qualified for the finals following his fourth-place finish in the first qualifying round Friday. Casey Andringa (Boulder, Colo.), Bradley Wilson (Butte, Mont.) and Emerson Smith (Dover, Vt.) will compete for a spot in the finals at 7:30 p.m. KT / 5:30 a.m. EDT Monday. The finals start at 9:00 p.m. KT / 7:00 a.m. Monday EST. … READ MORE / RESULTS / START LIST

 

CROSS COUNTRY
Patterson 18th In Skiathlon
Scott Patterson (Anchorage, Alaska) led the way for Team USA, finishing 18th as the men opened with a 30k skiathlon in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games Sunday afternoon at the Alpensia Cross Country Skiing Center.
“My first Olympic race was awesome,” said Patterson. “You know, World Cup-Olympic, they are kind of similar, and then you get here and they’re nothing at all the same.”
Patterson was 27th at the midway point of the 30-kilometer race, which featured 15k of classic, followed by 15k of freestyle, when the athletes switched from the classic to the freestyle technique.
“The first couple of laps the pack really spread out and then I relaxed,” Patterson said. “We switched over to skate and really felt like I knew what I was doing. Then just picked off a few people and put together a great race overall.” … READ MORE / RESULTS

 

SKI JUMPING
Women Ready to Soar

The women's ski jumpers are ready for their Olympic medal event with Monday night's normal hill competition. Olympic Trials winner Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, Utah) leads the team that includes Nita Englund (Florence, Wis.) and Abby Ringquist (Park City, Utah). The jump is set to begin at 9:50 p.m. KST / 7:50 a.m. EST.

 

SNOWBOARD
Red Gerard Wins Slopestyle Gold

Red Gerard (Silverthorne, Colo.) stomped the run of his life to win Team USA’s first gold medal of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games Sunday in slopestyle snowboarding.
"When that score came up my jaw dropped," said Gerard, who is the youngest Olympic snowboarding gold medalist ever. "I was like ‘this isn’t real’. I would have been happy to just land a run, but to land a run and win, it’s crazy."
Sitting well out of medal contention after crashing out on his first two of three runs, Gerard absolutely nailed his third run with a score of 87.16 and withstood a stout challenge from Canada's Max Parrot, whose third and final run score of 86.00 was good enough for silver. Parrot's teammate, Mark McMorris, tallied an 85.20 on his second run for his second consecutive Olympic bronze medal. "I’m just insanely excited right now," said Gerard, "I can’t believe it all worked out. I just wanted to land a run. After falling on my second run, I was really excited for the third run."
… READ MORE / RESULTS

Anderson Ready To Defend Slopestyle Gold
Jamie Anderson will defend her 2014 Olympic gold in the women's slopestyle finals on Monday at 10:00 a.m. KT / 8:00 p.m. EST Sunday.
START LIST
Women’s slopestyle
 

HOW TO WATCH
*All times EST.

SUNDAY, FEB. 11
NBC
7:00-11:00 p.m. - Women's alpine giant slalom first run (live), women's moguls, women's slopestyle snowboarding finals
11:35 p.m.-1:00 a.m. - Women's giant slalom second run (live), women's halfpipe snowboarding qualifying (live)

NBCSN
8:00-11:30 p.m. - Women's slopestyle snowboarding finals (live)

Olympic Channel: Home Of Team USA
12:00-12:30 p.m. - Winter Olympics Daily with Jimmy Roberts

NBCOlympics.com - Live Streaming
8:00-9:45 p.m. - Women's slopestyle snowboarding finals (Monday)
8:15-9:55 p.m. - Women's first run slalom (Monday)
11:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. - Women's halfpipe snowboarding qualifying (Monday)

MONDAY, FEB 12
NBC
3:00-5:00 p.m. - Men's freestyle moguls finals, women's ski jumping finals
8:00-11:30 p.m. - Men's alpine combined downhill (live), women's halfpipe snowboarding finals (live), men's halfpipe qualifying (live)

NBCSN
7:00-11:00 a.m. - Men's freestyle moguls finals
11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. - Women's ski jumping finals
11:30 p.m.- 2:40 a.m. - Men's halfpipe snowboarding qualification (live)

Olympic Channel: Home Of Team USA
5:00-7:00 a.m. - Medal Ceremony (live)
12:00-12:30 p.m. - Winter Olympics Daily with Jimmy Roberts

