Tag: ice dancing

Olympic Update – Women’s Hockey + Figure Skating

Tonight’s Olympic action brought us the women’s hockey semifinal and the free skate for ice dancing.

In women’s hockey, Team USA beat Sweden in their semifinal by a score of 9-1. The other semifinal, Canada vs. Finland, had Canada win by a score of 5-0. USA and Canada will meet in the final on Thursday.

In ice dancing, the final component (the free skate) was performed by all teams. The gold medal went to Virtue and Moir of Canada. The silver went to Davis and White of USA. The bronze went to Domnina and Shabalin of Russia. Another American team, Belbin and Agosto, just missed the podium at fourth place.

The total medal count at the end of the day was as follows: 7 gold, 8 silver, and 10 bronze, for a total of 25 medals for Team USA.

More to come tomorrow.

Olympic Update – Speed Skating (women’s 1500m) + Hockey + Figure Skating

Tonight’s Olympic action brought us women’s speed skating and the original dance for ice dancing. In the women’s 1500m for speed skating, gold went to Ireen Wust of the Netherlands, silver to Kristina Groves of Canada, and bronze to Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic.

The standings for ice dancing at the end of the night are as follows: in first place is Virtue and Moir of Canada, in second place is Davis and White of USA, and in third place is Domnina and Shabalin of Russia. Another American pair, Belbin and Agosto came in fourth. The medals will be decided with the free dance tomorrow.

The big story for tonight, however, was the American hockey team’s upset over Canada. Both teams played exceptionally well, but at the end of the night Team USA came out on top by a final score of 5-3. An impressive victory that guaranteed them a medal in this tournament.

The total medal count as of now is as follows: 7 gold, 7 silver, and 10 bronze, for a total of 24 medals for Team USA.

More to come tomorrow.

Olympic Update – Alpine Skiing + Ice Dancing

Tonight’s Olympic action brought us the Men’s Super G and the compulsory portion of ice dancing. In the Men’s Super G, Team USA brought home two medals. Bode Miller won a silver medal and Andrew Weibrecht won the bronze. The gold went to Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway.

The top three at the end of the first part of ice dancing were Domnina and Shabalin of Russia, Virtue and Moir of Canada, and Davis and White of America. Another American pair, Belbin and Agosto, came close at fourth place. There is still the original dance and free skate to go before the medals are awarded.

The final medal count was as follows: 6 gold, 6 silver, and 8 bronze, for a total of 20 medals for Team USA. Great Britain got its first gold medal today for the women’s skeleton competition. It is their only medal in these Olympics thus far.

More to come tomorrow.