Canada Wins Gold in Ice Dance; 'Shib Sibs' Take Bronze
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada won gold in the ice dance, and knocked Team USAâs Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue into fourth place, with a record score of 206.07 points on Tuesday.
But the United States didnât go without a medal in the event â sibling duo Maia and Alex Shibutani earned bronze. The "Shib Sibs" performed a strong free skate to a medley of Coldplay songs.
Franceâs Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron took silver. The French pair broke their own world record for a free dance with 123.35 points to âMoonlight Sonata.â But Virtue and Moir answered back, beating France with a new best, 122.40 points.
Watch recap on digital platforms here.
U.S. Menâs Hockey Take on Slovakia
If the U.S. menâs hockey team is going to pull off a miracle, their magic run must start on Tuesday. The Americans face Slovakia in the first round of the elimination tournament.
The Americans beat Slovakia 2-1 in group play last week. It was Americaâs only win in group play. The winner will face the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals. 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. Ryan 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 couldnât make the NHL. Milford's Mark Arcobello played several years in the NHL, but has been playing hockey overseas for the past year or two. He will help the U.S. team try and get past Slovakia.
For the Donato family, though, thatâs familiar territory: His father Ted scored four goals for the 1992 United States hockey team that finished fourth in Albertville while he was a student at Harvard. That was one of the last Olympic teams that didnât include NHL players â until now.
Other match-ups in the elimination round: Slovenia versus Norway, Finland versus South Korea and Switzerland versus Germany.
Watch live at 10 p.m. ET Monday on NBCSN or on digital platforms here.
Team USA's Sigourney Takes Bronze in Freeski Halfpipe; Canadaâs Sharpe Wins Gold
Cassie Sharpe of Canada held off a strong field on Tuesday to win gold in women's freeski halfpipe at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Marie Martinod of France took silver, while Team USA's Brita Sigourney earned bronze.
Defending Olympic champion Maddie Bowman was unable to replicate her Sochi success. She fell on all three of her runs and finished 11th. Annalisa Drew of Team USA finished fourth.
Recap on digital platforms here.
Short Track Skaters Face New Record in 3,000 Relay
South Korea traditionally dominates in the 3,000-meter short track womenâs relay, having won five of the seven Olympic gold medals that have been awarded. And this year, it has the deepest team, which includes two-time world champion Choi Min-jeong and three-time Olympic medalist Shim Suk-hee. It holds the world record of 4:04.222 set in Salt Lake City in November 2016.
But China has a strong team, and its skaters set an Olympic record of 4:05.315 in last weekâs qualifying round. Its team includes Fan Kexin, who won a silver in the 1,000-meter race in Sochi and who helped her relay teammates take medals in six straight world championships.
Italy and Canada are also competing in the finals.
Watch live starting at 5 a.m. ET Tuesday on digital platforms here.
Team USA Fights 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 womenâs team needs to finish strong. With two games left against two of the top teams, theyâre fighting for the last spot in the medal round.
That fight begins against South Korea on Tuesday.
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 are on a run. Theyâve 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. But theyâre facing two of the top teams - South Korea is in first place at 5-1, and Sweden is tied for second at 5-2.
Watch live beginning at 12:05 a.m. ET Tuesday morning on digital platforms here.