tThis is a good night for fans for Skiiing and skating.
Women’s Alpine Skiing: Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final – Alpine star Lindsey Vonn (St. Paul, Minn.), who has won two medals already this Olympics, turns to the challenging technical events in her fourth race of the Games. Her teammate, Julia Mancuso, who also has earned two medals at these Games, won gold in this event in 2006.
LIVE -Men’s Short Track: 500m Competition – Short track superstar Apolo Ohno (Seattle, Wash.) skates in his sports’ most unpredictable individual event, the all-out, anything-goes sprint that is the 500m, to secure a spot in Friday’s Gold Medal Final.
Women’s Freestyle Skiing: Aerials Gold Medal Final – China is poised to once again rule the skies in women’s aerials, LIVE. One of the sports pioneers, Australia’s Jacqui Cooper, will look to win an elusive Olympic medal in her final Olympics at age 37. Team USA’s top contender is Massachusetts native Emily Cook
Men’s Cross-Country: Relay Gold Medal Final – This classic cross-country event has produced some of the most thrilling races in Olympic history in any sport, including three in recent years decided by less than one second after hours of racing. Traditional powers Norway – anchored by its latest superstar, the brash Petter Northug – and Italy should once again be among the favorites. But keep an eye on the Canadians – a host-country dark horse that could be poised for a popular medal surge on the picturesque Whistler course.
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Women’s Speed Skating: 5000m – At 37-years old, Canada’s Clara Hughes is the only athlete to win multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Games. She was a double bronze medalist in cycling at the Atlanta 1996 Games, and won medals in this event at the last two Games – bronze in Salt Lake and gold in Torino. She has a good chance to win another medal in her final Games in front of the home nation’s fans.
