The U.S. men's ice hockey team pose for a photo at the Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020 on Jan. 22, 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Athletes at the 2020 Youth Olympic were divided into two groups based on the sport they would contest in Lausanne, Switzerland and the past week saw the second bunch of Team USA competitors descend on the Swiss Alps.
American skiers and snowboarders took to the slopes in a variety of disciplines, including cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, ski jumping and more. This week, ice sports returned indoors after speedskating took place on Lake Como in St. Moritz. The American men’s hockey team was in action as they marched through tournament play, and the Games came to close with an amazing Closing Ceremony.
Below are some favorite moments from Lausanne:
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Bringing Home The Hardware
Double the trouble—roommates and freestyle skiers Kiernan Fagan and Hunter Henderson shared the podium in slopestyle. Following up his gold medal effort, Fagan also grabbed a silver in the big air event.
A second American pair of Will Koch and Kendall Kramer each nabbed bronze in their respective cross-country ski races.
Snowboarder Dusty Henricksen crushed it on the slopestyle course on his way to a decisive gold medal performance while freestyle skier Hannah Faulhaber capitalized in halfpipe to win bronze.
Say hello to your men's freeski halfpipe SILVER MEDALIST! ππ #Lausanne2020
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) January 21, 2020
Congratulations, Hunter! pic.twitter.com/4YXyec1RzJ
π¨ HIGHLIGHTS π¨
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) January 21, 2020
Slopestyle πππππππππ for @usskiteam's Dusty Henricksen π₯#Lausanne2020 pic.twitter.com/6XtuqHc7Hw
Roommates Kiernan and Hunter are stoked to be on the podium together! #Lausanne2020 pic.twitter.com/LeN5Xg7hdY
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) January 20, 2020
Dusty Henricksen was absolutely killing it in the Men's Slopestyle today ππ₯@fissnowboard @TeamUSA @usskiteam @youtholympics @Lausanne2020 pic.twitter.com/WqpfJZUhIc
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) January 20, 2020
What a day for @TeamUSA! πΊπΈ
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) January 20, 2020
Two π₯ and two π₯ were collected today at the #Lausanne2020 @youtholympics. pic.twitter.com/Px2UhcwwNb
CONGRATS, Hanna! ππΊπΈ pic.twitter.com/Mf2d7pvPpj
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) January 20, 2020
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— Team USA (@TeamUSA) January 19, 2020
Don't blink, #TeamUSA athletes are taking flight at #Lausanne2020! pic.twitter.com/E9HDe7iMF9
Wrapping up their time at #Lausanne2020 in winning style!
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) January 21, 2020
Will Koch & Kendall Kramer = the first πΊπΈ's to clinch individual @youtholympics medals in the sport of cross-country skiing. ππ
Snagging Silver
The U.S. men’s ice hockey team qualified for the final after defeating rival Canada in the semifinal and winning both preliminary games. In the final, the Americans couldn’t quite match their winning effort from four years ago, but still came away with a well-deserved silver medal.
The men's @usahockey Youth Olympic team snags SILVER at #Lausanne2020! π₯πΊπΈπ pic.twitter.com/loqZpy0ZvE
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) January 22, 2020
USA's Jimmy Snuggerud looks to follow his Olympian father and grandfather's footsteps, starting with #Lausanne2020.
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) January 22, 2020
And he hopes to play hockey until he's 80!
Watch USA πΊπΈ vs Russia π·πΊ LIVE from @Lausanne2020: https://t.co/qyFnGn2ohX@iihfhockey @youtholympics pic.twitter.com/2iiPfj2juy
Familiar Faces
The Americans called in some reinforcements to mentor athletes and cheer them on from the sidelines. Jamie Greubel Poser, the bobsled bronze medalist from Sochi, and Olympic gold medalist Kikkan Randall were both in attendance, along with Alex Deibold, Tara Geraghty-Moats and Hannah Kearney.
SOUND π π
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) January 19, 2020
2x Olympian, bronze medalist and #Lausanne2020 athlete role model @JamieGreubel has a message for our Youth Olympic athletes! β€΅οΈ pic.twitter.com/eGCnk4RtnU
Look who we found on the ground from @lausanne2020!
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) January 17, 2020
LOVE all of this from 5x Olympian and Olympic gold medalist @kikkanimal π#GoTeamUSA | #Lausanne2020 pic.twitter.com/hXGrDxaBIg
Closing Out The Games
Freestyle skier Jenna Riccomini had the honor of serving as Team USA’s flag bearer to close out a hugely successful Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne!
Congrats to freestyle skier Jenna Riccomini on being named #TeamUSA's flag bearer for the Closing Ceremony of the Winter Youth Olympic Games @lausanne2020. πΊπΈ @usskiteam x #Lausanne2020
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) January 21, 2020
The pictures of the #lausanne2020 closing ceremonyππ₯Ί#YouthOlympics
— Lausanne 2020 βοΈ Winter Youth Olympic Games π₯π₯π₯ (@lausanne2020) January 22, 2020
π·@JedLeicester & @Lovelockphoto & @MarklundJoel / https://t.co/Q5mbHuCyGD pic.twitter.com/emaef4TRlG