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NEED TO KNOW

• Team USA revealed who its flag-bearers will be at the Winter Olympics closing ceremony
• Ice dancer Evan Bates and hockey captain Hilary Knight were selected for the honor
• Bates learned the news after a ruse by his wife and partner Madison Chock

After their gold-medal hopes were dashed earlier this week, Madison Chock and Evan Bates’ Olympic memories just got a bit sweeter.

In a speech to her fellow Team USA figure skaters, Chock surprised her husband and ice dancing partner with news that he had been selected as a flag bearer for the closing ceremony.

“It’s my great honor to share this experience with you,” Chock, 33, told her teammates. “And now that we’ve had such a wonderful week, I want to present Evan with something. You’ve been selected as the closing flag bearer.”

Members of Team USA then erupted into cheers as Bates, 36, embraced his wife and the two kissed.

For the duo, the happy announcement came days after “disappointment” following the ice dancing competition in which they won the silver medal and found themselves amid a judging controversy.

“I think there were a lot of emotions flooding through us yesterday. I think there was some disappointment for sure,” Chock told PEOPLE earlier this week, before she paused to collect herself amid tears.

She continued, “It’s been a long journey, but I certainly have a lot of pride for what we have accomplished, and who we’ve become on the way to those accomplishments. So in general, [we’re feeling] gratitude.”

The pair fell just short to France’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron in the event, scoring 1.43 points behind them. During a press conference after, Bates said he felt like he and Chock had delivered a “winning performance.”

Also on Friday, and hours after the Team USA hockey team won the gold against Canada, captain Hilary Knight learned that she has been chosen to be a flag bearer.

In a clip from the Today show, the five-time Olympian was surrounded by her teammates when she heard the happy news.

As her team delivered hugs, Knight reflected on the honor.

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“It’s a dream come true,” the forward — who also got engaged to Team USA speed skater Brittany Bowe this Olympics — said.

To learn more about all the Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, come to people.com to check out ongoing coverage before, during and after the games. Watch the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics, beginning Feb. 6, on NBC and Peacock. 

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Teammate Eva Lund praised the play, saying it opened up new opportunities for the team.

Manchester City have the chance to close the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal to just two points if they beat Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium.

With the Gunners travelling to north London rivals Tottenham on Sunday and still having to face a trip to the Etihad in April, much hinges on how Pep Guardiola’s side perform.

The Magpies poor record away at City, having failed to win at all of their past 20 attempts, will only give the 10-time champions the confidence required to get over the line.

As for the hosts, City have lost just two of their last 22 matches in all competitions, including two wins over Newcastle in both legs of their Carabo Cup semi-final tie.

During Guardiola’s reign, City have often found form towards the business end of seasons past and have been rewarded with silverware as as a result – winning six of the last eight top flight titles.

While this iteration is noticeably different in terms of personnel and tactically, they still possess a number of serial winners in their ranks: Bernardo Silva, Gianluigi Donnarumma, and Ruben Dias to name just a few.

In the aforementioned Carabao Cup clash, City were by far the dominant side and deservedly won 2-0 at St. James’ Park in the first leg, followed by a 3-1 victory at home.

These previous triumphs will surely give them confidence they can once again beat the Magpies.

With their squad having enjoyed a full week of training without a midweek game, they will be rested for this fixture and could afford to rotate their side in their FA Cup fourth round outing against Salford City, where they met expectations in coasting to a 2-0 win.

This, combined with Newcaste’s form away from home leaving much to be desired, may well point to a relatively easy afternoon for Manchester City.

However, since their loss to Brentford, Newcastle have won three away games on the bounce and look to be rejuvenated on the road.

This weekend marks a test of how far they’ve come on their travels, and while a loss will be far from disastrous a win could embolden Newcastle to make a late push for European football.

However, they will be dealing with the impact of their midweek 5,061-mile trip to Azerbaijan, the longest journey ever undertaken by an English side in the Champions League.

Eddie Howe will also have to deal with the impact of club captain Bruno Guimaraes’ continued absence, as his side have never won a Premier League game that he has missed since his arrival.

But with the improved form of Jacob Ramsey, there is hope that the effect of the Brazilian’s injury may be minimal.

The clash will kick-off at 20:00 (GMT) this Sunday, with live coverage available on TNT Sports 1.