Here are the results for Day 6 of the Winter Games: Figure skatingFigure skater Nathan Chen has won gold, joining an exclusive club of U.S. Olympic champions in the sport and capping a four-year journey that started after his medal hopes were dashed at the Pyeongchang Games.The 22-year-old’s win in Beijing will make him the seventh U.S. men’s skater to step atop the podium. Chen delivered a rousing performance of his “Rocketman” free skate, drawing cheers from the limited crowd of spectators.Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno won silver and bronze, respectively.In Pyeongchang, Chen was taken out of medal contention after delivering what he called a “disastrous” short program. Afterward, he worked relentlessly with coach Rafael Arutyunyan to strengthen every aspect of his figure skating. His path back to the Olympics included three straight world titles and his sixth national championship.Then earlier this week, Chen vindicated his disappointing performance from four years ago with a record-shattering short skate that put him nearly 6 points ahead of his next closest challenger.————Figure skating’s governing body has declined to address reports that the 15-year-old who helped the Russians win gold in the team event at the Beijing Olympics previously tested positive for doping.Russian media say Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before the Beijing Games.The International Skating Union says it “cannot disclose any information about any possible anti-doping rule violation.”Valieva scored maximum points in the women’s individual sections of the team event, which the Russians skaters won. The U.S. won silver and Japan won bronze. The medal ceremony was supposed to be held Tuesday evening, but it was pulled from the schedule.The International Olympic Committee has said legal talks are ongoing with the ISU on the issue, though it gave no more details.A positive test could cost Russia the gold medal from the team competition and threaten Valieva’s chance to win the individual competition that starts Tuesday.SnowboardingAmerican Chloe Kim has won gold in the women’s halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics.She turned in a strong opening run as she easily defended her Olympic halfpipe title.The last rider to drop into the halfpipe, and the contest already over, the 21-year-old American still attempted to go big one last time.She fell, quickly got back up and casually glided the rest of the way down the halfpipe Thursday as the Olympic champion. She greeted her fellow medalists at the bottom with an embrace.The only real drama was for second place, with 32-year-old Queralt Castellet of Spain taking silver at her fifth appearance at the Olympic Games. Sena Tomita of Japan held off Cai Xuetong of China for bronze.No one was matching Kim’s height or demanding array of tricks. Not after an opening performance that featured a variety of different spins and rotations, including a front and backside 1080 (three spins each). That flawless run even appeared to surprised her as she covered her mouth in excitement. She later told her coach it was the best one she’s done. CurlingSweden beat the U.S. men 7-4 in a rematch of the Pyeongchang gold medal match in curling.That gives Sweden an early lead in the round-robin standings. It was the first loss of the Beijing Games for the defending champions.The result left the Americans hoping for a rematch against Niklas Edin’s foursome, which could happen only if they both qualify for the playoffs.Four years after Team Shuster won five straight elimination games — including a victory over Edin that clinched the first U.S. gold medal in Olympic curling history — it was the Swedes celebrating.Trailing 7-4 in the 10th and final end, John Shuster conceded after Edin left the Americans with just one stone in the target area and just one more to play.“When you’re playing against the reigning world champions and you get opportunities, you got to take advantage of those,” Shuster said. “We’re going to have to fight tooth and nail to get every win here.”
Here are the results for Day 6 of the Winter Games:
Figure skating
Figure skater Nathan Chen has won gold, joining an exclusive club of U.S. Olympic champions in the sport and capping a four-year journey that started after his medal hopes were dashed at the Pyeongchang Games.
The 22-year-old’s win in Beijing will make him the seventh U.S. men’s skater to step atop the podium. Chen delivered a rousing performance of his “Rocketman” free skate, drawing cheers from the limited crowd of spectators.
Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno won silver and bronze, respectively.
In Pyeongchang, Chen was taken out of medal contention after delivering what he called a “disastrous” short program. Afterward, he worked relentlessly with coach Rafael Arutyunyan to strengthen every aspect of his figure skating. His path back to the Olympics included three straight world titles and his sixth national championship.
Then earlier this week, Chen vindicated his disappointing performance from four years ago with a record-shattering short skate that put him nearly 6 points ahead of his next closest challenger.
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Figure skating’s governing body has declined to address reports that the 15-year-old who helped the Russians win gold in the team event at the Beijing Olympics previously tested positive for doping.
Russian media say Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before the Beijing Games.
The International Skating Union says it “cannot disclose any information about any possible anti-doping rule violation.”
Valieva scored maximum points in the women’s individual sections of the team event, which the Russians skaters won. The U.S. won silver and Japan won bronze. The medal ceremony was supposed to be held Tuesday evening, but it was pulled from the schedule.
The International Olympic Committee has said legal talks are ongoing with the ISU on the issue, though it gave no more details.
A positive test could cost Russia the gold medal from the team competition and threaten Valieva’s chance to win the individual competition that starts Tuesday.
Snowboarding
American Chloe Kim has won gold in the women’s halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics.
She turned in a strong opening run as she easily defended her Olympic halfpipe title.
The last rider to drop into the halfpipe, and the contest already over, the 21-year-old American still attempted to go big one last time.
She fell, quickly got back up and casually glided the rest of the way down the halfpipe Thursday as the Olympic champion. She greeted her fellow medalists at the bottom with an embrace.
The only real drama was for second place, with 32-year-old Queralt Castellet of Spain taking silver at her fifth appearance at the Olympic Games. Sena Tomita of Japan held off Cai Xuetong of China for bronze.
No one was matching Kim’s height or demanding array of tricks. Not after an opening performance that featured a variety of different spins and rotations, including a front and backside 1080 (three spins each). That flawless run even appeared to surprised her as she covered her mouth in excitement. She later told her coach it was the best one she’s done.
Curling
Sweden beat the U.S. men 7-4 in a rematch of the Pyeongchang gold medal match in curling.
That gives Sweden an early lead in the round-robin standings. It was the first loss of the Beijing Games for the defending champions.
The result left the Americans hoping for a rematch against Niklas Edin’s foursome, which could happen only if they both qualify for the playoffs.
Four years after Team Shuster won five straight elimination games — including a victory over Edin that clinched the first U.S. gold medal in Olympic curling history — it was the Swedes celebrating.
Trailing 7-4 in the 10th and final end, John Shuster conceded after Edin left the Americans with just one stone in the target area and just one more to play.
“When you’re playing against the reigning world champions and you get opportunities, you got to take advantage of those,” Shuster said. “We’re going to have to fight tooth and nail to get every win here.”
