<p>New Zealand's Nico Porteous goes for gold in the men's freeski halfpipe, winning his second gold of these Games.</p><p></p><p>The Americans Wise and Ferreira round out the silver and bronze medals respectively.</p><p></p><p>Elsewhere, due to wind gusts at nearly 40 mph (65 kph), the Alpine mixed team parallel event has been postponed with plans to resume at 9 a.m. local time Sunday in Beijing.</p><p></p><p>Mikaela Shiffrin has had a frustrating time at the Olympics thus far, but the gold-medalist will have to wait for conditions to stabilize before seeing her final shot at a medal in the mixed team parallel slalom competition. Shiffrin, who has two individual golds and a silver from the past two Winter Olympics, had three "did not finishes" and no medals in her five individual events.</p><p></p><p>As for the two-woman bobsled, Elana Meyers Taylor and Sylvia Hoffman sit in third after two runs, with fellow American duo Kaillie Humphries and Kaysha Love two spots behind them. Meyers Taylor has two silvers and a bronze in the event. </p><p></p><p>In the final event on the figure skating program, the U.S. pairs have a shot to medal. Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier sit in sixth place, with fellow American duo Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc right behind them in seventh. </p><p></p><p><strong>Hailey Salvian:</strong> <a href="https://theathletic.com/3135253/2022/02/17/why-team-canadas-gold-medal-win-cements-the-2022-team-as-the-best-ever/" target=_self>Why Team Canada's women's hockey gold medal win cements the 2022 team as the best ever</a></p><p><strong>Shayna Goldman and Sean Gentille:</strong> <a href="https://theathletic.com/3135190/2022/02/17/what-went-wrong-for-the-u-s-womens-hockey-team-5-questions-after-the-gold-medal-game/" target=_self>What went wrong for the U.S. women’s hockey team? 5 questions after the gold medal game</a></p><p><strong>Dan Robson:</strong> <a href="https://theathletic.com/3132198/2022/02/17/the-quiet-life-and-the-sad-death-of-the-miracle-on-ice-teams-mark-pavelich/" target=_self>The quiet life and the sad death of the ‘Miracle on Ice’ team’s Mark Pavelich</a></p><p><strong>Chris Kamrani: </strong><a href="https://theathletic.com/3121808/2022/02/10/nathan-chen-and-the-olympic-gold-medal-that-only-nathan-chen-could-win/" target=_self>Nathan Chen and the Olympic gold medal that only Nathan Chen could win</a></p><p><strong>Levi Weaver: </strong><a href="https://theathletic.com/3108249/2022/02/09/the-music-of-figure-skating-how-a-routine-gets-its-soundtrack-from-the-classical-to-the-intergalactic-love-story/" target=_self>The music of figure skating: How a routine gets its soundtrack, from the classical to the ‘intergalactic love story’</a></p><p><a href="https://theathletic.com/3067167/2022/01/28/team-usa-at-the-2022-olympics-every-athlete-every-event-schedules-and-what-to-know-for-beijing/" target=_self>Meet Team USA: Every athlete, every event, schedules and what to know for Beijing</a></p><p></p><p><em>Head to <a href="https://www.peacocktv.com/sports/olympics?irclickid=Rnk09PUqVxyIU0ixFIWg6UJDUkGUM3QIKRbKWs0&irgwc=1&utm_source=pk_vrs_imra&utm_medium=pd_aff_acq_psdlnk&utm_term=The%20Athletic&utm_content=1259321&cid=2201affiliateevgnpkpdaff4393&utm_campaign=2201affiliateevgn" target=_blank rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Peacock</a> to catch the action in Beijing.</em></p><p></p><p>The Athletic <em>may receive an affiliate commission if you open an account with Peacock through links contained in the (below) content.</em></p><p></p><p><em>(Photo: Ian MacNicol / Getty Images)</em></p>