US captures gold, silver, and bronze in Winter Olympics

Allison Lacianca, Staff Writer|February 26, 2018

South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Do Jong-hwan, center, Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Lee Hee-beom, right, and Gangwon Province Vice Gov. Song Suk-doo stand with the silver, gold and bronze medals for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics during an unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. South Korea’s Pyeongchang is the host city of the winter games which will be held from February 2018. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The 2018 Winter Olympics, held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, have come to a close, and the United States ended in fourth place in the medal count. In first place was Norway with 39 medals, breaking the previous Winter Olympic medal record of 37 set by the United States in 2010. After Norway was Germany in second place with 31 medals, Canada with 29, and the United States with 23.

Here are the events in which the United States won:

Bronze Medals:

Speed Skating: Women’s Team Pursuit

Alpine Skiing: Women’s Downhill – Lindsey Vonn

Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Ski Halfpipe – Brita Sigourney

Figure Skating: Ice Dance

Snowboard: Women’s Halfpipe – Arielle Gold

Figure Skating: Team Event

Silver Medals:

Snowboard: Men’s Big Air – Kyle Mack

Alpine Skiing: Women’s Alpine Combined – Mikaela Shiffrin

Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Ski Halfpipe – Alex Ferreira