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United States' curlers (from left) Joe Polo, John Landsteiner, Matt Hamilton, Tyler George, John Shuster and captain Phill Drobnick won the first gold medal in team history by topping Sweden. It was only the Americans' second curling medal — with the first coming in a bronze-medal game at the 2006 Turin Games. (Associated Press)

Pyeongchang Games brought plenty of oohs and ughs

By Dennis Waszak Jr. - Associated Press

Gold medal winners from left: United States' curlers Joe Polo, John Landsteiner, Matt Hamilton, Tyler George, John Shuster and captain Phill Drobnick stand on the podium during the men's curling venue ceremony at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Oodles of oohs and ughs in the Pyeongchang Games

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

Gold medallist Sven Kramer of The Netherlands celebrates setting a new Olympic record during the men's 5,000 meters race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Silent Shani: Davis finishes 7th in 1,000 at 5th Olympics

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Shani Davis if the U.S. rides warm-up laps prior to the men's 1,500 meters speedskating race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Column: Shani Davis: Brilliant career, complicated legacy

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Shani Davis of the United States trains during a speed skating training session prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Analysis: Coin toss mirrors black experience beyond Olympics

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press

Shani Davis of the United States trains during a speed skating training session prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Shani Davis skips opening ceremony after losing coin toss

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

This combination of images shows United States' athletes Erin Hamlin, left, and Shani Davis. A tweet posted to the account of Davis is blasting the selection of luge athlete Hamlin as the U.S. flagbearer for the opening ceremony at the Pyeongchang Games. The tweet says the selection was made &quot;dishonorably,&quot; and included a reference to Black History Month in a hashtag. Hamlin and Davis each got four votes in the final balloting of the athlete-led process. (AP Photos/File)

Shani Davis frames Team USA flag-bearer coin-toss loss as racial insult: ‘#BlackHistoryMonth2018’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2018 file photo, Shani Davis competes in the men's 1,500 meters during the U.S. Olympic long track speed skating trials, in Milwaukee. A tweet posted to the account of Davis is blasting the selection of luge athlete Erin Hamlin as the U.S. flagbearer for the opening ceremony at the Pyeongchang Games. The tweet says the selection was made &quot;dishonorably,&quot; and included a reference to Black History Month in a hashtag. Hamlin and Davis each got four votes in the final balloting of the athlete-led process. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Column: US drops the coin on flag bearer at Winter Olympics

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2017, file photo, United States Olympic Winter Games luge hopeful Erin Hamlin poses for a portrait at the 2017 Team USA Media Summit in Park City, Utah. Hamlin will carry the U.S. flag into Friday night's opening ceremony at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Feb. 9, 2018. The four-time Olympic luger was chosen by fellow Team USA Olympians for the honor. Hamlin is retiring at the end of these Olympics, after nearly two decades of racing competitively. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) **FILE**

Tweet from speedskater’s account rips Olympics flagbearer coin toss

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Canada's Alex Boivert-Lacroix chats with Shani Davis of the Unites States following a speed skating practice Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 in Gangneung. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Steady as he goes: Shani Davis back for 5th Olympics on ice

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

New mass start event spices up speedskating at Olympics

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2017, file photo, Germany's Claudia Pechstein competes during the women's 3,000 meters of the Speed Skating World Cup in Berlin. The German will become the first woman to compete in seven Winter Olympics. She has a chance to become the oldest Winter Olympic medalist in an individual event and the first person to win the same individual Winter Olympic event four times (she won the 5,000 meters in 1994, 1998 and 2002). (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

New mass start event spices up speedskating at Olympics

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Bowe, Davis seek Olympic berths at US speedskating trials

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Milwaukee speedskating coach, Robert Fenn, dies at 73

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Ireen Wust of the Netherlands celebrates winning the women's 1500-meter speedskating race of the World Cup final at Thialf skating arena in Heerenveen, northern Netherlands, Friday, March 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Wust adds World Cup 1500 title to Olympic silver

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Heather Richardson of the United States waves to spectators after winning the women's 500m race at the speed skating World Cup in Inzell, southern Germany, Saturday, March 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Americans taste more success at speedskating WCup

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Shani Davis of the U.S. walks holding his jacket after competing in the men's speedskating team pursuit quarterfinals at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Shani Davis ponders future after Olympic shutout

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

The U.S. speedskating team, left to right, Jonathan Kuck, Brian Hansen and Shani Davis compete in the men's speedskating team pursuit quarterfinals at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Davis done at Sochi Games, sits out team pursuit

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The U.S. speedskating team Shani Davis, center, Brian Hansen, right, and Jonathan Kuck, top left, catch their breath after competing in the men's speedskating team pursuit quarterfinals at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Americans complete flop with team pursuit losses

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

The U.S. speedskating team Shani Davis, center, Brian Hansen, right, and Jonathan Kuck, top left, catch their breath after competing in the men's speedskating team pursuit quarterfinals at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

‘Worst Olympics ever’ for medal-less U.S. speedskaters

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press