With 369 medals, Norway entered Beijing, carrying the pride of “the country with the most Winter Olympic medals of all time.” Therese Johaug from Norway added another feather to the country’s cap by winning the first gold medal of the 2022 Winter Olympics in the women’s 15 km skiathlon.
The second gold medal was won by Irene Schouten from Netherland in the women’s 3000 meters speed skating. Several countries have started collecting their Winter Olympic medals as well.
This is the first year in history that the Super Bowl and Olympics are happening at the same time, which is giving a tough time to fans!
Here are a few important moments you need to know about the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Russia won a gold medal in team figure skating. 15- years-old Kamila Valieva from the figure skating team became the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics
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21-years-old American figure skater Vincent Zhou tested positive for COVID-19 in regular athletes’ COVID-19 screening. Zhou is scheduled to compete in the men’s short program on Tuesday. He is undergoing additional testing; he will be put into isolation, if he tests positive
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U.S. ski champ Mikaela Shiffrin, the two-time Olympic gold medal winner, was disqualified from the giant slalom event
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41-years-old John Clarey from France became the oldest alpine skier to win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games
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Snowboarder Julia Marino, 24, won the first medal for the U.S. in the 2022 Beijing Olympics. She bagged silver in women's slopestyle
