Early <br />Olympic <br />Standouts , As the 2022 Beijing Games Begin.<br />Four years ago at Pyeongchang, Norway <br />took home 39 medals, including 14 gold.<br />Four years ago at Pyeongchang, Norway <br />took home 39 medals, including 14 gold.<br />That's more medals than any other nation <br />won at the 2018 Games. .<br />'U.S. News & World Report' says the first day <br />of the 2022 Beijing Olympics may signal <br />another gold rush for the Norwegian team. .<br />'U.S. News & World Report' says the first day <br />of the 2022 Beijing Olympics may signal <br />another gold rush for the Norwegian team. .<br />Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is a favorite <br />to win the men's downhill challenge, .<br />while fellow Norwegian Therese Johaug <br />is expected to top the competition <br />in cross-country skiing. .<br />In 2010, Johaug won gold in relay.<br />In 2014, she took home two more <br />cross-country skiing medals. .<br />The 14-time world champion will return <br />to competition in this year's skiathlon, which <br />includes both classical and freestyle techniques.<br />The 14-time world champion will return <br />to competition in this year's skiathlon, which <br />includes both classical and freestyle techniques.<br />The skiathlon will air live <br />on USA Network on February 5. .<br />The same day, United States <br />snowboarder Jamie Anderson <br />will be competing for her third <br />straight slopestyle gold. .<br />The same day, United States <br />snowboarder Jamie Anderson <br />will be competing for her third <br />straight slopestyle gold. .<br />In 2018, the United States swept the slopestyle snowboarding competition, with both <br />Jamie Anderson and Red Gerard winning medals. .<br />In 2018, the United States swept the slopestyle snowboarding competition, with both <br />Jamie Anderson and Red Gerard winning medals. .<br />USA Network will air the men's qualifier and the women's final for slopestyle live on February 5. .<br />Both events will reportedly <br />have encore coverage on NBC.
