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Team USA Expected Olympic Dominance. Not Anymore | WSJ
The Wall Street Journal· 2026-02-15 00:09
One week into the Olympics and Team USA is short of its ultimate goal, which is to win more medals than any other country. Part of it comes down to underperformance from some of their biggest names. And now they've fallen behind Norway and Italy.Lindsey Vaughn crashed. Khloe Kim fell. Michaela Shiffren struggled.But the biggest shock came when Ilia Malanin, the overwhelming favorite for figure skating gold, slumped to eighth on Friday night. And suddenly, Team USA is looking up in the medal standings at the ...