Team USA also came away victorious at the first-ever mixed team aerials event. It was the United States’ best day yet at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, increasing its total to four gold medals and 10 overall.
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Russian star practices despite report of positive drug test
Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old Russian superstar who was expected to deliver her nation its third straight Olympic gold medal in women’s figure skating, practiced as usual on Thursday, hours after reports surfaced that she had tested positive for a banned substance.
Chen’s near-perfect skate wins long-sought Olympic gold
Nathan Chen remembers making the long drive with his mother from his home in Utah to Rafael Arutyunyan’s training base in Southern California. He had started out in figure skating just a few years earlier, using his sister’s skates and sleeping in the car to follow his Olympic dreams.
WATCH: Chloe Kim throws down 94-point run to win halfpipe gold
Defending gold medalist Chloe Kim of the U.S. opened with a huge method air, then nailed a frontside 1080, a cab 900, switch backside 540, and a cab 1080 to score a 94.00 on Run 1 of the women’s snowboard halfpipe final.
Jacobellis earns 1st US gold at Olympics in snowboardcross
Lindsey Jacobellis captured the United States’ first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, riding hard to the line in her snowboardcross final a full 16 years after showboating near the finish cost her the title.
Chen sets world record; history made in ski events
Nathan Chen flipped, whirled and even punched his way to a world-record score in the men’s figure skating short program at the Beijing Olympics.
Chen sets world record; history made in ski events
Nathan Chen flipped, whirled and even punched his way to a world-record score in the men’s figure skating short program at the Beijing Olympics.
WATCH: Ryan Cochran-Siegle speeds into 2nd in men’s super-G
Team USA’s Ryan Cochran-Siegle produced a stunning super-G run good enough for silver medal position at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
WATCH: Eileen Gu lands clutch double cork 1620 to win big air gold
Sitting in third place in the women’s freeski big air final, China’s Eileen Gu stomped her first-ever leftside double cork 1620 in a competition. The trick moved her into first place and helped her secure a gold medal.
WATCH: Eileen Gu lands clutch double cork 1620 to win big air gold
Sitting in third place in the women’s freeski big air final, China’s Eileen Gu stomped her first-ever leftside double cork 1620 in a competition. The trick moved her into first place and helped her secure a gold medal.