Weibrecht competes in Pyeongchang as wife goes into labor (The Associated Press)

With his wife about to give birth back home in Lake Placid, New York, American skier Andrew Weibrecht felt conflicted about traveling to Asia to test the downhill and super-G course that will be used for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. ”It was tough but at the same time she was really supportive of it and she really wanted me to do it,” Weibrecht said after tying for fourth with teammate Travis Ganong in Thursday’s opening downhill training session. ”We were sure she was going to be late,” Weibrecht added.