From Lindsey Vonn's bid for Alpine history to figure skating's "Cinderella story," a tale of bobsled redemption and lots of ice hockey, there should be no shortage of must-see action on Day 11 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
Without further ado, here are our four to watch on Day 11 (covering the action late Tuesday through early Wednesday on the East Coast):
1. Italy’s Goggia Wins Gold, Vonn Takes Bronze in Women’s Downhill
The Alpine ski racer fuels up in the morning with scrambled eggs mixed with red bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, spinach, garlic, and cilantro. She tops it off with Cholula hot sauce, according to Women's Health.
The snowboarder eats chocolate pancakes with biscuits and gravy for breakfast. Celebrity chef David Chang surprised her with two of her favorite sweets in one: a churro ice cream sandwich.
<The snowboarder has a $920 burger named after him in South Korea, but his favorite thing is Americanized Chinese food, especially airport Chinese food, according to US Weekly.
The figure skater says he has a relatively organized nutrition schedule, but he told NBC Olympics he likes to indulge in desserts, especially Hershey's bars.
The Alpine ski racer is an absolute pasta fanatic. She told Eating Well that she makes a "mean mac and cheese."
The freestyle skater has nicknamed an Indian food buffet he goes to in Colorado "Curry in a Hurry." He told Men's Journal: "The first time I went there, I ate there eight days in a row."
The ice dancer loves Korean foods like barbeque, bibimbap, chap chae and duk bokgi, according to NBC Olympics.
The ice dancer starts every day off with a green tea and lemon but moves to herbal teas later in the day, NBC Olympics reported.
The snowboarder told the Chicago Tribune she was looking forward to sampling different foods in Korea. She’ll have plenty to choose from, including these fried mandu (Korean dumplings) at the Olympic Park.
The biathlete told NBC Olympics that her favorite foods are pizza, dark chocolate, and dried mango.
The bobsledder eats lots of veggies and lean proteins. She shared a pan-seared duck with swiss chard recipe with ESPN.
Like several other athletes, the curler loves Korean barbecue. He's also a fan of pizza and wings when he's back home in Minnesota, according to NBC Olympics.
The curler used to work at a place called Tornado Steakhouse. Naturally, he likes steaks, NBC Olympics reported.
The U.S. women's hockey team fills up with a range of things, including the classic and protein-rich peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, the New York Times reported.
The Alpine ski racer is a fan of big salads and chicken breasts for lunch, but in general loves meals with lots of meat and vegetables, he told ABC.
The speed skater loves kimchi and Korean barbecue, but nothing beats wings and fries from Crunchies & Munchies in Florida, she says.
The luger has cold cut meats for breakfast, along with two to four boiled eggs, bread, yogurt, granola and fruit, according to Cosmopolitan.
The hockey player loves her mom's home-cooked enchiladas and shrimp jambalaya, according to Cosmopolitan.
The freestyle skier snacks on carrots and hummus and eats other healthy foods like quinoa salad, greens, and pumpkin seeds for lunch, Cosmopolitan reported.
The curler loves a big bowl of pasta and a glass of wine after competing even though the curling team mostly sticks to a super-healthy diet, according to First We Feast.
The snowboarder says her favorite pasttime is going to In-N-Out for burgers, according to Cosmopolitan.
The curler always has a chocolate milk between games, she told Cosmopolitan.
The cross-country skier has a sweet spot for apple pie despite the fact she removed gluten and many processed foods from her diet, First We Feat reported.
The figure skater usually makes overnight oats with almond milk for breakfast. He told Bon Appetit that it's important to be consistent with breakfast while traveling.
The bobsledder makes protein bites out of oats, peanut butter, a little honey, protein powder, dark chocolate chips, crushed almonds, and sometimes dried cranberries, according to Bon Appetit.
The freestyle skier loves brown cheese from Norway, but her favorite is Cabot cheddar from her home state of Vermont, according to Delish.
The hockey player loves kimchi and said she's looking forward to trying authentic Korean food while in Pyeongchang, NBC Olympics reported.
The luger ate an entire slice of pizza in one bite in a video posted to Twitter.
The cross-country skier loves to bake and whips up everything from banana bread to pancakes and muffins while training, according to Cosmopolitan.
<The biathlete told NBC Olympics that if he had to indulge in one type of food, it would be Mexican food.
The pair skater told InStyle that she always drinks a glass of milk in the morning and then again at night.
The snowboarder makes green smoothies packed with protein powder and 100 superfoods, according to InStyle.
