Not going to lie, the chances of me not falling asleep are ridiculously low. Just throwing that out now. And I know I missed all of yesterday primetime coverage, I’ll catch up on the good stuff eventually.
2 Man Bobsled
Is anyone else thinking how can a huge bobsled go down the same course as the luge/skeleton? They could barely stay away from the walls, how are they going to do it in a bobsled?
Not a great start for the USA. Hopefully, they can fix those mistakes they made in the first turn by the next run.
Not much changed from the first run to the second run. Justin Olsen and Evan Weinstock are sitting in 12th and the only team that could potentially be in the mix for the medals but that would also take a small miracle. If anything, this is more practice runs for the drivers to prep for 4 man.
Oh, and the team in first place crashed at the finish line:
Women’s Speedskating 500
Erin Jackson just casually picking up speed skating and going to the Olympics. NBD. I would fall so quickly if I tried to do this sprint.
And why do the uniforms have a different color patch in the upper thighs? I understand that might be a different fabric for chaffing or cooling purposes but don’t make it a different color. It’s just weird.
I really wanted the Korean skater to win to see that stadium erupt but Japan earned that win.
Heather Bergsma and Brittany Bowe tried to end the medal drought in short track but came up a little short.
Snowboard Big Air
I know there is some strategy going on to get a safety first score but is anyone else a little underwhelmed by their jumps? I feel like this is more medium air.
Ok, it ramped up a bit. I think I’m more shocked by how little space they have to actually stop by the bottom of the hill.
Anna Gasser is sitting in first and 3 Americans including Jamie Anderson qualified.
Ice Dancing Short Program
I definitely didn’t stay up for this so quick summary: Tess Virtue and Scott Moir crushed it, world record, basically have the gold medal in their back pocket already.
US has 3 teams in the top 7 meaning they are all conceivably in the medals game right now. It’s going to be a great final.
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