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The United States has won its first gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics thanks to Red Gerard!

The 17-year-old snowboarder took home gold after competition in slopestyle snowboarding on Sunday morning (February 11) in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

After falling on his first two turns, Red found himself in 11th place, but on his third and final run rebounded with a score of 87.16, securing him the gold medal.

Canada’s Max Parrot and Mark McMorris won silver and bronze with runs of 86.00 and 85.20, respectively.

You can keep up with the full schedule of Olympic events here.

Congrats Red!!

Tonga’s infamous shirtless flag bearer Pita Taufatofua is back!

The 34-year-old Olympian once again lost his shirt to lead the Togan team during the 2018 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday (February 9) in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

He showed off his incredible physique while carrying the flag and wearing a traditional Tongan outfit – all in 32 degree weather!

Pita, who competed in taekwondo during the Summer Olympics in 2016, is now at the Winter Olympics as a cross-country skiier.

In order to get to the games, Pita started a fundraising campaign to finance his trip. He is the only athlete representing Tonga.

Team USA has arrived to the 2018 Winter Olympics!

The athletes representing the United States excitedly stepped out to greet the crowd in Pyeongchang, South Korea – and they walked to the sound of Psy‘s “Gangnam Style”!

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The USA team was led into the Parade of Nations during the Opening Ceremony on Friday (February 9) by luger Erin Hamlin.

Vice President Mike Pence watched amid the crowd.

See photos of their entrance below!

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games are officially kicking off tomorrow, February 9th and we have all the details on when you can tune in for the opening ceremonies.

The Olympics will run until February 25th from South Korea and will be broadcast on NBC.

Just before the Opening Ceremonies kick off, legendary figure skater Yuna Kim will be the final athlete and will complete the ceremonial torch relay.

Here’s how you can tune into the event:

Start Time: The opening ceremony takes place live on Friday, February 9 @ 6 AM PT. If you don’t want to wake up that early, you’ll be able to watch it at a normal hour too — 8-11 PM ET/PT on NBC.

Watch on TV: Head to NBC, the official network for the Olympics.

Watch Online: You can also livestream the opening ceremony and all the events from NBCOlympics.com.

If you missed them, check out the full schedule on our sister site,

American speedskater Shani Davis is not pleased with the Pyeongchang Olympics opening ceremony flag bearer selection process, and he made his thoughts known on Twitter.

If you don’t know, the 35-year-old athlete won two gold medals and two silver medals at the Olympics over the course of his career. He also became the first black athlete to win an individual gold at the Winter Olympics back in 2006.

Shani was one of eight candidates who was up for the honor of carrying the flag during the opening ceremony. United States’ representative for the opening ceremony had four votes for him and four votes for luge athlete Erin Hamlin. Erin won via a coin toss.

“I am an American and when I won the 1000m in 2010 I became the first American to 2-peat in that event,” Shani tweeted. “@TeamUSA dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. No problem. I can wait until 2022. #BlackHistoryMonth2018 #PyeongChang2018″

Lindsey Vonn ran into some trouble while trying to get to South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics!

The 33-year-old gold medal wining skier took to Twitter to document her struggle as her plane bound for the Oympics couldn’t take off.

“Well hopefully we get to Korea….apparently we don’t have the right documents to fly??? About 2 hours on the plane so far and just siting at the gate. Some Germans and Italians on the plane too,” Lindsey wrote.

Eventually Lindsey was able to leave the plane and board another aircraft that was allowed to fly to South Korea.

“Finally on a new plane! Have to give a BIG thank you to all of the flight attendants for working overtime to stay on this flight. They all volunteered and we wouldn’t be able to fly without them! Now let’s hope we actually take off tonight,” Lindsey added.

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Award-winning journalist Katie Couric will be returning to NBC!

The former Today show host will co-host the Opening Ceremony for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Katie will be joined by NBC’s Mike Tirico in the booth at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony, set to air on Friday, February 9 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC.

“During my years at NBC, I loved covering the Olympics and showcasing the hard work, dedication and perseverance of athletes from around the world. The Opening Ceremony will be a chance for South Korea to share its culture and customs and for the international community to celebrate this unparalleled display of athletic achievement and sportsmanship. There’s nothing quite like it,” Katie said in a statement. “I’m also looking forward to working with Mike, who brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to everything he does.”