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02/21 07:07 CST US captures a record 11th gold medal at the Winter Olympics
US captures a record 11th gold medal at the Winter Olympics
By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) --- The U.S. Olympic team won its record-breaking 11th gold
medal of the Winter Games on Saturday when the trio of Kaila Kuhn, Connor
Curran and Chris Lillis took the title in mixed aerials.
The 11th gold breaks a record set at the last Olympics on U.S. soil --- in Salt
Lake City in 2002, which has long stood out as a turning point for a
Winter-sports program that had struggled over previous decades.
The medal lifted the U.S. to 30 overall for the Olympics. That's second to
Norway, which a day earlier won its 17th gold medal to set a Winter Games
record.
There are 38 more medal events on the program this year than there were in 2002.
This marks a repeat for Lillis, who teamed with Ashley Caldwell and Justin
Schoenefeld four years ago to win at the Beijing Games.
Here are some looks and links to the rest of the 11 U.S. gold-medal winners:
Alex Ferreira, freeskiing
Halfpipe skier rounds out his Olympic collection -- gold, silver, bronze. Back
home, he'll keep going with streamer "Hotdog Hans" where he dressed up like an
80-something ski sensation.
Breezy Johnson, Alpine
Her long journey included a knee injury four years ago on the same mountain
where she won the gold.
Elizabeth Lemley, moguls
Nicknamed "Lizard," she joins a long line of great U.S. moguls skiers,
including 2010 champion Hannah Kearney and her teammate, Jaelin Kauf, who now
has three silver medals.
Alysa Liu, figure skating
The 20-year-old stepped away after the Beijing Games, rediscovered her love for
figure skating and happily claimes the title.
Elena Myers Taylor, bobsled
At her sixth Olympics, she finally broke through, becoming the oldest Winter
Olympian to win gold at age 41.
Mikaela Shiffrin, Alpine
The most winning skier of all time cashes in at the Olympics with slalom gold
after a tear-stained shutout four years ago.
Jordan Stolz, speedskating (2)
Joined Eric Heiden at Lake Placid in 1980 as only the second man to capture the
500 and 1,000. Goes for a third title Saturday night.
US figure skating team
Liu, Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin are among the members of a team that brings
home second straight gold; the last one took two years to capture after Russian
doping saga.
US women's hockey team
A tense thriller, highlighted by Hilary Knight's equalizer with 2:04 left, then
Megan Keller's winner in overtime.
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