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February 13th – Sochi 2014 – Daily Preview

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What’s on tap today? Ten disciplines and competition in 13 events with six gold medals up for grabs. In today: Biathlon, cross country-skiing, freestyle skiing, short track, and skeleton for the first time. Out today: Alpine skiing, nordic combined, and snowboarding.

All times below are ET.

Biathlon

Events: Thursday is the men’s 20 km individual event at 9 AM. The 89-man field will start in 30-second intervals with missed targets resulting in a crucial one minute penalty added to your time. Three Americans will compete: Tim Burke, starts 29th at 9:14:30, Lowell Bailey starts 58th at 9:29, Leif Nordgren starts 62nd at 9:31, and finally Russell Currier starts 79th at 9:39.

When:

  • Men’s individual 20 km – 9 AM

Live Streaming: A live stream will be available on the NBC Olympics website and on the NBC Sports Live Extra app. You will probably have to authenticate a cable subscription to watch the live streams of the Olympics.

TV Coverage: The biathlon will be included in NBC’s daytime coverage from 3-5 PM ET.

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Sochi 2014 – USA Gold Medal Winner #3 – Kaitlyn Farrington

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If you want to know just how much of an unknown and surprise Kaitlyn Farrington was as the gold medal winner today take a lot at what her wikipedia page looks like right now…

Kaitlyn Farrington WikipdiaYup. Almost nothing, a real unknown to most Americans. Her career highlights up until today included a gold in the 2010 X games and fourth place the world championship last year. She was the very last member named to the squad and knew she’d be in Sochi less than a month before the games.

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February 12th – Sochi 2014 – Daily Review

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After a couple of gold-less days for the US they finally grabbed their third gold medal late on Wednesday. It was one of two medals for the US on the day, both in the same event.

Alpine Skiing

Events:

  • *Women’s Downhill

Four Americans were in the first 12 competitors in the downhill on Wednesday but none of them could move into first when they went down the hill. Jacqueline Wiles was second to go but had some crucial mistakes in her run and finished 26th in 1:44.35. Next up was Laurenne Ross. Ross was much cleaner but her time of 1:42.68 just wasn’t good enough to reach the top and she finished 11th in 1:42.68. Stacey Cook was the third to go and her run also lacked the sharpness necessary as she finished 17th in 1:43.05. The final hope was Julia Mancuso. Mancuso had a really good run but wasn’t quick enough in the middle of the course. She ended up eighth with a time of 1:42.56

Results Summarized:

  • Jacqueline Wiles – Finished 26th in a time of 1:44.35.
  • Stacey Cook – Finished 17th in a time of 1:43.05.
  • Laurenne Ross – Finished 11th in a time of 1:42.68.
  • Julia Mancuso – Finished 8th in a time of 1:42.56.

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February 12th – Sochi 2014 – Daily Preview

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What’s on tap today? Things slow down a bit with just eight disciplines and competition in nine events with six gold medals up for grabs. In today: Alpine skiing, ice hockey, and nordic combined’s first event. Out today: Biathlon, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, and ski jumping.

All times below are ET.

Alpine Skiing

Events: Alpine skiing returns with the women’s downhill competition on Wednesday at 2 AM. This is a single run event with the best time winning. There are four Americans in the 42-woman field. The first American down the mountain will be Jacqueline Wiles, second overall. Then we’ll see Laurenne Ross seventh, Stacey Cook goes 10th, and then Julia Mancuso 12th. Then there will be a lot waiting and hoping the times hold up!

When:

  • *Women’s Downhill – 2 AM

Live Streaming: A live stream will be available on the NBC Olympics website and on the NBC Sports Live Extra app. You will probably have to authenticate a cable subscription to watch the live streams of the Olympics.

TV Coverage: The alpine skiing will be included in NBC’s evening coverage from 8-11:30 PM ET.

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February 11th – Sochi 2014 – Daily Review

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The US did take home a couple more medals on Tuesday but it’s hard to call the day a total success when you consider all the chances missed by the US.  There were still a lot of great performances and awesome results, but a lot of disappointment for the US as well.

Biathlon

Events:

  • Women’s 10 km pursuit

After disappointment in the sprint event on Sunday, American Susan Dunklee was hoping to rebound in a major way on Tuesday. That was all looking pretty good as she battled her way back from a 16th place start to fifth heading towards the final round of shooting. That’s where she missed three targets (four in the whole race) and the penalty laps that she had to take after that meant she finished 18th. It was another big disappointment for Dunklee.

Two other Americans were in the field but were not a major part of the race. Sara Studebaker was 44th at the start and fell to 51st after missing five targets. Annelies Cook started 53rd and slipped a spot to 54th after missing five targets as well.

Results Summarized:

  • Annelies Cook – Started 53rd, 2:17 behind the leader, missed four targets, and finished in 54th with a time of 36:20.9
  • Sara Studebaker – Started 44th, 1:53 behind the leader, missed five targets, and finished in 51st with a time of 35:00
  • Susan Dunklee – Started 16th, 42 seconds behind the leader, missed five targets, and finished in 18th with a time of 31:11.6

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February 11th – Sochi 2014 – Daily Preview

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What’s on tap today? Nine disciplines and competition in 11 events with eight gold medals awarded. Figure skating returns for the individual events now that the team event is done.

All times below are ET.

Biathlon

Events: Tuesday is the women’s 10 km pursuit event at 10 AM. The 60-woman field will chase the leader over the course with four rounds of shooting. Each missed shot is a 150 meter penalty loop. The field is staggered by the amount they finished behind the leader in the sprint event on Sunday. Three Americans will compete: Susan Dunklee, who might have medaled if she didn’t miss a target in the sprint event, starts in 14th starting 42 seconds after the leader, Sara Studebaker is 44th and starts 1:53 behind the leader, and finally Annelies Cook starts 2:17 behind the leader in 53rd.

