— The U.S. men’s hockey team’s disastrous run ended at 1-4-1 as undefeated Finland beat the U.S. 4-3 in the quarterfinal round. In one semifinal, Finland plays Russia, a surprise 2-0 winner over Canada. In the other, Sweden plays the Czech Republic.
— U.S. skier Bode Miller was rehabbing his ankle after twisting it while playing basketball, but he is expected to race the Olympic slalom, his fifth and final chance at a medal.
— Apolo Anton Ohno continued his quest for another short track speed skating gold medal by winning his 500-meter qualifying heat.
He moves on to Saturday’s quarterfinal round.
— The improbable run of the U.S. men’s curlers ended when Canada hit for five points in the ninth frame to eventually win 11-5. The U.S. can get bronze if it beats Britain on Friday.
— Sweden’s Anja Paerson won the women’s slalom while Sarah Schleper (10th) was the highest-finishing American ahead of teammates Resi Steigler (12th) and Lindsey Kildow (14th).
— Canada’s Cindy Klassen added a gold medal to her collection by winning the women’s speed skating 1500 meters.
MEDAL TRACKER
Top medal winners through Wednesday
(65 events)
Nation G-S-B: Tot.
Germany 9-8-5: 22
Austria 8-6-5: 19
U.S. 7-7-4: 18
Canada 5-8-5: 18
Norway 2-8-8: 18
Russia 7-3-6: 16
Switzerland 4-3-4: 11
Sweden 4-2-4: 10
Italy 4-0-6: 10
THURSDAY ON TV
USA
5-7 a.m.: Women’s biathlon relay (live)
10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Women’s curling gold medal match (live)
CNBC
4-7 p.m.: Women’s curling gold medal match
MSNBC
6-9 a.m.: Women’s curling bronze medal match (live)
NBC
3-4 p.m.: Women’s snowboarding parallel giant slalom
7-11 p.m.: Figure skating ladies free skate final; freestyle men’s aerials; snowboarding women’s parallel giant slalom (primetime replay at 1 a.m.)
