"Anyway, there's no shortage of story lines to follow over the next two weeks. In skating, will Team USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates bag the gold, or will they lose to the newly constituted French pair of Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry, who are oh-so-very controversial? (Yes, we watched Netflix's Glitter & Gold.) Will Spanish figure skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté's successful lobbying of Universal to let him skate like a Minion crack the door open to the IP-ification of figure-skating routines?"
"In ice hockey, which will feature NHL players for the first time in a decade, who will prevail in the Four Nations rematch between Canada and the U.S., a rivalry you can only imagine will be extra-heard given the, uh, geopolitical context. Over in Alpine skiing, will we be watching Lindsey Vonn make a very, very grave mistake ... or do ACLs just, like, not matter? Elsewhere, will Canada put Tate McRae on trial for treason?"
Competition began on February 4 with the mixed-doubles curling round-robin. Preliminary women's ice hockey matches, men's big-air snowboarding qualification runs, and daily curling sessions continue through the Games. Figure skating features Team USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates facing the newly constituted French pair Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry amid controversy. Spanish skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté secured permission from Universal to use Minion-inspired choreography, prompting questions about intellectual-property influences on routines. Ice hockey will include NHL players for the first time in a decade, highlighted by a Four Nations rematch between Canada and the U.S. Alpine skiing and other events carry additional high-stakes storylines.
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