The Alpine skier's favorite breakfast is a "large sweet-potato, shiitake mushroom, red onion, garlic, and spinach stir fry with two fried duck-eggs on top," InStyle reported.
The cross-country skier told Delish that her favorite dessert is chocolate. "When I'm traveling the world, there are a million different kinds," she said.
The curler said sushi in Japan was everything he expected, according to Food and Wine.
The speed skater posted a "nood photo" of himself eating a giant plate of noodles before the Winter Olympics.
“Cauliflower! I can eat a whole head of cauliflower in one sitting," the hockey player told For the Win.
The speed skater told Bon Appetit her favorite food is "any type of meat."
The speed skater loves doughnuts and Oreos, according to Bon Appetit, but he "sadly can’t eat them very much or else coaches will get upset."
The speed skater has been pursuing culinary studies and Bon Appetit reports that he made it clear on his Olympics profile that he loves ramen but "does not like cucumbers in any form."
When he's done competing, the bobsledder is all about Five Guys burgers, according to Bon Appetit.
The speed skater told Bon Appetit that she likes fresh mango right off the tree.
The bobsledder has sung the praises of campfire coffee, according to Bon Appetit.
The snowboarder makes her own maple syrup in Lake Tahoe, Bon Appetit reported.
The speed skater told Delish that she eats avocado toast with an egg after practice.
The ice dancer always starts the day by swigging one or two glasses of water. Although she adopted a vegan diet, she has since been incorporating some animal products back into her meals, according to Delish.
The ice dancer says nothing compares to "some quality pizza at a nice Italian restaurant" after competition, Delish reported.
The figure skater makes her own banana muffins, a treat she calls her guilty pleasure, according to Delish.
The Nordic combined skier is a big believer in everything being OK in moderation, according to Delish. He dives into an IPA, ice cream and his wife's baked goods when he's not competing.
The short-track speed skater eats a carb-rich meal of pasta or rice and a protein before training, Delish reported.
The curler says she has "a big sweet tooth for fruity candies like Starburst and Skittles," according to Delish.
The snowboarder snacks on protein shakes and carries protein powder with her to "ensure I can get what my body needs to repair after a hard day on the hill," Delish reported.
The biathalon competitor goes for a large salad and a "heaping plate of rice" with chicken and veggies for lunch, according to Delish.
The downhill skier drinks "lots and lots" of coconut water when competing. She also uses the beverage as a base for her morning smoothies and carries a bottle with her to the slopes, First We Feast reported.
"In the off-season I want to go for the record of eating 70 super spicy wings," the bobsledder told First We Feast.
The speed skater loves Korean barbecue, but he says his absolute favorite food is Chinese lumpia, a pastry similar to spring rolls, according to First We Feast.
The skeleton racer snacks on cottage cheese and protein powder to get ready for competition, First We Feast reported.
The figure skater told First We Feast: "I’m an all-American girl, so I go for a burger and fries and a shake."
The bobsledder indulges in crunchy peanut butter and chocolate milk after he competes, according to First We Feast.
The short-track skater downs protein-rich foods like hard-boiled eggs between racing events, Bustle reported.
Italy’s Sofia Goggia held off a strong field to win gold in the women’s downhill, while Team USA’s Lindsey Vonn took bronze, finishing 0.47 seconds behind her rival.
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“I gave it my best shot,” Vonn said through tears after the race. “And I’m so proud to have competed with so many amazing girls.”
Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway won silver, finishing 0.09 seconds behind Goggia.
Vonn’s bronze-medal finish makes history: At 33, she is the oldest female medalist in Alpine skiing at the Winter Games. She will ski again in the combined on Thursday (Wednesday night in the U.S.), going up against teammate Mikaela Shiffrin, who won gold in these Games in the giant slalom.
Team USA’s Alice McKennis finished fifth, Breezy Johnson finished seventh and Laurenne Ross finished 15th.
Must-See: Vonn says 'no regrets' about likely final downhill run; Little fan waves at Lindsey Vonn on TV, Vonn waves back
MORE: My body can't take another 4 years, Vonn says; It's 'all or nothing' in Olympic downhill final, Vonn says; Sofia Goggia clocks faster time than rival Lindsey Vonn
2. Russian Skaters Deliver in Women’s Short Program
Women’s figure skating at the Pyeongchang Olympics was billed as a showdown between Olympic Athletes from Russia Evgenia Medvedeva and Alina Zagitova, and they delivered Wednesday at Gangneung Ice Arena.
