Beijing 2022 preview for 11 February: Key events not to miss at the Olympic Winter Games (USA)

We’re now one week into the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 and we have a whopping seven gold medals up for grabs as all the action continues.

There may be more records to be broken today, with 37-year-old Latvian Martins Durkurs, looking to become the oldest Skeleton (21:55) champion since Canadian Duff Gibson, who was 39-years-old when he won in Torino 2006.

With that said, here’s a look at some of the top events for the day.

The United States of America has a real chance of winning a medal in snowboarding, and not least thanks to Shaun White. The American qualified to the men’s snowboard halfpipe final with the fourth-best score and wants to make yet more history.

The 35-year-old is set to bow out of competition after Beijing 2022, having competed in every edition of the Olympic Winter Games since Torino 2006. In that time, he’s won three gold medals in 2006, 2010 and 2018.

White will be hoping he can defend his title, winning a fourth gold to end a fantastic run at the Games. However, he won’t be unchallenged. Japan's Hirano Ayumu, who finished with a silver medal behind White in 2018 and 2014, achieved the highest score in the qualification rounds. His younger brother Ruka will also fight for the podium, while Australia’s Scotty James could also be a challenger for the throne after winning bronze in 2018.

The United States of America also have two matches in the Curling today, with the men’s side facing Great Britain in the Round Robin Session 3 (9:05) and the women’s side playing the People’s Republic of China in their Round Robin Session 3 (14:05).

The men’s team will be hoping to defend their title, having won gold in PyeongChang in 2018. The victory represented a first gold in Curling for the Americans, Skip