VANCOUVER 2010 February 14 , 2010 Kearney Wins First U.S. Gold in 2010 Second time's a shiny, gold-plated charm for Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT), who won the first gold medal for the United States at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in women's freestyle moguls Saturday night. Kearney edged Cana dian favorite Jennif er Heil with a breathtaking final run, while Shannon Bahrke (Tahoe City, Events February 15 CA) added a bronze medal to her silver in 2002. 10:00 a.m. W Cross Country, 10K Spillane Ends Wait with Silver 10:30 a.m. The wait is over: Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) M Alpine, DH M SBX, Qualifying sprinted to silve r in a tight finish Sunday and gave the U.S. its first 12:30 p.m. Olympic medal in nordic combined since competition began in M Cross Country, 15K 1924. Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs) and Bill Demong 2:00 p.m. (Vermontville, NY) crossed just outside of the medals in fourth and M SBX, Finals sixth, respectively. 3:30 p.m. M Speed Skating, 500m 5:00 p.m. The Inside Scoop: Men's SBX W Luge "The depth of this team is crazy strong. Wescott and Holland have Pairs Figure Skating a proven track record of rising to the top in b ig events, Holland winning the X-Games five times in a row, and Wescott winning “Never underestimate the power of Olympic Gold in 2006. Nick Baumgartner made the world dreams and the influence of the Championship podium last season and Graham Watanabe has human spirit. We are all the same in been on the Wor ld Cup podium twice this season. Expect to see this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” him and all of his US teammates as serious medal contenders in -Wilma Rudolph this race." - Peter Foley, Snowboarding Head Coach Gold Medalist, Track & Field Happy Valentine's Day! Weather Forecast Wearing a wedding Reportedly, t he Italian Legend has it that if a ring on the fourth city of Verona, where woman sees a robin Mostly Cloudy finger of the left hand Shakespeare's lovers on Valentine's Day, dates back to ancient Romeo and Juliet she will marry a sailor. High: 46°F Egypt, where it was lived, receives about If she sees a sparrow, believed that the vein 1,000 letters she will marry a poor Low: 31°F of love ran from this addressed to Juliet man and be very finger directly to the every Valentine's Day. happy and if she sees heart. a goldfinch, she will marry a millionaire. VANCOUVER 2010 From Olive Wreaths to Olympic Gold Olympic medals are a product of the modern Olympic Games. At the ancient games, medals w ere not awarded. Instead, first place winners received olive wreaths to wear on their heads. Second and third place competitors didn't receive anything. The custom of the sequence of gold -silver-bronze for the first three places dates from the 1904 games. In 1896, gold was considered inferior to silver and first - place winn ers received silver medals. Later, in 1900, most of the winners were awarded cups or trophies instead of medals. Contrary to popular belief, Olympic gold med als are not made out of solid gold. The coveted medals are actually made of silver gilded with gol d (silver gilt) and only contain about 6 grams of gold. Silver -gilt objects are much lighter and stronger than gold and are less susceptible to damage . Team Van Schedule Friday February 15, 2010 Please check hospitality for possible schedule changes 7:00 a.m. Hospitality Suite Opens 7:30 a.m. First Tracks 8:15 a.m. Transportation to Creekside from Day Lot 10:30 a.m. Men's Downhill at Creekside 10:30 a.m. Transportation to Cypress Mountain 2:00 p.m. Men's Snowboardcross Finals TBD Departure for dinner at Teahouse in Vancouver 4:00 p.m. Dinner at Teahouse 6:00 p.m. Transportation to Pacific Coliseum Quincy's Corner 7:30 p.m. Figure Skating Finals , Free Program Pairs Health Tips from USSA Medical Director, 9:00 p.m. Return to Four Seasons, Whistler Richard Quincy Hands, feet, noses, legs and ears are the most likely to be affected by frostbite. Areas that are frostbitten need Team Van Contact Information to be warmed in a slow and continuous fashion such as Trace Worthington: 435.901.1279 soaking in warm (not hot!) water. Remember, you should Ruth Flanagan: 435.714. 9213 never shake, rub, or slap regions of exposure because it will cause more damage to the surrounding tissues ! 2 .