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The excitement of the Pyeongchang Games heads to the slopes for the men’s downhill skiing, slopestyle snowboarding and to the ice rink for ice skating and U.S. women’s hockey. Here are the day’s 6 to Watch.
Men's Downhill Postponed Due to High Wind Conditions
The first Alpine skiing event of the 2018 Pyeonchang Olympics, men’s downhill, was postponed Sunday morning due to high winds. Gusts of up to 50 mph were predicted for the event's would-be start at 11 a.m. local time. Wind speeds were strong enough to close the only gondola lift carrying racers and officials up the mountain.
The event has not yet been rescheduled.
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Norway’s formidable “Attacking Vikings” were expected to try to wrest the downhill gold from the defending champion, Austria’s Mattias Mayer. Among the Norwegians to watch: Kjetil Jansrud, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, who had the fastest time at this year’s Olympic test event, and Aksel Lund Svindal, the 2010 Olympic silver medalist and fourth-place finisher in Sochi, who is second in the World Cup standings. Alpine skiing might be an individual sport but the Norwegians take it on as a team.
Mayer is trying to become the first man to defend his gold downhill medal.
Team USA has only one man in the top 20 of the World Cup standings. Bryce Bennett, who is ranked 18th, had the seventh-fastest time in Wednesday’s Olympic downhill training run.
A Unique Slopestyle Course Spells Unpredictability
Canadians and Norwegians enter the slopestyle competition the strongest in the field but one young American could bring an upset: 17-year-old Red Gerard. Gerard was the only American to make the final in Saturday’s qualifying round. He’s known for being a creative rider.
Gerard is going up against Mark McMorris, the snowboarder who has dominated the event, and other favorites: McMorris’s teammate, Max Parrot, and Marcus Kleveland of Norway. McMorris, the bronze medalist at the 2014 Olympic Games, has won a slopestyle medal at every X Games Aspen since 2011, but he was badly injured last year after crashing into a tree while snowboarding.
When slopestyle made its debut at the last Olympics, riders from Canada, Norway and the United States each won a medal. U.S. medalist Sage Kotsenburg has since retired and the U.S. are considered the underdogs in Pyeongchang.
The course is one of the most unique designs ever seen.
Watch the gold medal event live on NBCSN at 8 p.m. ET or on digital platforms here.
Shibutanis, Tennell Help US Advance to Free Skate in Team Event
Maia and Alex Shibutani shined and newcomer Bradie Tennell set a season best Saturday night, which helped advance Team USA to the team event finals for figure skating.
The #ShibSibs were smooth and frenetic in their nearly three-minute ice dance routine that had the arena rocking, especially for the final minute’s nonstop Latin steps.
Their second-place finish, along with Tennell’s fifth place performance, gave the U.S. a third-place finish overall. Team USA, behind Canada and OAR, will be compete Sunday night for a shot at the gold.
Watch NBC 6's coverage here.
USA Women's Hockey Defeats Finland in Opener, 3-1
The United States erased a one-goal deficit en route to a 3-1 victory against Team Finland Sunday at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Kendall Coyne each tallied second-period goals while Maddie Rooney made 23 saves for the U.S. Finland scored in the final seconds of the first period when Petra Nieminen made a pretty pass and found a cutting Vinla Hovi to give Finland a 1-0 advantage.
Click here to watch on NBC 6.
Men’s Skiathlon
You can watch the men's skiathlon on digital platforms Sunday at 1:15 a.m. ET here.
And the Gold Goes to…
Join in the excitement of the day’s Gold Medal competition. Here’s a quick run-down of the day’s other events.
Men’s Biathlon 10 Kilometer Sprint
Watch NBCSN coverage beginning at 5 a.m. ET or on digital platforms Sunday at 6:15 a.m. here.
Women’s Freestyle Skiing Moguls
Watch on digital platforms Sunday at 7 a.m. ET here.
Men’s Singles Luge
Watch on digital platforms Sunday at 6 a.m. here
Men’s Speed Skating 5,000 Meters
Watch on digital platforms Sunday at 2 a.m. here.
