— Austria’s Michaela Dorfmeister won the women’s downhill, but American Lindsey Kildow finished eighth just two days after taking a horrible fall on the same course. Julia Mancuso took seventh place for the U.S.
— Short-track speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno and his 5,000-meter relay team advanced to the final, but Ohno’s girlfriend, Allison Baver, failed to make the medal round in the 500-meter.
— Chad Hedrick’s dreams of equaling Eric Heiden’s five gold medals ended when the U.S. was eliminated in the speed-skating team pursuit. The U.S. women also were eliminated.
— The U.S. men’s hockey team managed just a 3-3 tie against Latvia. Other scores from Wednesday:
Canada 7, Italy 2
Slovakia 5, Russia 3
Finland 5, Switzerland 0
Sweden 7, Kazakhstan 2
Czech Republic 4, Germany 1
— The U.S. men’s curling team (2-2) lost a shocker to curling newcomer Italy, 6-5.
On the women’s side, the U.S. got its first win after three losses with a victory over Denmark, 8-3.
— Freestyle skiier Jeremy Bloom was supposed to dominate in the men’s moguls, but he finished sixth. American Toby Dawson took bronze.
MEDAL TRACKER
Medals won through Wednesday:
(Two nations are tied at 2 medals each; six nations have 1 medal apiece.)
Nation G-S-B: Tot.
Norway 1-5-5: 11
Russia 4-3-2: 9
U.S. 5-2-1: 8
Germany 4-2-2: 8
China 1-2-3: 6
Austria 2-2-1: 5
Canada 1-1-2: 4
Italy 1-0-3: 4
Finland 0-2-2: 4
Sweden 2-0-1: 3
Netherlands 1-2-0: 3
South Korea 1-1-1: 3
