Olympic update: U.S. Women’s Hockey Beats ROC, First Medal Count
ON SATURDAY, the U.S. ladies’ hockey group cruised to a 5-0 win over the ROC, and Canada opened the day’s play with an 11-1 win over Finland. The two groups are currently 2-0 as they gear up for their gathering stage conflict Monday night. After overcoming Canada four years ago in Pyeongchang, the Americans reigning champs.
Somewhere else, Group China won gold in blended group transfer short-track speedskating, denoting the country’s first gold decoration of the Beijing Winter Olympics on the principal day decorations were granted. Norway caught the leading gold award by and large when cross-country skier Therese Johaug took the crown in the ladies’ skiathon. American Jessie Diggins, who and Kikkan Randall won the country’s first cross country gold in Pyeongchang in the group run occasion, completed 6th.
The Norwegians, who won the most gold decorations (14) four years prior in Pyeongchang, additionally caught gold later Saturday in the biathlon transfer to lead the general count. On Sunday in Beijing, there will be finals in elevated skiing, cross-country skiing, free-form skiing, bobsled, ski hopping, snowboarding, and speed skating. With the time distinction, every day’s live rivalry in China starts in ideal time Eastern and runs for the time being into early in the day the next day.
