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Olympic Games Beijing Photos: Team USA's Top Moments Of Week 1

See some of the most amazing Olympic medal moments and the athletes who gave their all in Week 1 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Karen Chen of the United States competes in the women's team free skate program during the figure skating competition Monday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Karen Chen of the United States competes in the women's team free skate program during the figure skating competition Monday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

ACROSS AMERICA — Team USA has seen a number of setbacks with COVID-19, injuries and performance setbacks that took athletes out of competition in the first week of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

The United States had collected seven medals as of midday Wednesday, United States time, and ranks 10th overall in the Olympic medal count.

Lindsey Jacobellis took home the first gold medal for Team USA in the women's snowboard cross event. The team also scooped up five silver medals in events for the men's super-G, figure skating team event, woman's mogul, men's freeski big air and woman's snowboard slopestyle. Rounding out Team USA's medal total was Jessie Diggins, who won bronze in the woman's sprint free cross-county.

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Below are Team USA athletes competing in the first week of the Beijing Olympics.


Jessie Diggins reacts after winning a bronze medal in the women's sprint free cross-country skiing competition. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Chloe Kim lands a trick during the women's halfpipe qualification round. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Ryan Cochran-Siegle makes a jump during the men's super-G. Cochran-Siegle went on to win the silver medal for the event. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Lindsey Jacobellis celebrates after winning a gold medal in the women's cross finals. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Colby Stevenson flies high during the men's freestyle skiing big air finals, winning silver. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Shaun White celebrates during the men's halfpipe qualification round. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Madison Chock and Evan Bates skate in the team ice dance program during the figure skating competition. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Julia Marino shows her silver medal for the snowboard event during the awards ceremony Sunday. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Jaelin Kauf spins upside down in the women's moguls finals at Genting Snow Park. Kauf took home the silver medal for the event. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Christopher Plys of the United States sweeps a rock that teammate Victoria Persinger threw during the mixed doubles curling match against the Czech Republic on Sunday. The team would end up losing to team Great Britain. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Canada forward Jamie Lee Rattray scores the third goal on United States goalkeeper Maddie Rooney as teammate Kelly Pannek looks on during second period women's ice hockey action. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)
Silver medalists on Team USA stand on the podium during the victory ceremony after the team event in the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Monday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Nathan Chen effortlessly glides during the men's short program figure skating competition Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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