Day 13

David Wise of the USA wins gold(97.20) in men's Freestyle skiing- Halfpipe. American Alex Ferreira wins silver with a score of 96.40 and Nico Porteous of New Zealand wins bronze with a score of 94.80. Americans Aaron Blunck(84.80) and Tornin Yater-Wallace(65.20) finish 7th and 9th respectively. Wise had his best run on his 3rd run to win gold.

The USA women's Ice Hockey team beat Canada 3-2 in a shootout to win gold. Canada wins silver. Finland wins bronze USA goals were scored by Hilary Knight and Monique Lamoureux-Morando. The USA led 1-0, then was behind 2-1 only to tie it in the 3rd period. The USA won the shootout 3-2. USA goals in the shootout were scored by Gigi Marvin, Amanda Kessel and Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson. Last goal attempted by Canada saved by USA goalie Maddie Rooney. It was the first USA win in the winter games against Canada since 1998. Canada had won the last 4 gold medals vs the USA.

American Mikaela Shiffrin wins silver(2 minutes 21.87 seconds) in Alpine Skiing Combined. Michelle Gisin of Switzerland wins gold in 2 minutes 20.90 seconds and Wendy Holdener of Switzerland wins bronze in 2 minutes 22.34 seconds. Lindsey Vonn of the USA finished first in the Downhill but did not finish the Slalom.

The USA team of Kikkan Randall/Jessica Diggins win gold(15 minutes 56.47 seconds) in women's Cross Country skiing - Team Sprint Free. Charlotte Kalla/Stina Nilsson of Sweden win silver in 15 minutes 56.66 seconds and Marit Bjoergen/Maiken Casperson Falla of Norway win bronze in 15 minutes 59.44 seconds.

American Jamie Anderson wins silver(total score 177.25) in women's Snowboard - Big Air. Anna Gasser of Austria wins gold in a total score of 185.00 and Zoi Sadowski Synnott of New Zealand wins bronze with a total score of 157.50. Julia Marino of the USA finished 10th with a total score of 93.25 and Jessika Jenson of the USA finished 11th with a total score of 40.50. Gasser wins gold on her last run as Jamie Anderson didn't land her last run.

The USA team of Heather Bergsma, Brittany Bowe and Mia Manganello wins bronze(2 minutes 59.27 seconds) in women's Speed Skating Team Pursuit- Final B by beating Ivanie Blondin, Josie Morrison and Isabelle Weidemann of Canada(2 minutes 59.72 seconds). Canada finished 4th. Japan wins gold and the Netherlands wins silver.

Americans Elana Meyers Taylor/Lauren Gibbs win silver(3 minutes 22.52 seconds) in women's 2-man Bobsled. Mariama Jamanka/Lisa Buckwitz of Germany win gold in 3 minutes 22.45 seconds. Kallie Humphries and Phylicia George of Canada win bronze in 3 minutes 22.89 seconds. Jamie Greubel Poser/Aja Evans finished 5th in 3 minutes 23.02 seconds. Germany beat USA by.007 seconds on final run to win gold.

Americans Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Schiffrin are in 1st and 6th place respectively at the conclusion of the women's Alpine skiing - Combined Downhill.

The USA team of Erik Bjornsen/Simeon Hamilton finished 6th in men's Cross Country skiing - Team Sprint Free.

The USA beat Great Britain 10-4 in men's round robin Curling.

Sweden beat the USA 9-6 in women's round robin Curling.

The USA team of Jonathan Garcia, Brian Hansen and Emery Lehman(3 minutes 50.77 seconds) lost to Ted-Jan Bloemen, Benjamin Donnelly and Denny Morrison of Canada(3 minutes 42.16 seconds) in men's Speed Skating- Team Pursuit- Final B.

Americans David Chodounsky and Mark Engel finished 18th and 31st respectively in men's Alpine skiing Slalom. American Nolan Kasper did not finish.

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Medal Count as of 2:00 am Eastern Time- February 22

Norway 13 gold, 11 silver, 9 bronze - 33 total
Germany 12 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze - 24 total
Canada 9 gold, 6 silver, 7 bronze - 22 total
USA 8 gold, 7 silver, 6 bronze - 21 total
Netherlands 6 gold, 6 silver, 4 bronze - 16 total

Day 12

American Lindsey Vonn wins bronze in women's Alpine skiing - Downhill in 1 minute 39.69 seconds. Sofia Goggia of Italy wins gold in 1 minute 39.22 seconds. Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway wins silver in 1 minute 39.31 seconds.

The USA team of Susan Dunklee, Joanne Firesteel Reid, Tim Burke and Lowell Bailey finish 15th in the Biathlon- LTS 2 by 6KM women and 2 by 7.5KM men mixed relay.

After 2 runs of the women's 2-man Bobsled, Americans Elena Meyers Taylor/Lauren Gibbs are in 2nd place and Americans Jamie Greubel Poser/Aja Evans are in 4th place.

In women's round robin Curling, Korea beat the USA 9-6.

The USA beat Switzerland 8-4 in men's round robin Curling.

Americans Bryan Fletcher, Ben Berend and Ben Loomis finished 17th, 39th and 40th respectively in Nordic Combined- Individual Gundsersen LH/10KM.

Jessica Koorman and Lana Gehring, both of the USA, did not qualify for the quarterfinals of the women's 1000M Short Track Speed Skating competition. Gehring was disqualified by penalty.

Americans Aaron Tran, Thomas Hong and John-Henry Krueger did not qualify for the quarterfinals of the men's 500M Short Track Speed Skating competition. Tran was disqualified by penalty.

Kyle Mack, Chris Corning and Red Gerard, all of the USA, qualified for the finals of men's Snowboard- Big Air.

At the conclusion of the women's Figure Skating Short Program, Americans Mirai Nagasu is in 9th place with a score of 66.93, Karen Chen is in 10th place with a score of 65.90 and Bradie Tennell is in 11th place with a score of 64.01.

The USA men's Ice hockey team lost to the Czech Republic 3-2, in a shootout. USA goals were scored by Ryan Donato and Jim Slater. The USA lost the shootout 1-0. The USA is eliminated from the tournament while the Czech Republic goes on to the medal round.

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Medal Count at 11:50 pm Eastern Time - Day 12

Norway 11 gold, 11 silver, 8 bronze - 30 total
Germany 11 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze - 23 total
Canada 8 gold, 5 silver, 6 bronze - 19 total
Netherlands 6 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze - 14 total
USA 5 gold. 3 silver, 5 bronze - 13 total
France 5 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze - 13 total