BEIJING (AP) Marko Anttila had time for many thoughts while in isolation at the Olympics. “Can I play here or not?” was one of them. The Finnish hockey veteran spent six days at an isolation hotel after testing positive for the coronavirus upon arrival in Beijing, wondering when he could resume his quest for gold.
<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
<p>A frustrating Olympics for Mikaela Shiffrin sees her get one more 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/
BEIJING (AP) The Russians are back in the gold medal game at the Olympics, just like they were expected to be. This run hasn't been as dominant compared to four years ago, but they are still one victory away from winning back-to-back men's hockey tournaments at Winter Games without NHL players.
Despite the challenges brought by a large number of Games participants arriving from overseas, Beijing 2022 has managed to keep the Games safe with stringent and effective COVID-19 countermeasures.