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    After Long Drought, Has U.S. Olympic Long Track Speedskating Turned A Corner?

    On Wednesday, U.S. long track skaters won bronze in the women's team pursuit event — the first Olympic medal since 2010. Here's a look at what it's like for U.S. athletes to compete in this sport.
    by Rolando Arrieta Feb 21, 2018 5 minutes
    U.S. speedskaters Heather Bergsma, Brittany Bowe and Mia Manganello compete against Canada, winning bronze on Wednesday.

    When U.S. long track speedskaters Heather Bergsma, Brittany Bowe, Mia Manganello and Carlijn Schoutens won bronze Wednesday in the team pursuit event, they broke a Team USA drought. It was the first long track Olympic medal since the Vancouver Games of 2010.

    U.S. speedskaters have always been a dominant force at competitions around the world, including the Olympics. But they performed poorly at the 2014 Sochi Games (some thought their suits might be partly to blame) — and got off to a slow start in Pyeongchang. With Wednesday's bronze, coming after short track skater John-Henry Krueger's silver in the 1,000-meter race on Saturday, hopes have grown for U.S. success at these games.

    Before Pyeongchang, the U.S. earned a total of , 29 of them gold. In fact, speedskating has produced more Olympic medals for the U.S. than

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