KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Entering the final heat, the United States is in strong position to win two medals in the women’s bobsled Wednesday. The biggest question: Which two?
The top American sled, piloted by Elana Meyers, lost a bit of ground in the third heat Wednesday but still enters the final run with an edge over second-place Canada. Entering the day with a commanding 0.23-second lead at the event’s midpoint, Meyers, a former softball player at George Washington University, and Lauryn Williams posted a time of 57.69 in the third heat and have a total time of 2:52.58.
The Canada-1 sled was 0.12 seconds faster in the third heat and now trails the Americans by 0.11 seconds with one run to go.
The USA-2 sled, piloted by Jamie Greubel, is firmly in third place. It finished the third heat in 58 seconds for a total time of 2:53.45. It trails Canada by 0.76 seconds but leads the fourth-place German sled by 0.64.The third American sled, featuring driver Jazmine Fenlatoro and Lolo Jones, enters the final heat in 11th place with a total time of 2:55.23, after finishing the third heat in 58.50.
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Photos from Day 12 | Daily TV schedule | U.S. medal winners
Wednesday, February 19 EST
| 3 a.m. | Men's hockey (Swe-Slo) | NBC Sports |
| 5 a.m. | Women's curling (GBR-Can) | USA |
| 5:30 a.m. | Snowboarding | NBC Sports |
| Cross-country skiing | ||
| 7:30 a.m. | Men's hockey (Fin-Rus) | NBC Sports |
| 9 a.m. | Women's curling (Swe-Sui) | MSNBC |
| 10 a.m. | Figure skating | NBC Sports |
| 11:30 a.m. | Figure skating | NBC Sports |
| Noon | Men's hockey (U.S.-Cze) | USA |
| Noon | Men's hockey (Can-Lat) | MSNBC |
| 2:30 p.m. | Men's curling (Swe-GBR) | MSNBC |
| 3 p.m. | Speedskating | NBC |
| Cross-country skiing | ||
| 3 p.m. | Encore hockey | NBC Sports |
| 5 p.m. | Hockey game of the day | NBC Sports |
| 5 p.m. | Men's curling (Can-China) | CNBC |
| 8 p.m. | Alpine skiing | NBC |
| Women's bobsled | ||
| Figure skating | ||
| Snowboarding |
