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February 17th – Sochi 2014 – Daily Review

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On Monday the US grabbed their first gold since Thursday and had a couple of historic firsts. Several events got canceled due to the weather and the US hockey team won a medal, we just won’t know which one until Thursday.

Biathlon

Events:

  • *Men’s mass start 15 km
  • *Women’s mass start 12.5 km

The men’s 15km mass-start was supposed to be Sunday. Then it got postponed until Monday. Then it was rescheduled, and now it’s been postponed again… to Tuesday. Fog in the area was just too dense to hold the event. Hopefully things will work better on Tuesday at 5:30 AM ET.

The women’s 12.5km mass start did happen with the only American in the field, Susan Dunklee. Dunklee had a great start and was in sixth heading into the second round of shooting but missed one target in each of the final three rounds of shooting. Despite a great effort in the skiing she couldn’t overcome the shooting woes and finished 12th in 36:57.9, 1:32.3 behind the winner.

Results Summarized:

  • Susan Dunklee – She finished in 12th with a time of 36:57.9, 1:32.3 behind the winner, after missing 3 targets.

Bobsleigh

Events:

  • Two-man Heat 3
  • *Two-man Heat 4

In heat three the team of Steven Holcomb and Steven Langton defended their third place spot with a third best 56.41 run. Cory Butner and Christopher Fogt came in 11th and after an 11th best run of 56.77 they fell to 12th. Finally Nick Cunningham and Dallas Robinson were 13th and their run of 56.98 was 14th best but they stayed in 13th.

In heat four Cunningham and Robinson were the first Americans to go and their 56.91 was 13th best as they finished in 13th with a total time of 3:47.69, 2.30 seconds behind the winners. Butner and Fogt went next and finished in a 12th best 56.86 for a total time of 3:47.19, 12th place and 1.80 seconds behind the winner. Finally Holcomb and Langton raced for a bronze and their fourth best 56.68 was just barely enough to win bronze as they snuck into third with a total time of 3:46.27, 0.03 seconds ahead of fourth and 0.88 seconds behind the winner.

Results Summarized:

  • Nick Cunningham and Dallas Robinson – Finished 13th in 3:47.69 and was 2.30 seconds behind the winner. In heat three was 14th fastest with a 56.98. In heat four was 13th fastest with a 56.91.
  • Cory Butner and Christopher Fogt – Finished 12th in 3:47.19 and was 1.80 seconds behind the winner. In heat three was 11th fastest with a 56.77. In heat four was 12th fastest with a 56.86.
  • Steven Holcomb and Steven Langton – Finished 3rd in 3:46.27 and was 0.88 seconds behind the winner and 0.03 seconds ahead of fourth. In heat three was 3rd fastest with a 56.41. In heat four was 4th fastest with a 56.68.

Curling

Events:

  • Women’s Round Robin – USA vs. Korea
  • Men’s Round Robin – USA vs. Switzerland

The US women played their final game of the Olympics against Korea on Monday and they ended on a very sour note. The US gave up four in the first and never recovered as they were blitzed 11-2 and conceded after seven ends. They finished Sochi at 1-8.

[table]Teams, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Total
Korea, 4, 1, 0, 2, 2, 0, 2, X, X, X, 11
United States, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, X, X, X, 2[/table]

The US men played their final game of the Olympics against Switzerland and lost 6-3 to finish at 2-7.

[table]Teams, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Total
Switzerland, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 1, 0, X, 6
United States, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, X, 3[/table]

Results Summarized:

  • US Women – Lost to Korea 11-2 to end Olympics at 1-8.
  • US Men – Lost to Switzerland 6-3 to end Olympics at 2-7.

Figure Skating

Events:

  • *Ice dance free dance

Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani were the first couple to go for the US and put up a good routine and scored a 10th best free dance score of 90.70. They ended up in 9th with a 155.17. Madison Chock and Evan Bates went next and scored a 99.18, ninth best in the free dance. They finished eighth overall with a 164.64. Meryl Davis and Charlie White were last to go and put up a monster 116.63 score to win the free dance and win the gold medal with a 195.52.

