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.

Thirteen seconds into Lindsey Vonn’s downhill ski run a week ago, disaster struck. What had been shaping up to be one of the most impressive comebacks of all time was shattered as split seconds after clearing the fourth gate,

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Back at the 2022 Winter Olympics in China, Hall didn’t just show up — he showed out, snagging Olympic gold for Team USA in freestyle skiing and cementing himself as one of the sport’s biggest stars. As one admirer recently put it: “got lost in his eyes.” Another watching him on the slopes wrote, “Omg he’s a god.”

By the time he crossed the line, exhausted but smiling, the result carried more weight than just another gold medal. The victory gave Klæbo his third gold of these Games and pulled him level with the all-time record of eight Winter Olympic golds, joining legends like Bjørn Dæhlie and Marit Bjørgen.

The IOC ruled that the design of Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet violated its rules and couldn’t be worn in sliding competition.