With a time of 55:09.2 Rosie Brennan, Hailey Swirbul, Jessie Diggins and Novie McCabe skied their way into the top 10 of the four by 5km relay, finishing in sixth place.
Fulfilling a lifelong dream of representing the United State at the Olympics, Alaska’s Brian Cooper contributed a point in his debut as Team USA took down China 8-0 in the men’s hockey opener.
Messing, in a nod to his Alaskan and Canadian roots, donned a red and black flannel shirt while skating to a season-best score of 172.37 for an 11th overall finish at the Olympics.
Keegan Messing, who was supposed to be competing in the short program team figure skating event for Canada on Thursday at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, has tested negative for COVID-19 but is still in Canada awaiting additional negative tests before he can travel.
This is not cross-country skier Scott Patterson’s first time the Winter Olympics, though this experience differs greatly from the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Preparation for this year’s Winter Olympics has been different for Kikkan Randall as she takes her gold medal talents to the broadcast booth as a cross-country skiing analyst for NBC.
Gus Schumacher is only 21 years old, but his resume is already impressive. The latest accolade is that Schumacher has been named to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics cross-country skiing team for the U.S.
Rosie Brennan, the Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center skier, is on the Team USA Olympic ski team for a second time. She is looking to carry over her success on the World Cup circuit to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
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