Date uploaded: 2022-02-07 19:48:40

The US is off to a less than stellar start at the 2022 #WinterOlympics in Beijing. "Instead of gold, Team USA racks up heartache at Beijing Games," columnist @nrarmour writes for @usatodaysports. This is the first time in Winter Olympic history that the USA has gone without a gold medal through the first 20 events, according to Olympedia. Team USA is struggling in areas it normally dominates and is losing athletes to injuries and COVID-19. “Like you can see, anything can happen, and it happens really, really quickly,” Mikaela Shiffrin said after she slid off the course five gates into the first run of the giant slalom Monday. “Nothing is given, and I’m not taking that for granted.” The two-time Olympic champion was talking about her own fortunes but might as well have been talking about the entire U.S. team, Armour writes. Go to the link in our bio to read more olympics coverage | #olympics #beijing2022 #teamusa