While we’ve had sporting action the past three days, Saturday marks the first full day of competition — and the first medal events — at the Winter Olympics.
Here are athletes and teams to watch, along with the full Day 1 schedule (all times Eastern):
The Canadian speedskater from La Baie, Que., has won a silver two bronze medals in four World Cup races this season at 3,000 metres, which is the first event for the sport at the Olympics. Fellow Canadian Isabelle Weidemann also could be a contender.
The Calgary ski jumper was third, sixth and fourth in three rounds of training on Friday for Saturday’s normal hill competition. The large hill has been the Calgary native’s better event, but she could contend here, too.
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