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women's team made it to their first medals round in more than 20 years, but they were bested by Canada, widely considered one of the best women's teams in play.
Earlier in the games, Corey Tisi made history as the first U.S.
woman to win a medal in curling when she won a silver medal in the mixed doubles event.
It's a title she'll hold herself for the time being.
Ping Huang, NPR News, Cortina, Italy.
Stolz is a 21-year-old speed skating phenomenon from Wisconsin.
Here in Milan, he's already notched two gold medals and two Olympic records.
speed skater Eric Heiden says Stolz is known for finishing stronger than his competitors.
Stolz is favored to win today's 1,500-meter race, and he said he was feeling good about it.
If he wins, he'll be the first American since Eric Heiden to get at least three gold medals in a single Winter Games.
After today, Stolz has one more race, the mass start on Saturday.
The top three sports people have bought tickets to are ice hockey, biathlon, and figure skating.
Danny O'Shea is captain of the U.S.
He says the crowds help him focus when the pressure's on.
Nearly 1.3 million tickets to Olympic events have been sold, according to the Milan Cortina Organizing Committee, which tracks these numbers.
Tickets to ski mountaineering have sold out, and the attendance stands for speed skating and men's alpine skiing have been especially full.