Results Summarized:

  • Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani –  They finished 9th overall with a total score of 155.17. In the free dance they were 10th best with a score of 90.70.
  • Madison Chock and Evan Bates – They finished 8th overall with a total score of 164.64. In the free dance they were 9th best with a score of 99.18.
  • Meryl Davis and Charlie White – They finished 1st overall with a total score of 195.52. In the free dance they were best with a score of 116.63. They won the gold medal and are the new Olympic champions.

Freestyle Skiing

Events:

  • Men’s Aerials Qualification 1
  • Men’s Aerials Qualification 2
  • Men’s Aerials Final 1
  • Men’s Aerials Final 2

In the first round of qualification Mac Bohonnon scored a 104.79 and ended up in 11th with only the top six moving on right away. In round two of qualification he scored a 110.18 and just barely made the final in the sixth and final spot to move on. In the first round of the final Bohonnon didn’t try as difficult a jump as many of his competitors but his 105.21 score proved good enough as he ended up seventh and moved into the second round of the final. In the second round of the final he went for his most difficult jump and nailed it, but the 113.72 score proved only fifth best and he didn’t make the final four.

Results Summarized:

  • Mac Bohonnon – In qualification round one he scored 104.79, 11th best, and did not advance straight to the final. In qualification round two he scored 110.18, 6th best, and advanced to the final. In final round one he scored a 105.21, 7th best, and moved into the second round of the final. In the second round of the final he scored a 113.72 but finished 5th, missing out on the third round of the final but finishing 5th overall.

Ice Hockey

Events:

  • Women’s Semifinals – USA vs. Sweden

The US women dominated Sweden in the semifinals on Monday 6-1 to cruise into the gold medal game at 12 PM ET Thursday where they will rematch with Canada and hope to avenge their loss in the pool round earlier in the Olympics. The US got first period goals by Alex Carpenter, Kacey Bellamy, and Amanda Kessel to race out to a 3-0 lead just 11:19 into the game. Monique Lamoureux and Megan Bozek scored in the second period to make it 5-0. Sweden got on the board in the final period with seven minutes left before Brianna Decker added the sixth with about three minutes left to give the US the final 6-1 margin.

Decker had two assists as did Kendall Coyne and Bozek. Kelli Stack, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Kessel, Gigi Marvin, and Bellamy all had a single assist for the US. Jessie Vetter only faced nine shots in this one saving eight of them.

Results Summarized:

  • USA Women – Beat Sweden 6-1 and advanced to the gold medal game where they will face Canada at 12 PM ET on Thursday.

Ski Jumping

Events:

  • Men’s Team 1st Round

In the 12-team men’s team event Peter Frenette started things off with an 84.2, 12th best. Nicholas Fairall went next and his 102.0 was also the 12th best of his 12-man group. The US got better jumps out of Anders Johnson (101.9, tenth best in his group) and Nick Alexander (114.4, sixth best in his group). The US finished tenth with a 402.5 total score and did not reach the final round.

Results Summarized:

  • USA Men – Team finished 10th with a 402.5. Peter Frenette scored an 84.2, 12th best in group one, Nicholas Fairall scored a 102, 12th best in group two. Anders Johnson scored a 101.9, 10th best in group three, while Nick Alexander scored a 114.4, 6th best in group four.

Snowboarding

Events:

  • Men’s Snowboard Cross Seeding
  • Men’s Snowboard Cross 1/8 finals
  • Men’s Snowboard Cross Quarterfinals
  • Men’s Snowboard Cross Semifinals
  • *Men’s Snowboard Cross Finals

The snowboard cross was cancelled due to the fog on Monday. It was rescheduled for Tuesday beginning at 1:30 AM ET.

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