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Ilia Malinin helps US win gold, Lindsey Vonn suffers crash
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Yesterday was headlined by American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed during her downhill skiing run before being airlifted off the mountain. The 41-year-old, who was already competing with a torn ACL, later underwent surgery to a broken leg according to multiple reports.
Unlike in the Summer Olympics where Americans often dominate the podium, Team USA has lagged behind a bit in recent Winter Games. In 2022, Team USA finished fifth in the medal count with 25 total medals -- although their nine gold medals was good for third.
Medal events today include women's freestyle skiing slopestyle, men's combined slalom, women’s 1,000-meter speedskating, individual men's normal hill ski jumping and women’s snowboard big air. River Radamus and Kyle Negomir make up the U.S. team contending for a medal in combined slalom.
Ilia Malinin is expected to help the United States win its first medal during the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Sunday in the team skating competition.
Confused by snowboarding commentary at the Winter Olympics in Milan? Here's a plain-English guide to snowboarding trick names, so you actually know what you're watching.
Team USA narrowly topped Japan to win gold in the figure skating team event. Earlier, Lindsey Vonn crashed during the women's downhill ski event, while Breezy Johnson won gold.
Canada's Stephen Gogolev gets a 171.93 and now it's time for the gold medal battle. First up, the 'quad god' Ilia Malinin of the United States... Team GB's Jen Dodds, speaking to BBC Sport after beating defending Olympic champions Italy 9-6: "That was an amazing game tonight.
Here's a look back at the history of the Winter Olympics, including when the first games were held and where they've been hosted.