Feb 14, 2014
Update on the latest in Olympic Medals:
At Sochi, Russia
(4 of 6 events Friday)
(42 of 44 total events)
Nation G S B Tot
Norway 4 3 6 13
United States 4 3 6 13
Netherlands 4 3 5 12
Russia 2 5 5 12
Germany 7 2 1 10
Canada 4 4 2 10
Switzerland 5 1 1 7
Sweden 0 5 2 7
Austria 1 4 0 5
France 2 0 2 4
Slovenia 1 1 2 4
Italy 0 2 2 4
China 2 1 0 3
Belarus 2 0 1 3
Czech Republic 0 2 1 3
Japan 0 2 1 3
Poland 2 0 0 2
Britain 1 0 1 2
South Korea 1 0 1 2
Latvia 0 0 2 2
Slovakia 1 0 0 1
Australia 0 1 0 1
Croatia 0 1 0 1
Finland 0 1 0 1
Ukraine 0 0 1 1
UNDATED (AP) – Men’s figure skating and skiing highlight Friday’s Olympic schedule.
Russian skater Evgeni Plushenko won’t be part of the free program. The four-time Olympic medalist had to withdraw and later announced his retirement from competition after suffering a back injury. Plushenko has undergone 12 surgeries over the years and was injured in practice the day before the short program.
The skiing schedule is featured by the men’s super combined. There’s also the women’s 15k biathlon and the men’s 15k cross-country event. Socchi also will host the women’s aerials competition and men’s ski-jumping on Friday.
The U.S. curling teams are in action as the men take on Germany and Russia and the women’ face Denmark.
There’s more men’s hockey, including Canada against Austria as part of the four-game slate. Medals will be handed out following the last two runs of the women’s skeleton after the men’s competition begins.
The U.S. added to its medal count by pulling off a Sochi sweep in men’s slopestyle skiing on Thursday.
The Americans swept the medals with Joss Christensen grabbing the gold, Gus Kenworthy the silver and Nick Goepper (GEH’-pur) the bronze.
The sweep is just the third for the U.S. in Winter Olympic history, joining men’s figure skating in 1956 and men’s halfpipe in 2002.
Conditions for the race were so warm that fellow American Bobby Brown, who finished ninth, competed his final run in short sleeves.
In other Olympics news:
– The U.S. men’s hockey team has won its first game of the Olympic tournament, blitzing Slovakia 7-1. Colorado’s Paul Stastny scored twice in a six goal second period, while L.A. Kings goalie Jonathan Quick made 22 saves.
– The host Russians scored an easy 5-2 win over Slovenia in their opening game. Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals had a goal and an assist.
– Finland’s Teemu Selanne (TEE’-moo seh-LAH’-nee) was forced to leave his country’s 8-4 win against Austria with an upper-body injury. The 43-year old Anaheim Ducks forward is the oldest player in the tournament. He’s expected to be okay for the Finns second game.
– American Noelle Pikus-Pace is in good position to medal in Friday’s final of women’s skeleton. She trailed the leader, Lizzy Yarnold of Britain, by just 0.44 seconds after the first two runs. This event marks the last time Pikus-Pace will compete before retirement.
– Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu leads after the short program with a record breaking performance. He earned 101.45 points to become the first skater ever to top the 100-point mark. Canada’s Patrick Chan is second and Spain’s Javier Fernandez third. The leading American is Jason Brown, who finished sixth.
– The U.S. now has 12 medals overall, four gold, two silver and six bronze. Norway continues to be the overall leader with 13 medals.
