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"I came here, I got what I came here to do, I got a gold medal," — Lindsey Vonn.
BY BRAD NOLAN
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
N.J. AT THE GAMES
VANCOUVER — The Unites States took back the top position at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on Wednesday earning six medals including three Golds. It was a huge day for the U.S. in both Snowboarding and Alpine Skiing. Lindsey Vonn preformed as she was expected to before her injury and earned the top spot in Ladies Downhill Alpine Skiing. Her teammate Julia Mancuso finished a little over half a second behind Vonn to take the Silver. Vonn will participate in two more events this week, the Super Combined on Thursday and the Super G on Saturday.
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"I came here, I got what I came here to do, I got a gold medal," Vonn told the media on Wednesday. She remarked that now since the pressure is off she can be more focused on her goal of medaling in the last four events she is scheduled to participate in.
Snowboarder Shaun White defended his Gold from Torino with a repeat performance that brought him to the top of the podium in Vancouver. White landed a newly revealed and extremely difficult trick, the Double McTwist 1260, and was easily propelled to the top spot. The United States again took two out of three medals in the Men's half pipe on Wednesday, with White's teammate Scott Lago taking bronze.There was yet another pair of medals won in Vancouver, but this time in the Men's 1000m Speed Skating. American Speed Skater Shani Davis brought home his third Olympic medal earning his second 1000m Gold. Shani won two medals four years ago in Torino in both the Men's 1000m and 1500m Speed Skating. His Gold was complimented by teammate and fellow Torino veteran Chad Hendrick's Bronze. Hendrick earned three medals in Torino, Gold in the 5000m Speed Skating, Silver in the 10000m and Bronze in the 1500m event.
In other competition Wednesday, Team USA lost in the second Round Robin session of Woman's Curling with a score of 6-5 against the German team. The Men's Curling team would also have a close loss later in the day to the Swiss losing this time 6-7.
Thursday will see a total of six medal rounds of competition. At 1:20 pm eastern the Woman's 15km Biathlon kicks off. Four American Ladies are scheduled to participate. At 3:30 Alpine Skier Lindsey Vonn will have her shot at a second Gold in the Ladies Super Combined at the weather plagued Whistler Mountain. The 1000m Ladies Speed Skating will also take place Wednesday afternoon.
Later in Primetime, New Jersey's Johnny Weir will have his shot at an Olympic Medal at the Men's Free Skate. American Evan Lysacek trails Russian Evgeni Pushenko by just .6 points. Weir will skate second to last. The Woman's Snowboard Half pipe medal round will also kick off in prime time Thursday evening. Two qualification rounds must take place earlier in the day. Team USA's Snowboarders are expected to sweep all three medals.
The United States is now back in the lead with a total of fourteen medals including five Golds. Germany's brief lead was smashed Wednesday and they now remain in second with ten medals. Home team Canada then trails the French with six and seven total medals respectivly. Prime time coverage begins at 8pm with Men's Free Skating and continues with the Woman's Snowboarding Half pipe, Alpine Skiing, and Speed Skating. Check your local listings for specific channels and event times.
