When American ice dancer Jean-Luc Baker suffered a concussion during preseason training in August, his season with partner Kaitlin Hawayek could easily have gone off the rails. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Americans Kimi Goetz and Bowe, the defending world champion, were fourth and fifth. To treat a mild concussion, apply an ice pack to the affected area for 20-30 minute increments every 2-4 hours to reduce swelling. In their Olympic debut, Hawayek and Baker performed their rhythm dance to music by Donna Summer en route to a score of 74.58. They had successfully petitioned for a spot on the world team, which also includes U.S. championsMadison ChockandEvan Batesand U.S. silver medalists Caroline Green and Michael Parsons. At the same time, something weve learned and practiced over the last 10 years is that regardless of good or bad, after the first program is done you have to close that day and leave it behind and focus on the next day.. Podmilsak scored 91.25 and 96.50 on his first two runs in the three-run big air final, enough for gold over Austrian Lukas Muellauer. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. There were cardboard [], The Beijing Winter Olympics are fast approaching, athletes from across the country are preparing to make the case to their respective sports, that they deserve a spot on the team. Figure Skating Championships in Nashville Jan. 3-9. Ashley Cain-Gribble spent time in the hospital with COVID-19, an illness that left her with long-term asthma. I'm very sad that H/B are out of NHK. 2 in the world behind Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia. Oi my second favorite US team!!! 6. Hawayek started skating at age 4 after watching her brother playing ice hockey. Hawayek suffered a concussion in training last summer and they She landed a 900 and back-to-back 720s. Baker worked patiently on his own during Kaitlins recovery. Hawayek is more realistic about her chances of getting on the podium. In January, Gasser, 31, withdrew moments before the X Games big air after suffering what she called a mild concussion in slopestyle the day before. GOLD Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue - No matter how you cut it, if the top two skate clean or near-clean, the gold will come down to a matter of a couple points (if even that much). Once we were able to start training again, it was training as quick as possible to get ready for NHK, then we had [Internationeaux de] France a week later, and the next thing you know, we made the Final, Baker said. US Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker perform They may be my favorite dance team, period. Kaitlin and I have been skating together for so long, we have so much trust in what we do, said Baker, a Seattle native. In some ways, Hubbell/Donohue have gone back to their strengths and pushed the envelope a bit more this season than weve seen over the past couple. She said skating in front of the world is like having your artwork hanging on the wall in a gallery. Olympic champion Birk Ruud of Norway earned bronze. Makar passed all of the NHLs concussion testing to clear protocol and told team medical staff that he felt good about returning. We never like to have errors in our programs, Hawayek said. It happens when a hit to the head or body causes your head and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Olympic ice dancers Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean Luc Baker withdrew Tuesday from the U.S. Kaitlin Hawayek is one of the brightest athletes you would ever want to meet, an ice dancer whose observations can be as deep and flowing as her movements on the rink.