Team USA's Mikaela Shiffrin Goes For Another Gold
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/CBSNews) – Men's ice hockey, men's figure skating, men's speedskating, the skeleton, men's and women's Alpine skiing, team relay luge and curling took center stage during Thursday's primetime Olympic coverage.
Mikaela Shiffrin, who took home the gold in the giant slalom Wednesday night, was looking to claim another medal in 24 hours. She was in fourth place behind Wendy Holdener, of Switzerland, following her first slalom run Thursday night.
Team USA's Matt Antione and John Daly finished 11th and 16th in the men's skeleton final, while Ryan Cochran-Siegle came in 14th in the super-G.
#TeamUSA's @MattAntoine and @JohnDalyUSA finish in 11th and 16th, respectively, in the men's skeleton final.
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 16, 2018
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All three snowboardcross women – Faye Gulini, Lindsey Jacobellis and Meghan Tierney – are heading to the finals.
ALL THREE U.S. snowboardcross women racers are heading into today's finals!! Get ready to cheer on @FayeGulini, @LindsJacobellis and Meghan Tierney! ???????????????? #TeamUSA
— U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team (@usskiteam) February 16, 2018
Meanwhile, Vincent Zhou, 17, became the first figure skater to land a quad luntz and scored a 84.53 in his short program.
New personal best! @govincentzhou scores 84.53 points in his #figureskating short program. #GoTeamUSA pic.twitter.com/EDGM8OxKyh
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 16, 2018