The U.S. men's hockey team is looking to go unbeaten in the preliminary round at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
The U.S. improved to 2-0 after defeating Canada 4-2. It was the first time the U.S. beat their archrival at the Olympics since the 2010 Vancouver Games.
They are scheduled to play Germany on Sunday morning with first-place on the line.
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Meanwhile, speedskater Erin Jackson makes her 2022 Olympic debut along with fellow Americans Brittany Bowe and Kimi Goetz in the women's 500 meters. Jackson, the favorite to win gold, nearly missed out on competing. She slipped at the U.S. trials in this event and didn't make the team, but Bowe gave up her spot in the 500 before later receiving a third quota spot in the event.
But the action begins with the debut of the women's monobob, a new Olympic bobsled event. Team USA has two gold-medal favorites in three-time Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries, a newly minted U.S. citizen who won three Olympic medals, including two gold, for Canada at previous Games.
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Speedskating gold medal favorite began on online skates
Speedskater Erin Jackson, one of the few Black competitors in an overwhelmingly white sport, is favored to win a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Five years ago, she switched from inline skating to ice, and now the 29-year-old enters the Olympics as the No. 1-ranked skater in the world at 500 meters.
That's a lot of pressure to bear, sure. But Jackson relishes it.
"When there's not enough pressure, I feel like I get a little too relaxed," she said. "The more pressure we can put on me, the better."
— Tom Schad
U.S. men's hockey has first place on the line
The U.S. men’s hockey team, which improved to 2-0 by beating archrival Canada, takes on defending silver medalist Germany (1-1) in the final preliminary-round game. First place in the pool is on the line, and if the USA wins or loses in overtime, it will get a bye to the quarterfinals. It still has a chance at a bye even with a regulation loss. The Americans have the top two scorers in Beijing in college forwards Sean Ferrell (six points) and Ben Meyers (four).
Money for medals: How much are Olympians paid?
Moments of Olympic glory aren’t just paybacks for years of hard work. In many countries, they are a payday.
USA TODAY surveyed nearly 60 national Olympic committees and received responses from 20.
A look at how much money 20 countries are paying their athletes for medals won at the Beijing Olympics.
– Rachel Axon
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