<p>Eileen Gu the American-born 18-year-old who already has two medals in these Games representing China earned her second gold of the Beijing Olympics in the freestyle skiing halfpipe final.</p><p></p><p>With the win, she became the first freestyle skier to walk away with three medals from a single Olympics.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, John Shuster's curling team will leave the Games empty-handed after losing 8-5 to Canada's Brad Gushue in the bronze medal game.</p><p></p><p>Earlier Friday, IOC president Thomas Bach criticized the team of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, saying it was "chilling" to see their treatment of the teen after a disastrous free skate.</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
<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/
<p>John Shuster's curling team came up just short in their semifinal against Great Britain on Thursday, ending the defense of their Olympic title from Pyeongchang. They'll try for bronze Friday against Canada's Brad Gushue, who lost to Sweden in the semis.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Eileen Gu the American-born 18-year-old who already has two medals in these Games representing China leads heading into the freestyle skiing halfpipe final. She topped qualifying with a near-perfect run and will be the gold-medal favorite. Three Americans are also in the final Brita Sigourney, Hanna Faulhaber and Carly Margulies. </p><p></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&g