Pyeongchang Games by the Numbers: Team USA, South Korea Secure First Gold Medals and Other Olympic Excitement
By Noreen O'Donnell and Shannon Ho ••
After two disappointing runs, Red Gerard came back to earn gold for the US in men’s snowboard slopestyle. It was Team USA’s first medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
South Korea won its first medal of the Pyeongchang Games, fierce winds upset the Alpine skiing schedule and other sports provided drama from the Olympics. Here's a look at the 2018 Winter Games by the numbers.
2 The number of times the men’s snowboard slopestyle has been run in the Winter Games and won by Americans. Sage Kotsenburg took gold in Sochi and Red Gerard defended the U.S. record Sunday morning in Pyeongchang, edging out Canada and Norway.
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Gold medalist Redmond Gerard of the United States celebrates on the podium during the Medal Ceremony for the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle on day two of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Medal Plaza on Feb. 11, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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Gold medalist Red Gerard of the United States poses during the victory ceremony for the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Final at Phoenix Snow Park on Feb. 11, 2018, in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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From left: Silver medalist Max Parrot of Canada, gold medalist Redmond Gerard of the United States and bronze medalist Mark McMorris of Canada pose during the victory ceremony for the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Final on day two of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on Feb. 11, 2018.
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Redmond Gerard celebrates his gold medal win during the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Final on day two of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on Feb. 11, 2018, in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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Red Gerard celebrates after his slopestyle run with the snowboard on Feb. 11, 2018.
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The Gerard family celebrates as Red Gerard stepped up in the highest pressure contest of his life to earn the U.S. its first gold of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Red Gerard of the United States competes during the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Final on day two of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on Feb. 11, 2018, in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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Red Gerard of the United States competes during the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Final on day two of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on Feb. 11, 2018.
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Red Gerard, 17, beat out Max Parrot and Mark McMorris of Canada for the gold medal during the men's snowboard slopestyle event.
1,500 Lim Hyo-jun won South Korea’s first medal of the Pyeongchang Olympics, taking gold in the 1500 meter short track speeding skating with a time of 2:10:485. The defending Olympic champion, Charles Hamelin of Canada, got a penalty for impeding in the final. Lim earned the gold for the host country in his Olympic debut and broke the 2010 record of 2:10:949, set by Lee Jung-Su, also from South Korea.
1 North and South Korean women played on one hockey team against Switzerland in their Pyeongchang debut. Despite the crushing 8-0 loss, the unified nations had a sellout crowd cheering them on amid hopes for continued diplomacy. Among the most vocal of the Korean team's supporters was the squad sent by North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un, the 230 young women dressed in identical red track suits.
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North Korean cheerleaders sing and wave prior to the Opening Ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium on Feb. 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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North Korean cheerleaders perform before (Top L-R) South Korea's president, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea Kim Yong Nam, Kim Yo Jong of North Korea, and president of the Pyeongchang Organising Committee Lee Hee-Beom on Feb. 10, 2018.
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North Korean cheerleaders prior to the women's preliminary round ice hockey match between the unified Korea team and Switzerland at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on Feb. 10, 2018.
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North Korean cheerleaders during the women's preliminary round ice hockey match between Switzerland and the Unified Korean team during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung on Feb. 10, 2018.
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North Korea's cheerleaders cheer during the women's preliminary round ice hockey match between Switzerland and the Unified Korean team during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung on Feb. 10, 2018.
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North Korean cheerleaders sing and wave during the Women's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round - Group B game between Switzerland and Korea on day one of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Kwandong Hockey Centre on Feb. 10, 2018, in Gangneung, South Korea.
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North Korean cheerleaders cheer during the women's preliminary round ice hockey match between Switzerland and the Unified Korean team during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung on Feb. 10, 2018.
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North Korean cheerleaders attend the opening ceremony in support of Korea during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games.
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North Korean cheerleaders wave their country's flag as they gather ahead of the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Stadium on Feb. 9, 2018.
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North Korean cheerleaders sing and wave prior to the Opening Ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium on Feb. 9, 2018, in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
50 Wind speeds of 50 miles per hour interfered with the men’s downhill Alpine skiing event that was set for Sunday morning. It has been rescheduled for Feb. 15.
5,000 Speed skater Sven Kramer set three Olympic records when he won the 5000 meter with a time 6:09.76. The Dutch speed skater broke the 5000 Olympic record, became the first man to win eight Olympic speed skating medals and is the only one to win Olympic gold in the same even three times.
28.3M That’s how many people tuned in to watch the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Games. Viewership peaked at 31.5 million as Team USA entered the stadium. It ranks as the most-watched Friday night program on television in the last four years. The last major television event? Sochi’s first night in 2014.
3 The U.S. women’s hockey team won its opening match with a 3-1win over Finland. The U.S. surrendered the first goal, but rallied for its first win.
The U.S. women’s hockey team beat Finland, 3-1, in their first game of Olympic play.
