US Olympic Figure Skating 2018: Team USA Odds, Predictions and Schedule

The United States have endured some disappointments so far in the figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Most notably 18-year-old Nathan Chen, a gold-medal favourite ahead of the Games, faltered in his short program to rule himself out of medal contention.

However, Team USA claimed bronze in the team event as Mirai Nagasu became the first American  woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics.

Per NBC Olympics, it was bronze again for the U.S. on Tuesday, when Maia and Alex Shibutani completed the podium behind the Canadian and French pairs in the ice dancing:

There is one final figure skating event to take place at Pyeongchang 2018: the women's singles. 

Tuesday, Feb 20 (8 p.m. ET/1 a.m. GMT on Wednesday, Feb. 21)

Women's Single Short Program

Thursday, Feb 22 (8 p.m. ET/1 a.m. GMT on Friday, Feb. 23)

Women's Single Free Skating (Final)

Representing the U.S. in the women's singles competition will be Nagasu, Bradie Tennell and Karen Chen.

The odds indicate the trio will struggle to add to Team USA's current haul of two bronze medals.

Per Mark Gallant of Action Network, Russian athletes Evgenia Medvedeva and Alina Zagitova are the favourites, while Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond is the most likely to take home the bronze medal.

There seems little chance of the U.S. picking up a gold medal in Pyeongchang as they did in Sochi four years ago.

That ambition effectively ended with Chen's failure in the men's singles.

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No American woman has won a singles figure skating medal at the Olympics since Sasha Cohen claimed silver at Turin 2006.

Nagasu has the best chance of breaking that run. She placed fourth in the singles event at the 2010 Winter Games and will have taken great confidence from the team event.

Chen had some upbeat comments to make before the event. She acknowledged the strength of Medvedeva and Zagitova but did not rule out a potential podium place, per Helene Elliott of the Los Angeles Times:

"I feel like media has really given them this name that they're unbeatable. It is true, but also it isn't. Yes, they're very consistent, very solid. They probably have the best shot at winning gold and getting on the podium. But again, the emphasis on the unpredictability and anything is possible. Ice is really slippery. Things happen. And there's always a chance for other people getting on the podium."