Adam Rippon put his hands over his face and let the cheers wash over. He waved and smiled, and when the crowd kept clapping, he jumped where he stood and swung his arms to egg them on.
After a disastrous short program performance that put him out of medal contention, the U.S. champ had nothing to lose in his free skate — and he fired on all cylinders.
Norway's team leads in medals, with 19 but U.S. athletes have won eight medals, including five gold — the first of which went to snowboarder Red Gerard.
