U.S. Men's hockey overtime win and the Olympic sport that produces the best athletes

This is a special edition of Up First. We have our gold medal team in Italy, and they're here to talk about the big story lines. You'll hear about the big names such as Mikaela Schifrin and Jordan Stoles and all things team USA. I mean, Martinez, and you're listening to an audio sneak peek of our first winter games, a new video podcast from NPR during the Olympics. New episodes will post throughout the games at youtube.com/npr. Stay with us for a preview of the show. The overtime thriller on the ice as as team USA survives a sudden death face off against Sweden and skates onto the men's hockey semifinal. NPR's Becky Sullivan was there. Sweden turned the goal or turned the puck over a couple times, which led to these quick breaks for the Americans and, of course, set up that awesome game winner by Quinn Hughes, which was just, like, marvelous. The arena went nuts. It was so fun. Handle with care. You've probably seen the stories about Olympic medals breaking. What's causing this glitch in the glory? NPR's Juliana Kim finds out. For a long part of Olympic games, medals weren't intended to be worn. They were actually just meant to be, like, in a nice box that you admire from afar, which I probably do because I break a lot of things. So he says that this is kind of an age old question of how to make medals wearable. Plus, which Olympic sport produces the best athletes? Yeah. You can go ahead and put your guess in the comments now. However, NPR's John Lambert has the right answer, and it's all backed by science. There's this metric for that kind of captures aerobic capacity that scientists measure. It's called VO two max. VO two max. Yes. Everyone is talking about Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, Martinez, and this is Up First Winter Games. This message comes from Allianz Travel Insurance. You've packed your bags, booked your flights, and you're all set for the beach resort vacation of your dreams. Then you see the nightmare weather forecast. You were hoping for hurricane cocktails, not an actual hurricane. Always make sure travel insurance is a part of your packing list. Trip cancellation benefits might be your silver lining when all you see is clouds. Learn more @allianztravelinsurance.com. I'm Mary Louise Kelly. World news is changing by the hour. On sources and methods and Pierre's National Security podcast, we zoom out to explain shifting alliances, global flashpoints, and what's really happening in places like Iran, Venezuela, Greenland. Our reporters on the ground connect the dots to help you understand a world order changing beneath our feet. Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. US speed skater Jordan Stoll's bid for a gold medal sweep falls short as he takes the silver in the 1,500 meters. He still has one more race to go. Heading into these games, …