Panel denies US skaters’ appeal for medals; Gus Kenworthy crashes in Olympics farewell as wind creates chaos

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Complete coverage from Day 15 of the Winter Games.

Today’s top stories, updated medal count, TV schedule and top pics from Beijing:

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TOP STORIES

<p>Silver medalists Nathan Chen and Karen Chen pose for a photo after the team event in the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing.</p>

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Silver medalists Nathan Chen and Karen Chen pose for a photo after the team event in the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing.

Panel denies US skaters’ appeal for Olympic medals

BEIJING (AP) — Arbitrators have rejected a last-ditch request by American figure skaters to have their silver medals awarded before the end of the Olympics.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said early Sunday in Beijing that it dismissed the appeal by the nine skaters, who finished second in the team event that was marred by a doping positive by 15-year-old Russian Kamila Valieva.

It did not elaborate on its decision and said it would release details in upcoming days. Full coverage here: 

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<p>Britain's Gus Kenworthy crashes during the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)</p>

Gregory Bull

Britain's Gus Kenworthy crashes during the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Wind creates mess on Olympics’ penultimate day

BEIJING (AP) — Olympic organizers closed the ski slopes, then shortened the cross-country course by 40%.

They forged ahead in the halfpipe, and that turned into a full-blown mess.

With the Winter Games whipping toward their finish, Mother Nature swirled up something fierce in the mountains around Beijing on Saturday. Gusts up to 40 mph prompted delays and disarray at several outdoor events, with wind chills down to minus 26 degrees Fahrenheit making Olympians miserable on the penultimate day of competition.

Nico Porteous of New Zealand was thrilled to escape the halfpipe with a men’s freestyle skiing gold.

“Pretty gnarly,” said Gus Kenworthy, the 2014 halfpipe silver medalist, who finished eighth despite taking one of the hardest falls when he slammed his back into the deck. Full coverage here:

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MEDAL COUNT & TODAY’S GOLD MEDALISTS

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TV SCHEDULE

All times Eastern

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING

8 p.m.: USA — Men’s Cross-Country Skiing (50km Freestyle) (Taped)

1:30 a.m. (Sunday): USA — Women’s Cross-Country Skiing (30km Freestyle)

CURLING

1:30 p.m.: USA — Men’s Curling (Gold-Medal Game) (Taped)

5 p.m.: USA — Women’s Curling (Bronze-Medal Game) (Taped)

8:05 p.m.: CNBC — Women’s Curling (Gold-Medal Game)

FIGURE SKATING

11:30 p.m.: NBC — Figure Skating (Gala: Skating Showcase)

HOCKEY

11:10 p.m.: USA — Men’s Hockey (Gold-Medal Game)

5:45 a.m. (Sunday): USA — Men’s Hockey (Gold-Medal Game)

MULTIPLE EVENTS

2:30 p.m.: NBC — Speedskating; Biathlon; Cross-Country Skiing (Taped)

8 p.m.: NBC — Figure Skating (Pairs), Bobsled & More

1:30 a.m. (Sunday): NBC — Figure Skating (Pairs), Bobsled & More (Taped)

SPEEDSKATING

12 p.m.: USA — Men’s & Women’s Speedskating (Mass Start Finals) (Taped)

9:30 p.m.: USA — Men’s & Women’s Speedskating (Mass Start Finals) (Taped)

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SUNDAY’S TV SCHEDULE

CLOSING CEREMONY

8 p.m.: NBC — The XXIV Olympic Winter Games Closing Ceremony: From Beijing (Taped)

FIGURE SKATING

3:30 a.m.: USA — Figure Skating (Gala: Skating Showcase) (Taped)

HOCKEY

5:45 a.m.: USA — Men’s Hockey (Gold-Medal Game)

MULTIPLE EVENTS

2 p.m.: NBC — Cross-Country Skiing; Figure Skating (Gala: Skating Showcase) (Taped)

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