The 2022 Winter Olympics is officially underway in Beijing. The opening ceremony began the festivities, and now we’re on to the first full day of sports.
Tonight, American Jamie Anderson began her attempt at a three-peat in women’s snowboard slopestyle, qualifying into the finals alongside teammates Hailey Langland and Julia Marino. Get updates on the action here:
Slopestyle redemption
Jamie Anderson began her bid for a third straight snowboard slopestyle gold Saturday morning in Beijing, leading three American women into the finals Sunday with a fifth-place finish in qualifiers. Two-time Olympians Julia Marino (sixth) and Hailey Langland (ninth) will join Anderson in the 12-woman final.
“I wanted to qualify higher, but I’ll take what I can get,” Anderson told NBC shortly after taking her second run. “The course is really challenging, and the young girls have been motivating me and…