NBCOlympics.com - Live Streaming
11:30 p.m.-1:00 a.m. - Women's slopestyle snowboarding finals
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Kauf Leads Team USA in Seventh

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 11 2018
Jaelin Kauf finished seventh in the moguls finals Sunday night at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games at Phoenix Snow Park. (Getty Images - David Ramos)
Jaelin Kauf finished seventh in the moguls finals Sunday night at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games at Phoenix Snow Park. (Getty Images - David Ramos)

Team USA advanced all four athletes to the moguls finals Sunday night after Tess Johnson (Vail, Colo.) won the second qualification run at the Phoenix Snow Park to join her three teammates in this evening's final round.

With heavy snow falling during the second run of the finals, Team USA skied well but came up short with Jaelin Kauf (Alta, Wyo.) just missing out on qualifying for the third final run - finishing seventh. Keaton McCargo (Telluride, Colo.) was eighth, Johnson finished 12th with Morgan Schild (Pittsford, N.Y.) in 15th.

“I rushed a little bit coming out of the air and was a little too eager coming into that first mogul and it just set me up poorly,” said Kauf. “Coming down after my first finals run, I felt like it was the first good run I put down in this competition. I felt really proud of myself in that run. I feel like I could have done more on that second run, but I'm trying to learn from it and move forward.

"We are a strong team, but we're still really young, so I think we are still learning a lot about ourselves and our skiing," Kauf added. "Moving forward in the next few years we'll continue to be really strong.”

"I'm really happy with how I pushed myself tonight and with my overall performance," said McCargo. "It gives me something to build on.

Our team all had the potential to be on the podium tonight, but we all just made little mistakes that cost it. It's super frustrating, but we know in the back of our minds that we are the best and can still be the best. We have four more World Cups to ski, so we can come back and prove that."

Perrine Laffont of France won the gold, as Canada’s Justine Dufour-LaPointe - the defending gold medalist from the 2014 Games - took the silver. Yulia Galysheva of Kazakhstan won the bronze.

Up next, the men will have second moguls qualifying run prior to the finals on Monday night. Troy Murphy (Bethel, Maine) qualified for the finals following his fourth-place finish in the first qualifying round Friday. Casey Andringa (Boulder, Colo.), Bradley Wilson (Butte, Mont.) and Emerson Smith (Dover, Vt.) will compete for a spot in the finals at 7:30 p.m. KT/5:30 a.m. EDT Monday. The finals start at 9:00 p.m. KT/7:00 a.m. Monday EST.

RESULTS
Women’s moguls

START LIST
Men’s moguls qualifying 2

Patterson 18th In Skiathlon

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
February, 11 2018
Scott Patterson competes in the men's skiathlon at the Alpensia cross country ski center Sunday. (Getty Images/AFP - Franck Fife)
Scott Patterson competes in the men's skiathlon at the Alpensia Cross Country Skiing Centre Sunday. (Getty Images/AFP - Franck Fife)

Scott Patterson (Anchorage, Alaska) led the way for Team USA, finishing 18th as men's skiathlon made its debut at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games Sunday afternoon at the Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Center.

“My first Olympic race was awesome,” said Patterson. “You know, World Cup-Olympic, they are kind of similar, and then you get here and they’re nothing at all the same.”

Patterson was 27th at the midway point of the 30-kilometer race, which featured 15k of classic, followed by 15k of freestyle, when the athletes switched from the classic to the freestyle technique.

“The first couple of laps the pack really spread out and then I relaxed,” Patterson said. “We switched over to skate and really felt like I knew what I was doing. Then just picked off a few people and put together a great race overall.”

“That was a perfect time for his best performance of the season,” men’s U.S. cross country head coach Chris Grover said. “Scott and his group were tantalizingly close to the lead group for the entire race but came up just shy of reconnecting.

“Scott stayed patient early in the race, stayed out of trouble, and picked off skier after skier in front of him during the skate leg,” Grover added. “The USA service team once again made great skis.”

Simen Hegstad Krueger took the gold and led a Norwegian sweep. Martin Johnsrud Sundby was second, and Hans Christer Holund was third.

Erik Bjornsen (Winthrop, Wash.) finished 42nd for Team USA, while Patrick Caldwell (Lyme Center, N.H.) was 51st and Noah Hoffman (Aspen, Colo.) was 54th.

RESULTS
Men’s skiathlon