2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Latest News, Photos, and Videos

We’re so proud of Adam Rippon for his amazing performance in the short program at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics!

The 28-year-old figure skater scored 87.95 points during the Men’s Single Skating Short Program on Friday (February 16) at Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea.

Adam is not expected to get a medal and he is totally okay with it.

“Coming here, my most important event was that team event. To skate so well, I knew my job was to go and help Team USA get a medal,” Adam told NBC. “Now, I’m heading in the individual event, I know I’m not a medal favorite. And you know what, I know I might not be the best, but I’m the most fun. So I think that tonight, I’m really gonna enjoy myself, I’m gonna do my best to skate my heart out.”

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Chloe Kim just won a gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics — so, what’s next? Prom…and sleep!

Speaking with ABC News, the 17-year-old snowboarder said she “will try to go to prom, find me a boy.

“I think and it will be nice just chill a little bit. I’m probably going to be hibernating for however many days in my room sleeping. Wake up to eat, go back to sleep. That sounds very nice.”

Chloe also opened up about all the sacrifices her family has made for her career.

“I missed out on a few proms, homecomings, might miss my graduation,” she adds, “I wouldn’t want it any other way…it’s worth it.”

Chloe continues, “I don’t think I made many sacrifices myself but my parents have. If anything, I feel like they’ve given up so much for me and this is [the] least I could do, ‘Look, guys, I made it!’”

Vincent Zhou will be making his Olympic debut tonight with the Men’s figure skating short program in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The 17-year-old figure skater — who is actually the youngest Olympian from Team USA — is actually planning five quads for his free skate this week.

“Not many people are doing five quads right now,” Vincent shared in a recent teleconference. “It’s something that not really that many people are able to do. To do five quads cleanly, and I’m one of those people trying to figure it out and be ambitious and work on it.

“It’s all a process, and I feel like I’m doing a great job of managing it.”

However, he knows his competition, saying that he’s probably not going to be on the podium with a medal.

“I don’t like to focus on what other people do. I’m just gonna try my best to skate the way I train. Who knows? There might be a miracle. I might end up on the podium. It’s going to be best to not think about the big picture – just take it one element at a time,” Vincent added.

Even if he does or doesn’t get a medal, Vincent‘s Olympic career isn’t over with Pyeongchang.

“The Olympics is something truly special. I hope I’ll get to enjoy more than one,” he shared. “I’m just gonna try and take it day by day. Try and enjoy myself while there, meet some great athletes from all over the world, watch some other sports, and have a great time while I’m there.”

The Men’s short program kicks off @ 8PM ET/PT on NBC tonight.

Adam Rippon is stepping back on the ice tonight and JJJ is 167890234% here for it!

The Olympic figure skater got to chat with press in a conference earlier this week about the men’s short program, which will air @ 8PM ET/PT on NBC tonight, before opening up about how it was to be in the spotlight right now.

“The other day I was joking to one of my friends. He was like, ‘you’re kind of everywhere right now.’ I was like, ‘I know, I’m America’s sweetheart,’” Adam shared. “He laughed in my face.”

He adds, “I think what you think of as the American people embracing — I don’t think, on paper, I embody anything of that perceived persona. I think that’s what people are latching on to, that I’m different.”

Nathan Chen is really just like all of us — he has a massive crush on Emma Watson.

Speaking with TeenVogue, the 18-year-old figure skater opened up about his love for the former Harry Potter actress and activist, naming her as his fave celebrity ever and crush.

Nathan also picked her when asked which celeb he’d want to come watch him at the Olympics.

“I love Emma Watson. She’s amazing. Also I’m a huge fan of Harry Potter so that helps,” he shared.

While Nathan is a fave to medal at the men’s events, which start tonight, he says he’s already realized his dreams of being at the Olympics.

“I think just being there at the Olympics, really realizing that I fulfilled my dream of going to the Olympic games,” he says of the most exciting part. “…Just standing together as team USA and then seeing all the other athletes and just seeing everyone come together as one.”

Nathan has already picked up a bronze medal in the Figure Skating Team Event over the weekend.

You might have missed it, but earlier this week, Maia and Alex Shibutani made history too.

After performing during the figure skating team event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the 26- and 23-year-old siblings became the first ice dance team of Asian descent to win a medal.

“Last night was a dream that became a reality. [Maia] and I have worked so hard for this! Proud to be the first ice dance team of Asian descent to win a medal at the [Olympics],” Alex wrote in a touching Instagram. “When we started skating together, [Maia] and I didn’t see any teams on the ice that looked like us. There weren’t too many sibling teams either.”

“Being so ‘different’ could have been a warning sign… but we were 9 and 12 years old and didn’t see ourselves as ‘different’. We were just having a blast skating together. Throughout our career (14 years and counting), [Maia] and I have had to, and will continue to push past stereotypes, labels, doubters, and cynics.”

“We have become successful BECAUSE we are siblings and family. Not in spite of that fact. We have challenged ourselves to grow, innovate, and embrace what makes us different from other teams BECAUSE our differences are what make us unique.

“When someone tells you that you can’t do something or that your success will be limited because of how you look, or who you are, keep moving forward. Set yourself apart by finding a way to utilize your strengths. Never stop believing in yourself.

“Believe in your dreams and surround yourself with people who nurture and believe in your dreams as much as you do. Sometimes the journey can be lonely, but fortunately, [Maia] and I have always had each other.

“You don’t have to look like anyone else. You don’t have to be, or skate like anyone else. You don’t have to fit the mold or follow the path that everyone else is on. Just find, and be yourself.”

Red Gerard was the USA’s first gold medal winner at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics this weekend — but can you believe that he almost lost out on it?

Not because he was bad, but because he overslept after binge-watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Netflix!

According to Yahoo, Red admits that he slept past his 6AM alarm for the finals and almost missed out on that medal.

Red had been spending the first few days of the Olympics with roommate Kyle Mack, who woke the snowboarder up at 6:20AM.

Red is the youngest person from the United States to win gold at a Winter Olympics since bobsledder Bobby Fiske in 1928.