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While the United States isn’t leading in the medal count, Team USA is looking golden at this year’s Winter Olympic Games.
Team USA has won seven medals so far and two of them are gold. The American team is in fourth place for total medals.
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Breezy Johnson won gold in women’s downhill skiing on Sunday, becoming only the second American woman to accomplish the feat. It was the first Olympic medal of her career, and the first gold medal for Team USA at this year’s Winter Games. She tearfully stood at the podium to accept her gold, afterwards saying, “it doesn’t feel real yet.”
Team USA’s second medal came on Sunday after a nail-biting figure skating team event. Ilia Manlin, also known as the “Quad god” stepped onto the ice with the gold medal hinging on his performance. The breakout star delivered, earning Team USA enough points to defeat Japan.
Norway currently leads in the gold count, with six gold medals for the winter sports powerhouse. They are also leading in total medals with 12, one better than the host nation, Italy.
Isabel Yip is a news associate for NBC News.
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