Category: Olympics
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Olympic Men’s Hockey Update: End of the Preliminary Round
The preliminary round of men’s hockey has ended, and what a great ending! The United States won Group A and joined ROC, Finland, and Sweden in getting byes into the quarterfinals. It is a massive upset as team USA was not a top-four favorite going into the tournament. So let’s look at the other games…
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2022 Winter Olympics Medal Count Day 9
With the 2022 Winter Olympics ongoing one of my favorite parts is keeping track of each countries amount of medals. So as Day 9 concludes here are the countries that have medals. 1. Germany: 14 Medals (7 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze)Gold: – Denise Herrmann Women’s 15km Individual in Biathlon– Johannes Ludwig Men’s Singles in Luge– Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl Doubles…
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Olympic Men’s Hockey Update: The Preliminary Round Kicks Off
The Olympic Men’s Hockey tournament started on the 9th. Because of how much larger the team pool is in the Men’s tournament, these recaps will be focused on team USA and the four favorites in the tournament: The Russian Olympic Committee, Finland, Sweden, and Canada. These teams had big starts to the tournament, even if…
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USA and Canada Advance to the Women’s Hockey Semi-Finals
Yesterday and Early this morning the first set of women’s quarter-finals games were played; the match-ups included USA vs. Czechia and Canada vs. Sweden. Team USA and Team Canada are the favorites to make the finals this year, and they are both on track to do just that as they are both advancing to the…
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2022 Winter Olympics Medal Count Day 8
With the 2022 Winter Olympics ongoing one of my favorite parts is keeping track of each countries amount of medals. So as Day 8 concludes here are the countries that have medals. 1. Germany: 11 Medals (7 Gold, 4 Silver, 0 Bronze)Gold: – Christopher Grotheer in Men’s Skeleton– Team Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Johannes Ludwig,Tobias Wendl, and Tobias…
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2022 Winter Olympics Medal Count Day 7
With the 2022 Winter Olympics ongoing one of my favorite parts is keeping track of each countries amount of medals. So as Day 7 concludes here are the countries that have medals. 1. Germany: 9 Medals (6 Gold, 3 Silver, 0 Bronze)Gold: – Team Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Johannes Ludwig,Tobias Wendl, and Tobias Arlt) Team Relay in…
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Russian Figure Skater, Kamila Valieva, Tests Positive for Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Kamila Valieva was this year’s Olympic Ice Princess. The 15-year-old Russian figure skater broke two world records in her free skate for the Olympic team skating competition. She is a member of the “Quad Squad,” a group of three young women trained by Eteri Tutberidze who can complete quad jumps. Her free skate broke world…
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2022 Winter Olympics Medal Count Day 6
With the 2022 Winter Olympics ongoing one of my favorite parts is keeping track of each countries amount of medals. So as Day 6 concludes here are the countries that have medals. 1. Germany: 8 Medals (5 Gold, 3 Silver, 0 Bronze)Gold: – Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl Doubles in Luge– Vinzenz Geiger Individual Gundersen Normal…
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Olympic Women’s Hockey Update: USA vs. Canada and the end of the preliminary round
The preliminary round of women’s hockey wrapped up yesterday, deciding the standings and teams heading into the Quarter Finals. There was also a fantastic rivalry game between team USA and team Canada. The past three days in women’s hockey have been can’t miss, but if you can’t stay up late or forgot to tune in,…
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2022 Winter Olympics Medal Count Day 5
With the 2022 Winter Olympics ongoing one of my favorite parts of is keeping track of each countries amount of medals. So as Day 5 concludes here are the countries that have medals. 1. Sweden: 6 Medals (4 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)Gold: – Jonna Sundling Women’s Sprint Free in Cross-Country Skiing– Sara Hector Women’s Giant Slalom in…