Canada won gold in ice dance, while the 'Shib Sibs' took bronze as the competition continued in Pyeongchang.
In men's hockey, Team USA advanced after beating Slovakia. Women's curling and halfpipe skiing also highlighted today's Winter Olympics events.
1. U.S. Men's Hockey Beats Slovakia
The United States' men's hockey team has beaten Slovakia 5-1 in the qualification round at the Pyeongchang Olympics to advance to face the Czech Republic in the Olympic quarterfinals.
American Ryan Donato scored his third and fourth goals of the tournament, and Troy Terry had three assists Tuesday.
The Americans beat Slovakia 2-1 in group play last week. It was America's only win in group play.
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The Czech Republic moved straight to the quarterfinals by winning its group.
In its win over Slovakia last week, the U.S. took advantage of a strong power play. Donato scored twice on the power play, including a third-period goal that broke a 1-1 tie and gave American the victory.
Donato, who plays college hockey for Harvard, is part of a ragtag team of Americans hoping to compete for a medal. With NHL players sitting out these Olympics, the U.S. team is made up of mostly college kids and castoffs who couldn’t make the NHL.
2. U.S.'s Maddie Bowman Falls
Team USA's Brita Sigourney took bronze in the women's freeski halfpipe while defending U.S. Olympic champion Maddie Bowman fell on the final hit during each of her three runs in the finals.
Bowman was looking to repeat her Sochi result in the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe. Sigourney is the first women to land a 1080 in a competition halfpipe.
American Devin Logan, a silver medal winner in Sochi for slopestyle, finished 15th in the qualifying run and failed to advance to the final.
3. Team USA for Medal Round Spot vs. South Korea in Women's Curling
If the United States is going to have a shot at a medal in curling, its women’s team needs to finish strong. With two games left against two of the top teams, they’re fighting for the last spot in the medal round.
The U.S. is now hoping to move on after losing 9-6 to South Korea
The top four teams in round-robin standings advance to the medal round. Entering the final stretch of round-robin play, the U.S. is tied for fourth place.
The Americans were on a run. They've won three of their last four matches to improve to a 4-3 record, including wins over Denmark and China on Monday.
Wins in their final two matches would guarantee life after round robin play. Even winning one of two could allow them to sneak forward, so their loss against Korea is the final blow they can afford.
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4. Virtue and Moir Take Gold
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir regained their 2010 Olympic ice dance title in the free dance on Tuesday (Monday night in the United States), the second part of the ice dance competition.
Virtue and Moir, who helped Canada win a gold medal in Pyeongchang in the team event, were in first place after the short program, with 83.67. Their main rivals, France's Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, took silver.
Brother-sister duo Maia and Alex Shibutani (aka the Shib Sibs) took bronze. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue took fourth.
