here is the recap of the day
Alexis Pinturault’s failure at the Alpine joint
The Frenchman, who was among the big favorites, was only 11. finishedI Downhill, before making a mistake during the slalom (two events that are combined). Worse yet, his presence in the giant slalom on Sunday could have been compromised because of his physical condition.
China’s defeat in ice hockey
American hockey players largely outperformed the Chinese. A final score of 8–0 at the opening of the men’s tournament.
Skater Irene Shouton scored twice
And thanks to him, the Netherlands won the fourth gold medal. the Dutch Irene Schouten In speed skating, the women’s 5000 meters was won ahead of Canada’s Isabel Weidemann and Czech Martina Sablikova. She was already the fastest in the 3,000m.
USA reigns supreme in mixed team freestyle skiing
The Chinese have long thought they could win at home but it was the American freestyle skiers who were most consistent and impressive to win 4.I Gold medal of his delegation. The new Olympic champions are said to be Ashley Caldwell, Justin Schönefeld and Christopher Lillis (authors of Competition’s Best Jump). China 2. IsI and canada 3I,
alpine joint was won by Austrian johannes strolz ahead of Norwegian Alexander Aamodt Kilde and Canadian James Crawford. A little later, it was his compatriot Alessandro Hamerle who took away the gold. snowboardcross, Wins ahead of Canadian Eliot Grondin and Italian Omar Visintin in the photo-finish.
no blues on the podium
Four years after the coronation of Pierre Voltaire, and the day after Chloe Trespeche’s silver medal, the Tricolor clan did not continue their medal harvest. snowboardcross, Nevertheless, in the men’s event, Marilyn Surgate won the smaller final (5.).I square).
not even tricolor medal figure skating, French Kevin Aimoz and Adam Ciao Him Fa won 12 respectively.I and 14I place at the end of the free program.
Nathan Chen, the new Olympic figure skating champion
Beijing on ice, it’s American Nathan Cheno Which confirmed his already impressive dominance during the short program. The triple world champion is ahead of three Japanese in the final standings: Yuma Kagiyama, silver medalist, Shoma Uno bronze medalist, and double Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu who fails at the foot of the podium.
American snowboarder retains his gold medal half pipe Achieved four years ago in South Korea, and all this only at the age of 21. She was Querault Castellet, the silver medalist, and the first Spanish snowboarder to climb the Olympic podium, and the Japanese Senna Tomita in bronze.
Germans dominate the luge
Luge is a sport that is played singly, in doubles or in a team relay. And in the end, the Germans win. The German team won the team relay ahead of Austria and Latvia. A sixth gold medal which allows Germany to take a provisional first place in the medal tally.
First case of doping made public in these sports
Iranian skiers Hussein Saweh ShemshakiThe 36-year-old was suspended on Wednesday evening for the entire duration of the Beijing Olympics due to a doping test conducted on Monday, the International Testing Agency announced.
Tested out of competition, it has been expert in technical events tested positive for anabolic steroidsand prohibited “To compete, train, train or take part in any activity during the 2022 Winter Olympics”Specifies the body responsible for the sports anti-doping program.