Team USANA Day 7: US Speedskating Wins Gold, Bronze
The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday declared “U.S. off to a slow start” after US Speedskating failed to medal in the 500 meters for the first time since 1998. But the accompanying story suggested the Americans might rebound in the middle distance races.
Rebound the Americans did, with Shani Davis capturing gold in the 1,000 meters and teammate Chad Hedrick picking up bronze, helping the USANA-sponsored US Speedskating team add to the Team USANA medal count.
Even more, Canada’s Marianne St-Gelais celebrated her 20th birthday by winning silver in the short track 500 meters. Speed Skating Canada teammate Jessica Gregg finished fourth, just missing the podium.
Congratulations to the athletes of US Speedskating and Speed Skating Canada!
Additional Team USANA Notes: Feb. 17 (Day 6)
- Team Canada’s women’s hockey team, which includes forward Jennifer Botterill, cruised to a 13-1 victory over Sweden.
- Great Britain Short Track Speed Skating’s Elise Christie placed 11th in the 500m.
- USA Luge’s Dan Joyce and Christian Niccum finished 6th in the Men’s Doubles event, while teammates Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin placed 13th.
Looking Ahead: Feb. 18 (Day 7)
All times PT and according to NBCOlympics.com
- Biathlon: Women’s 15km Individual, 10:20 a.m.
- Speedskating: Women’s 1,000m, 1 p.m.
- Biathlon: Men’s 20km Individual, 1:20 p.m.
- Skeleton: Men’s, 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m.
Saturday Web Conference — Winter Games
Don’t forget to tune into Saturday’s Web conference with USANA Vice President of Customer Service Alan Bergstrom. Alan is currently in Vancouver attending various Team USANA events and sharing his experiences with blog readers. During the call, he’ll discuss how to incorporate USANA’s athlete affiliations into your presentations and conversations.
- Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010
- Time: 10 a.m. MST
- Call-in Number: (641) 594-7500
- PIN: 641342#
- Live Meeting Link: https://www117.livemeeting.com/cc/usana500/webJoin?id=STRDAY&role=attend
Medal Recap
Day 6
- Gold: Shani Davis, United States, 1,000m speedskating
- Silver: Marianne St-Gelais, Canada, 500m speedskating
- Bronze: Chad Hedrick, United States, 1,000m speedskating
Day 3
- Bronze: Kristina Groves, Canada, 3,000m speedskating
Day 2
- Silver: Jennifer Heil, Canada, Freestyle Moguls
- Silver: Apolo Ohno, United States, 1,500m speedskating
- Bronze: J.R. Celski, United States, 1,500m speedskating
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