When:

  • Women’s 10 km pursuit – 10 AM

Live Streaming: A live stream will be available on the NBC Olympics website and on the NBC Sports Live Extra app. You will probably have to authenticate a cable subscription to watch the live streams of the Olympics.

TV Coverage: The biathlon will be included in NBC’s latenight coverage from 12-1 AM ET Wednesday morning.

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February 10th – Sochi 2014 – Daily Review

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Today was the first day of full competition at the Olympics that didn’t feature a US gold. The US took home only a bronze but there was only five events awarding medals so not a ton of opportunities for the US. Curling got underway on both the men’s and women’s side while the US women’s hockey team played their second of three group stage matches.

Alpine Skiing

Events:

  • Women’s super combined – downhill
  • Women’s super combined – slalom

Monday was the women’s super combined event. The first half was the downhill portion with 39 athletes and four Americans in the field. The first one down the hill was Laurenne Ross but she did not finish the downhill as her shoe broke and she went down on the course. Next up was Julia Mancuso who started off great and kept it up all the way down the course leading to the best time of the event at 1:42.68. Mancuso would carry a 0.47 second lead to the slalom half. Leanne Smith finished in 1:45.06, 20th best in the downhill portion, while Stacey Cook did not finish the downhill as well.

Julia Mancuso was trying to become only the third American to medal in three straight Winter Olympics.
Julia Mancuso was trying to become only the third American to medal in three straight Winter Olympics.

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In the slalom half Smith wasn’t able to complete the course and got a DNF. That left Mancuso as the last American who could try to finish both events. Mancuso went last among the leaders and knew what she needed to take gold. She made a couple of mistakes however on the course and while she quickly recovered it wasn’t enough as she ended up third place by 0.53 seconds with a time of 2:35.15. Mancuso was thrilled with getting a bronze medal.

Results Summarized:

  • Laurenne Ross – Did not finish the downhill portion.
  • Stacey Cook – Did not finish the downhill portion.
  • Leanne Smith – Finished the downhill in 20th with a time of 1:45.06. Did not finish the slalom portion.
  • Julia Mancuso – Finished the downhill in 1st with a time of 1:42.68. Finished the slalom 13th fastest with a time of 52.47. Total time of 2:35.15 was third best, won bronze medal.

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February 10th – Sochi 2014 – Daily Preview

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What’s on tap today? Eight disciplines and competition in ten events, but just five gold medals will be awarded.

All times below are ET.

Alpine Skiing

Events: Monday the women begin their alpine skiing events with the super combined. This event is one half downhill and one half slalom. The downhill portion is at 2 AM with four Americans in the 39-woman field. Laurenne Ross will be the first American to go but goes 14th overall. Julia Mancuso goes 22nd, Leanne Smith goes 27th, and Stacey Cook goes 30th. After completing the downhill portion the athletes will compete in the slalom portion at 6 AM. The best total time wins.

When:

  • Women’s super combined – downhill – 2 AM
  • Women’s super combined – slalom – 6 AM

Live Streaming: A live stream will be available on the NBC Olympics website and on the NBC Sports Live Extra app. You will probably have to authenticate a cable subscription to watch the live streams of the Olympics.

TV Coverage: The alpine skiing will be included in NBC’s evening Olympic coverage, 8-11:30 PM ET.

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Sochi 2014 – USA Gold Medal Winner #2 – Jamie Anderson

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Another day, another gold medal winning snowboarder for the US. Saturday was Sage Kotsenburg’s turn and Sunday was Jamie Anderson’s turn to jump into the spotlight.

While Kotsenburg was a major surprise, Anderson’s gold medal triumph was a bit easier to see coming. Anderson has been a dominant snowboard slopestyle competitor for the last eight years. Here is her X Games results dating back to 2006: Bronze, gold, gold, did not compete, silver, bronze, gold, gold, silver.

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February 9th – Sochi 2014 – Daily Review

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Second day of medals awarded and two more medals for the US, another gold and another bronze. Some disappointments as well though for the US today.

Alpine Skiing

Events:

  • Men’s downhill

In the men’s downhill event Bode Miller was the most likely medal contender while three other Americans were part of the field. Steven Nyman was the first down the slopes, both for the US and for the entire competition. Nyman nearly wiped out a couple of times but made some spectacular saves to keep his footing. He finished with a time of 2:09.15 to lead the way. That lead didn’t last long though and the second man down topped it and after five had gone he was out of medal contention.

Next up for the US was Travis Ganong. Ganong skied an aggressive race and despite some parts not perfect he just edged into first with a time of 2:06.64, 0.07 seconds better than anyone else at that point. Ganong was immediately bumped from the gold medal by the next skier but it took 11 men after him before he was bumped from the medals.

One of those 11 men was Bode Miller. Miller made mistakes in several parts of the course including catching way too much of the flag. It cost him as he was sixth after his run with a time of 2:06.75. The final American was Marco Sullivan who was the 25th man to go. Sullivan just wasn’t nearly fast enough and his time of 2:10.10 placed him 30th in the end. When it was all said and done Nyman was 25th, Miller eighth, and Ganong was in fifth, just 0.31 seconds behind bronze.

Results Summarized:

  • Marco Sullivan – Finished in 30th with a time of 2:10.10
  • Steven Nyman – Finished in 27th with a time of 2:09.15
  • Bode Miller – Finished in 8th with a time of 2:06.75
  • Travis Ganong – Finished in 5th with a time of 2:06.64
Bode Miller will compete for the US in the men's downhill on Sunday.
Bode Miller finished 8th for the US in the men’s downhill on Sunday.

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