American speed skaters take silver in Olympic team pursuit race U.S. speed skaters competed in the team pursuit Tuesday. The U.S. men are taking home a silver medal in the speedskating Team Pursuit, and more exciting races are coming up this week. Pien Huang
Meet Yolanda the wax truck, Team USA's unsung cross-country ski hero Fast skiers require fast skis. They rely on a team of technicians to wax and prep them for each day's conditions. The U.S. cross-country team has a mobile ski shop that is an unsung hero of their success: Yolanda the wax truck. Eric Whitney
Finland allows same-sex ice dancing teams due to a shortage of male figure skaters In Olympic ice dancing events, the pairs are always one man and woman. There's a movement to allow same-sex couples to compete, but it has less to do with queer equality than a gender imbalance. Lillian Karabaic
The very polite, unheated rivalry between Jordan Stolz and Jenning de Boo The two top speedskating sprinters in the world are a cut above the competition. They battle fiercely on the ice, but refuse to trash talk Pien Huang
U.S. women's figure skaters could've been rivals. Instead, they're the 'Blade Angels' Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito are the U.S.' best shot at winning women's figure skating gold since 2002 — and of closing out these Games on a high note. Rachel Treisman
When the Olympic record is your age! Meet 54-year-old Minnesotan Rich Ruohonen NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the 54-year-old curler, Rich Ruohonen, the oldest American Winter Olympian to ever compete Scott Detrow
Two U.S. moms in their 40s rocketed to gold and bronze in Olympic bobsled showdown American sliders Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, and Kaillie Humphreys, 40, secure gold and bronze medals. Meyers-Taylor built on her record as the Black athlete with the most Winter Olympics medals. Brian Mann
The U.S. women's hockey team is dominating the Olympics. Now they will play for gold The Americans, whose captain Hilary Knight is leading a generation of thrilling young talent, are undefeated through six games at the Olympics — and they're outscoring their opponents 31 to 1. Becky Sullivan
A curling scandal rocks Olympic ice Allegations of cheating and swearing on the curling ice have rocked the sport after the Swedes accused the Canadians of "double touching" in a match. What happened then, and what's happened since? Pien Huang
Michael Jordan, six-time NBA champion, is now a Daytona 500 winner Tyler Reddick won "The Great American Race" on Sunday with a last-lap pass at Daytona International Speedway that sent Jordan into a frantic celebration. The Associated Press
