BEIJING — There has been plenty of action for the Dartmouth athletes who are competing at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, with six competing over the weekend into today.
Laura Stacey '16 and the Canadian women's hockey team continued to roll in pool play, defeating Finland on Feb. 5 by an 11-1 score before besting the Russian Olympic Committee today, 6-1. After scoring twice in the opening game against host China, Stacey added two more goals to her ledger in the win over Finland and assisted on a goal against the ROC. With three victories, Canada will look to finish pool play with a perfect record with the United States the only team remaining in their way tonight at 11:10 p.m. (EST).
Two of the biathlon events have been completed with Susan Dunklee '08 placing 63rd (out of 89 entrants) in the women's 15K individual earlier today. Two days ago, she helped the mixed relay team finish seventh out of 20 teams in the 4x6K relay. Her next event will be the women's 7.5K spring on Feb. 11.
Rosie Brennan '11 had a solid showing in the women's skiathlon on Feb. 5, placing 14th in the 65-skier field, while Julia Kern '19 crossed the tape in 53rd place. Both will be back in action tomorrow for the women's sprint with the first qualifying round starting at 3 a.m. (EST).
The women's giant slalom was contested today, and unfortunately neither Nina O'Brien '20 nor A.J. Hurt '23 completed both runs. O'Brien was in good shape after her first run left her in sixth place, but just before she reached the last gate of her second run, she took a terrible spill. She was tended to for 10 minutes before being carried off the course on a stretcher. Though she slid across the finish line, she missed the gate and was disqualified. Hurt, meanwhile, joined a number of skiers, including favorite Mikaela Shiffrin, who did not finish the first run. Next up for the alpine skiers is the women's slalom that starts on Tuesday evening at 9:15 p.m. (EST).
Alpine skiers Tricia Mangan '19 and Tommy Ford '12 have yet to take to the slopes for their first competitions.