GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — Three events into the Olympic speedskating competition and the Americans remain off the podium.
The latest setback came Monday night when world champion Heather Bergsma finished eighth in the 1,500 meters. Brittany Bowe had the highest U.S. finish of fifth, while Mia Manganello was 22nd out of 26 skaters.
Their results so far recall four years ago in Sochi when the U.S. team was blanked, a stunning result for a sport that has earned America's most Winter Olympic medals.
Bergsma faded badly on her last lap, with her time going up 3 seconds from her previous lap.