Zagitova set a new short program record with her score of 82.92 to slide into first place, ahead of Medvedeva by 1.31 points. If the 15-year-old Zagitova holds on to the top spot through Friday’s free skate, she would become the second youngest women’s figure skating gold medalist behind Tara Lipinski, the 1998 Olympic champion.
Canada’s Kaetlyn Osmond was in third place after the short program with 78.87 points.
All three Americans to skate in the short program planned to open their routine with triple jumps, and all three stumbled. Bradie Tennell and Mirai Nagasu each fell all the way to the ice — Tennell on a triple lutz to triple toeloop combination, and Nagasu on a her trademark triple axel — while teammate Karen Chen placed a hand on the ice to brace herself coming out of a triple lutz.
Must-See: How Bradie Tennell became the 'Cinderella story' of the Olympics
MORE: Mirai Nagasu lands a historic triple axel; Zagitova breaks record to lead short program
3. U.S. Women Clinch Silver in Bobsled With Elana Meyers Taylor, NJ's 'Blonde Dragon' Finishes Fifth
U.S. bobsled pilot Elana Meyers Taylor found herself in the same position she was in four years ago in Sochi — not quite clinching the gold medal.
Taylor and her brakeman Lauren Gibbs just barely trailed the German sled piloted by Mariama Jamanka throughout the women's two-man competition. Jamanka beat out the top U.S. team for the gold medal with consistently quick runs. Meyers Taylor and Gibbs won silver, and Canada came in third for bronze.
Also competing for the U.S. was the sled of Jamie Greubel Poser and Aja Evans. They finished Run 3 in fourth, just 0.05 seconds out of third with one run remaining. But with a strong performance in the final round from Canada, Greubel Poser's sled was bumped out of medal contention.
This would have been Team USA's first gold since Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers won gold in 2002, when the event made its Olympic debut.
Must-See: Jamie Greubel Poser fights the wall for bronze in Sochi
MORE: Meyers Taylor sled races to track record in Run 3; Greubel Poser sled in medal contention after Run 3; Elana Meyers Taylor sets bobsled track record; Alina Zagitova breaks record to lead short program
4. Czechs Use Shootout to Eliminate USA in Hockey Quarterfinals
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nSport: BiathlonnHometown: Lake PlacidnAge: 36Morgan Schild
nSport: Freestyle Skiing Hometown: PittsfordnAge: 20Jordan Greenway
nSport: Ice Hockey Hometown: CantonnAge: 20David Leggio
nSport: Ice Hockey Hometown: WilliamsvillenAge: 33John Daly
nSport: Skeleton Hometown: SmithtownnAge: 32Tim Burke
nSport: BiathlonnHometown: Lake PlacidnAge: 37Matt Gilroy
nSport: Ice Hockey Hometown: North BellmorenAge: 33Matt Mortensen
nSport: Luge Hometown: Huntington StationnAge: 32Codie Bascue
nSport: BobslednHometown: WhitehallnAge: 23Justin Krewson
nSport: Luge Hometown: EastportnAge: 21Erin Hamlin
nSport: Luge Hometown: RemsennAge: 31Chris Mazdzer
nSport: Luge Hometown: Saranac LakenAge: 29Brian Gionta
nSport: Ice Hockey Hometown: RochesternAge: 38Emily Pfalzer
nSport: Ice Hockey Hometown: GetzvillenAge: 24Maddie Phaneuf
nSport: BiathlonnHometown: Old ForgenAge: 22Jon Lillis
nSport: Freestyle SkiingnHometown: RochesternAge: 23Tommy Biesemeyer
nSport: Alpine SkiingnHometown: KeenenAge: 29Tricia Mangan
nSport: Alpine SkiingnHometown: BuffalonAge: 20Andrew Weibrecht
nSport: Alpine SkiingnHometown: Lake PlacidnAge: 32Pavel Francouz stopped all five shooters and Petr Kouka scored the shootout winner as the Czech Republic eliminated the United States with a 3-2 victory in the quarterfinals.
Jan Kovar and Tomas Kundratek scored in regulation for the Czech Republic, which was fresher after winning its group and getting a bye into the quarterfinals. The U.S. looked fatigued after facing Slovakia in the qualification round and was outshot 29-20.
U.S. goaltender Ryan Zapolski allowed three goals on 29 shots and one in the shotoout, while Francouz stopped 18 in regulation and overtime.
Czech Republic will move onto the semifinal match on Feb. 22.
Must-See: U.S. men's hockey team fueled by youth, unknowns
MORE: Watch the full shootout between the USA and Czech Republic; Jim Slater's shorthanded goal levels the score
