Olympics 2018: Leader of the Pack

The final event of the games is traditionally the women's 30 K mass start in cross country skiing.  Early in the race those who would be a factor at the end were making their presence known.  Stinna Nilsson (Sweden) was leading with about 3/4s of the race left to go.  She went on to finish with the Bronze Medal.  Behind her is Marit Bjoergen (Norway) who later escaped on her own to win the Gold Medal.  Behind her teammate was Ingvild Flugstad Oestburg who finished the day in 4th place.

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Olympics 2018: Soaking It In

After winning the Gold Medal in the Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Nevin Galmarini (Switzerland) laid down on the snow at the end of the race.  Not so much in exhaustion but in disbelief at his accomplishment.  It was just a moment to absorb his success and the roar of the crowd.

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Olympics 2018: Historic Gold

Ester Ledecka (Czech Republic) did something that has never been done in the Olympics before.  She won a Gold Medal earlier in the Women's Super G (a skiing event) and today took Gold in the Women's Parallel Giant Slalom in snowboarding.  No Olympic athlete has won Gold medals in two different sports in a single Olympic games until Ledecka did it today.

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Olympics 2018: Final Corner

This was the women's mass start in speed skating, the first time this race has been an Olympic event.  It is based on a similar event in track cycling.  Riders gain points in three intermediate sprints during the race, and if a skater can lap the pack they will gain 20 points.  The final sprint earns the first across the line 60 points, so it still comes down to the finale.  Going into the final corner of the race in was Irene Schouten (Netherlands) on the front followed by Nan Takagi (Japan) with Bo-Reum Kim (Korea) on her wheel.  It was Takagi taking Gold, with Kim in for Silver, and Schouten for Bronze.

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Olympics 2018: Off the Front

Whenever I watch mass start cross country skiing, all I see is cycling on skis.  Today it was a three man break that got away from the peloton to ski for the medals.  Alexander Bolshunov (Russia) led his rival, Iivo Nikanen (Finland) for most of the final laps.  Nikanen was using the technique of drafting allowing Bolshunov to do all of the work while he waited for the final sprint.  His plan work earning Nkanen the Gold, with Bolshunov coming in for Silver.

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Olympics 2018: Sliding into Gold

Every four years, every one seems to fall in love with curling.  This year in the States it will be even more intense since the American men won the first Gold Medal in the sport in USA Olympic history.  These Olympics have seen the USA winning Gold medals in sports they have never medaled in before.

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Olympics 2018: Cross

Ski Cross, and Snowboard Cross, are a bit insane.  However they are rather exciting to watch.  This is Fanny Smith (Switzerland) and Sandra Naeslund (Sweden) skiing their way down the course and into the gold medal finals.

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Olympics 2018: Traffic

The finals in the Women's 1000M Short Track was quite the exciting race.  With two South Koreans in the race, Sukhee Shim and Mimjeong Choi, whipping up the crowd.  As they women came into the final lap, however, one of the Korean women went down taking her teammate with her.  In the tight corners of short track, there is a lot of traffic and competition for a piece of ice.  It was Suzanne Schulting (Netherlands) taking Gold, followed by Kim Boutin (Canada) for Silver and Arianna Fontana (Italy) grabbing the Bronze.

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Olympics 2018: Home Ice

It was the home country skater Tae-Yun Kim (Korea) who lit up the crowd as he flew around the ice oval in Pyeong Chang.  When he finished he held the best time thus far in the men's 1000M event.  He ended up with the Bronze Medal much to the delight of the Korean fans.  Norway added to its record breaking medal tally, with another Gold and the Nederlands added a silver to their impressive speed skating medal tally.

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Olympics 2018: Looking In

It was Jocelyne Lamoureux (USA) who looked in the tying goal for Team USA.  It was her goal that put the game into overtime.  After twenty minutes of a scoreless overtime, the game went to a shoot out.  After each team had five shots on goal, the game was stilled tied.  It was the sixth shot on goal, made by Team USA and missed by Team Canada that decided the game.  It was Gold for the American women and Silver for the Canadians.

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Olympics 2018: Face Off

Seems appropriate to paint this scene for the Women's Hockey Gold Medal game.  Team USA and Team Canada have faced off for the Gold for three Olympics in a row now.  In their round robin game, Canada won by a goal with the Americans almost scoring as time ran out.  At this point in the game, the score was 2-1 Canada.  Team USA was up for the fight.

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Olympics 2018: Determined

I am currently traveling and do not have my normal set up for photographing these watercolors.  Put I love both watching and painting the Olympics.  I am currently in Colorado to see our brand new grand daughter, so I apologize for the shadow and the cropping of this image.

This is Michelle Gisin (Switzerland) on her way to a Gold Medal in the Women's Combined in Pyeong Chang.

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Olympics 2018: Left Turn

Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) was laying down a brilliant run in the slalom race of the Women's Combined.  Her time was enough to put her into first place, giving her a shot at winning her second Gold Medal of these games.  It was not to be, but she did take Silver in this event.

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Olympics 2018: A Light Touch

I will admit it, short track is my favorite skating event in the winter Olympics.  This is from the Women's Relay qualifying events.  The home team of South Korea is leading the Australians and Chinese into the final turn of the quarter finals.

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Olympics 2018: All Aboard!

Living in Richmond, Virginia, it is exciting to see one of our own, Hakeem Abdul-Saboor (USA), competing in the Olympics.  While he and his driver, Cunningham, did not medal, nor finish about 21st place, it is truly an honor just to be at the Olympics.  I am sure it is an experience he will treasure of the rest of his life.

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Olympics 2018: Quite a Transition

Wow!  Ester Ledecka (Czech Republic) is the first Olympian, male or female, to take medals in both snowboarding and alpine skiing in the same olympic games.  After medaling in the Women's Snowboard Slalom, she came out today to claim Gold in the Women's Super G.

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Olympics 2018: Cutting It Close 2

With apologies, but some times a good title is still good even if it has been used.  It wasn't until I was photo editing that I realize I had already used this title.  In this case, it also applies to her time, one that just barely put her into the gold medal position at the line.  At the end of the day it was the Bronze Medal for Tina Weirather (Lichtenstein) continuing the medal winning family tradition.

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Olympics 2018: Starting It Off

The American, Lindsey Vonn, was the first women to take the the Super-G course, an unenviable position.  She naturally posted the first best time, but managed to hold that ranking for some time.  Alas, she finished the day tied for sixth place.

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Olympics 2018: Time to Take a Bow

Once her final real challenger had completed their slalom run ever so slightly slower, it was time for Frida Hansdotter (Sweden) to take her Gold Medal bow.  Chapeau!

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Olympics 2018: Cutting It Close

In slalom skiing, it doesn't matter if you hit the gate with you body, as long as your skis go on the correct side of the base of the gate.  Actually, the closer you are, the more likely it will be a better time at the line.  Skiers will wear a protective face guard, along with wrist and shin guards to prevent being injured by the force of striking the poles at 70 kilometers an hour or faster.  While Denise Feierabend (Switzerland) was cutting this gate to perfection, her run was not enough to get her onto the podium in Pyeong Chang.

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