Saturday, 2.7.26
Women’s Speed Skating: the top ten countries included Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, AIN (Individual Neutral Athletes, such as Russia and Belarus), Austria, France, Germany, China, Kazakhstan, and Japan. Then, Kazakhstan moved into first place, followed by Netherland and Switzerland. Italy moved into first place, followed by Norway, Netherland, Switzerland, AIN, and Netherland. In the final run, Italy was in first place, followed by Norway, Canada, Netherland, Netherland, and Canada.
Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida wins Gold. (She is the niece of late Italian celebrity Gina Lollobrigida)
Norway’s Wiklund wins Silver.
Canada’s Maltais wins Bronze.
Women’s Ski Jump—Slopestyle:
China’s Eileen Gu makes it to second place, while Switzerland’s Gremaud is in first place. Great Britain’s Kirsty Muir (Scotland) makes it in third place. USA’s Krumme takes over Finland’s Karava into fourth place. China’s Lui Mentung is in 5th place. Italy’s Gassliter makes it into the finals.
Men’s Singles Luge at Cortina Sliding Center. During Run 1, Germany, Austria, and Italy are in the top three. During Run 2, Italy’s Fischnaller is in first place, followed by USA’s Gustafson. Italy’s Felderer moves into second place and Germany’s Grancagnolo is in third place. Austria’s Kindl moves into third place and Ukraine’s Mandziy is in sixth place. Austria’s Gleirscher moves into third place and Austria’s Mueller moves into first place. But Latvia’s Berzins is in seventh place. Latvia’s Aparjods is in third place, while Germany Loch is in seventh place. Germany’s Langenhan makes it to first place. Slovakia’s Ninis is in thirteenth place, as the race continues for the top twenty who will compete in Run 3. AIN’s Repilov makes it to thirteenth place, followed by USA’s Greiner in fourteenth. Sweden’s Kohala moves into the thirteenth place, while Ukraine’s Dukach moves into twelfth place. Romania’s Craciun is in 21st place, Austria’s Ferlazzo is in eighteenth place, and Czech’s Hyman is in twentieth place. Romania’s Cretu moves into the thirteenth place while China’s Zhenyu makes it to 24th.
Men’s Downhill Alpine Skiing Finals:
Switzerland’s F. von Allmen wins Gold
Italy’s G. Franzoni wins Silver
Italy’s D. Paris wins Bronze
Men’s Snowboarding Big Air Final:
USA’s O. Martin is in third place, while Jamieson is in ninth place during Run 1. In Run 2, New Zealand’s Menzies is in first place. Japan’s Kimata takes over the first-place position. USA’s O. Martin is now in seventh place and New Zealand’s Jamieson remains in ninth place. Japan’s Hasegawa fell on his landing. China’s Su Yi-Ming is in second place. Japan’s Kimura messed up, and he is now in fourth place. Italy’s Matteoli is in 10th place. Japan’s Ogiwara and New Zealand’s Farrell also take their turn. During Run 3, USA’s O. Martin moves into fourth place. Italy’s Matteoli uses the Butter Trick and makes it into fifth place. Japan’s Kimata moves into second place, but Canada’s Jobin is in sixth place. Japan’s Kimura makes it to first place. New Zealand’s Menzies fell on his landing. China’s Su Yi-Ming makes it to third place.
Japan’s Kimura wins Gold
Japan’s Kimata wins Silver
China’s Su Yi-Ming wins Bronze
Scott Hamilton is interviewed about the men’s figure skating competition. He promotes Ilia Malinin, from Vienna, Virginia, as the skater who is most likely to win Gold.
Men’s Short Program Team Event Figure Skating started with Great Britain’s Appleby, who scored 69.68. Canada’s Gogolov moves into first place, followed by Poland’s Samoilov in second place. China’s Boyang moves into second place, followed by Korea’s Cha Jun-Hwan in third place. Italy’s Grassl moves into second place. Then, France’s Aymoz takes over the second-place position. Georgia’s Egadze makes it to fourth place. Japan’s Kagiyama takes over the first-place position, followed by USA’s I. Malinin in second place. The top five teams include Japan, USA, Canada, Italy, and Georgia.
Team Event Figure Skating Free Dance:
Japan’s Yoshida/Morita score 18.55
Georgia’s Davis/Smolkin score 117.82
Italy’s Guignard/Fabbri score 124.22
Canada’s Lajoie/Lagha score 120.90
USA’s Chock/Bates score 133.23
Women’s Skiathlon Cross-Country Skiing:
The first lap of this Classic and Freestyle 10KM + 10KM race starts with Norway’s Simpson-Larson taking the lead. Sweden’s Karlsson is now in the lead, and the top four skiers appear to be Sweden, Sweden, Norway, and Sweden. Sweden’s Andersson takes the lead into the third lap. Andersson is followed by Karlsson, Slind, and Sundling. Niskanen and Fosnaes follow closely, behind the top four. Sweden’s Karlsson and Andersson remain in the lead, while Norway’s Slind and Weng follow them in the race. During the last lap, Karlsson, Andersson, Weng, and Niskanen are the top four.
Sweden’s Frida Karlsson wins Gold
Sweden’s Ebba Andersson wins Silver
Norway’s Heidi Weng wins Bronze.
I decided to take a break and go on an evening meetup. I checked out a local event at the Woodbridge Community Village Center, before walking with a friend. The weather was nice, making it a relaxing and rejuvenating four-mile walk. We check out nature, small wildlife, and many people enjoying the warm Southern California weather in February.
