Devin Logan holds her silver medal high during the medel ceremony for Freestyle Skiing Women’s Ski Slopestyle Finals on day four of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on Tuesday afternoon (February 11) in Sochi, Russia.
The 17-year-old skier grabbed the middle position in between Team Canada’s Dara Howell and Kim Lamarre.
Fellow Team Canada skier Yuki Tsubota wasn’t so lucky in the competition — she wiped out on the last jump and was taken off on a gurney! (You can watch below)
According to reporters in the area, Yuki has “no serious head injury-initial concern is a jaw injury she is with team physician now will do x-ray #CBCOlympics.”
Sending good thoughts to Yuki!
Yuki Tsubota Crash Women’s Slopestyle Skiing – Sochi Winter Olympics
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Team USA is getting a head start on our medal count!
Sage Kotsenburg, Jamie Anderson and Hannah Kearney picked up some of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics‘ first medals over the weekend in Sochi, Russia.
Sage and Jamie took home the gold medals for the Men’s and Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle, while Hannah grabbed the bronze in Ladies’ Moguls.
“WOW!! I just won the Olympics!! Bringing back the first Gold here to the USA! Love seeing all the support from everyone YOU RULE!!” Sage, 20, tweeted after the medal ceremony.
But Hannah wasn’t hugely happy with her bronze medal.
“Bronze feels at lot like a broken heart,” she tweeted, adding, “In better news, I contributed to the #TeamUSA medal count, I am healthy, and I believe that everything happens for a reason.”
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The U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team rejoice on the ice after claiming the bronze medal after the Team Figure Skating Event during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on Sunday night (February 9) in Sochi, Russia.
Jason Brown hit the ice first for the men’s free skate (placed 4th), followed by Gracie Gold for ladies’ free skate (placed 2nd) and leaders Meryl Davis and Charlie White for the free dance (placed 1st).
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Gracie Gold
The team secured their third place spot, just behind Russia and Canada.
Captain of the team Charlie tweeted his thoughts after the medal ceremony: “What an amazing and historic moment! So lucky to be part of a team that showed courage, fortitude, and a lot of great skating! We worked really hard to earn that Olympic Medal- something that will be uniting us together as family for the rest of our lives!Go #TeamUSA”
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Ashley Wagner and Evan Bates cheer on team mates Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir during the Figure Skating Team Pairs Free Skating Event during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics held at Iceberg Skating Palace on Saturday night (February 8) in Sochi, Russia.
The two were joined in the cheer section by Madison Chock, Charlie White and Meryl Davis before hearing the pairs’ scores from their free skate.
Marissa and Simon placed 4th, grabbing 7 total points for Team USA.
After Ashley‘s 4th placement during the Ladie’s Short Program and Meryl and Charlie‘s 1st for Ice Dance Short, this puts Team USA in 3rd place overall with 34 points, after Russia and Canada.
The next team events are happening TOMORROW (Pacific Coast Time listed): Men’s Free Skate @ 7AM, Ladies’ Free Skate @ 8AM and Ice Dance Free Skate @ 9AM. All events are streamed live on NBCOlympics.com.
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Mirai Nagasu has broken her silence since the 2014 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships that took place earlier this month in Boston, Mass.
The 20-year-old Olympian, who placed 4th at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, placed third at the event, but wasn’t chosen for the Olympic team. Instead, Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold and Polina Edmunds will be representing the Ladie’s Figure Skating Team for the United States.
Read Mirai‘s Facebook post below:
“I want to take this moment to thank everyone, fellow skaters and fans of the sport, who have reached out to me to offer support after the US championships. Not being chosen to represent the United States at the Olympic Games in Sochi and at the 2014 World Championships in Japan has been extremely disappointing to me, and it has been very difficult for me to process. I know that I performed my best at the US Championships in Boston. I am proud of the way I skated and of being awarded the Bronze Medal.
“The 2010 Olympics in Vancouver was one of the best experiences of my life and I am proud that I finished in 4th place. For the past four years my goal had been to make the Olympic Team again and pick up where I left off. Not being selected to this year’s team was devastating and I remain confused by US Figure Skating’s decision to not select me for the 2014 Olympic or World teams. Once I have time to fully process the impact of these decisions, I do know it will renew a fire inside of me. My Olympic journey does not end here. I will continue to work hard, to train and grow and improve as a skater and realize my dream of once again representing the United States at an Olympic Games. In the immediate, I will jump back into my training in the event that I should be needed in my role as alternate for the Olympics or World Championships.
“Most importantly, I want to wish Gracie, Polina, Ashley and the rest of the US Team the best of luck at the 2014 Olympic Games. Representing your country at the Olympics is one of the biggest honors and best experiences in an athlete’s life, and I hope they all do well and have a great time. I will be watching and cheering them on.”
Ashley Wagner made the bold choice of changing up her long program just weeks before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
“I wasn’t able to connect very well with it, and I think because I was uncomfortable with it, it made it very difficult to compete,” the 22-year-old skater shared about going back to her “Samson and Delilah” program from the previous season.
She added, “Going into the Olympics, I want to feel as comfortable and confident on the ice as I possibly can. I’ve been really happy with how the (new) program is going in training, and it feels great. I feel I skate with so much more conviction in this program, and I really believe in this program.”
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Ashley Wagner
Ashley made headlines last month after being placed on the Ladie’s Olympic Figure Skating Team over Mirai Nagasu.
“The comment that really pushed me through all this came from Mirai,. Through all of this (she) has been really phenomenal, and the way she handled this, I really admire her for that. She texted me on Sunday after I was placed on the team, and she said to me… ‘You belong on the team. Good luck. Love you.’ And that was all I really needed to feel alright about this.”
Can’t wait to see Ashley at the Olympic Games!
Congrats to Sarah Hendrickson and Lindsey Van!
The two ski jumpers just secured spots on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Ski Jumping Team!
The 19- and 29-year-old skiers were named to the Olympic team alongside Jessica Jerome, Nick Fairall, Nick Alexander, Peter Frenette and Anders Johnson following the Ski Jumping Olympic Trials held at Utah Olympic Park on late last year in Park City, Utah.
“WOOOHOOOO! WE ARE GOING TO SOCHI! #redull #roadtosochi #sochi2014 #teamoakley #greatstartssarah #teamusana #nike @teamusa,” Sarah celebrated on Instagram with a cute pic.
The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics start on February 6th, with opening ceremonies on February 7th.
