Italian Ice

The Winter Olympics are heating up.

While Norway and Italy are duking it out for the most medals, Team USA has slid into fourth. On the snow, Americans medaled in men’s cross-country, men’s freestyle skiing, and women’s team skiing. On the ice, the Stars and Stripes won its first-ever silver in curling mixed doubles and picked up bronze in women’s luge. 

Ice-dance duo Evan Bates and Madison Chock—currently in second—are hoping to skate past France in tonight’s final (see their first-round, bullfighting-inspired routine), and women’s hockey is advancing to the quarterfinals after besting rival Canada 5-0 yesterday in prelims. 

Meanwhile, podium-hopefuls are being cautioned of falling ice and snow hardware after several Olympians’ medals fell off their ribbons. Officials say they’re giving “maximum attention” to the delicate decorations and working on a stronger solution. 

Verse to consider whether you feel like you’re skating through life or like you’re trying to waddle across the ice without slipping… “I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. I will boast in the LORD; the humble will hear and be glad. Proclaim the LORD’s greatness with me; let us exalt his name together.”
Psalm 34:1-3 (CSB) (read full passage)