Mikaela Shiffrin, Nick Goepper, and John-Henry Krueger bring home 3 more medals for the United States of America in 2018 Winter Olympics!
The 2018 Winter Olympics began in PyeongChang, South Korea on Wednesday, February 7th – with the Opening Ceremonies on Friday, February 9th – and will continue until Sunday, February 25th.
The best of the best athletes from all over world come together during the Olympics to compete for the coveted Olympic Medals for themselves and to represent their country. While the athletes and their families are living the dream in PyeongChang, it is the Olympic fans at home that bring the Olympics to life in their home country.
As of Monday, February 19th the USA athletes have brought home 10 medals! The winners of those medals are as follows:
Gold Medalists
Mikaela Shiffrin – Ladies’ Giant Slalom in Alpine Skiing
Shaun White – Men’s Halfpipe in Snowboarding
Chloe Kim – Ladies Halfpipe in Snowboarding
Redmond “Red” Gerard – Men’s Slopestyle in Snowboarding
Jamie Anderson – Ladies Slopestyle in Snowboarding
Silver Medalists
Nick Goepper – Men’s Ski Slopestyle in Freestyle Skiing
Chris Mazdzer – Men’s Singles in Luge
John-Henry Krueger – Men’s 1,000 meter in Short Track Speed Skating
Bronze Medalists
United States of America Team – Team Event in Figure Skating
Arielle Gold – Ladies Halfpipe in Snowboarding
Congratulations to all of the USA medalists thus far and those to come!
