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How this trailblazing group laid the blueprint for modern emergency medical services  Feb. 13, 2026

 

Hello and happy Friday, Fri-yay from beautiful, snowy Cortina, Italy. You're here with me as I cover the Winter Olympics, my six Olympics that I've covered. And this place is special.

 

Tucked away in the Dolomites, the gargantuan mountains. Did you know the first ever televised Winter Olympics was in 1956, 70 years ago, right here in Cortina. The athletes zoomed down these exact same slopes, even use one of the same arenas here.

 

arena [ǝˈrinǝ] n.（周围有观众席的）比赛场，竞技场

 

What do you say we whipped through some of the highlights, some of the heartbreak and historic moments from a whirlwind first week at these 2026 Winter Olympics.

 

whip through 快速完成

 

As of this taping, Norway, Italy and Team USA, battling it out for the overall medal count lead. Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladislav Horacekovich, who we told you about yesterday, has officially been disqualified due to his helmet, which depicts his fellow athletes who were killed in Russia's war in Ukraine.

 

21-year-old American speed skater Jordan Stoles stole the show, blazing his way into the history books, winning his first Olympic medal, a gold in the 1000 meters, breaking an Olympic record older than him.

 

blaze [blеz] v. 閃耀

 

And skier Breezy Johnson, who has already taken home a gold medal here, is bringing home a little more bling. Her boyfriend proposed at the finished area of the Super G. Congratulations, Breezy.

 

Super G 超大曲道(Super Giant Slalom)

 

And one pair of Team USA curlers are sharing more than a name. They're sharing a piece of history. Corey Tesey and Corey Dropkin not only won the United States first ever medal in the mixed curling event, but Tesey also became the first American woman to win an Olympic curling medal.

 

I had a chance to catch up with Corey and Corey, the dynamic duo behind the Olympic magic.

 

Corey Yes, Corey. Yes, Corey. This could get awkward.

 

Yes, it could. So you're at practice, coaches yelling, Corey, are you like both looking like do you have a nickname? How's this work? Yeah, our coach goes by boy Corey and girl Corey.

 

Oh, yeah, absolutely. Otherwise, we're both looking.

 

Now, Corey, I know you're not done, but you're the first US woman to ever get an Olympic medal in curling.

 

What's this mean to you?

 

It's incredible. You know, that was brought to my attention that I had the possibility to do that here at our Olympic trials. And it's just surreal. And it's been a long time coming for USA curling and for women's curling in general. And I just hope that there's a lot of girls following behind me.

 

And I hope that I can do whatever I can as a player and as a mentor to just inspire the next generation of girls to dream big and work hard and be on that podium.

 

I went curling for the first time before I came here to Cortina. I played in the NFL, thought it was pretty tough. This sport is no joke.

 

Like Corey, you look like Michael Jackson's smooth criminal. You're like 45 degrees to the ice, your core, your abs, your body. How many push ups do you think you could do? Oh, like 100.

 

Oh, only a hundred. I don't know. I mean, this is a tough sport.

 

I mean, it looks, it looks a lot easier than it is. And I love being able to take people curling, share my passion, my love for this sport with others. It's always a joy when especially someone finds out how difficult it is that previously didn't think it was.

 

You know, when we're out there playing, you know, curling, especially mixed doubles curling, you're you're doing extended lunge on the ice, trying to be precise like a golfer on a green.

 

lunge [lʌndʒ] n. 猛冲

 

And then you get up, you jump up, you catch up, you sweep your heart out for 20, 25 seconds. And you try to recover that heart rate, get down to the hack and do it all over again, be very, very precise.

 

It's a high intensity workout. And, you know, it's something that I love doing. It kind of brings you back to my grassroots, being a little kid on the sheet next to my brother and his team, you know, watching them do what they did, you know, practicing and just trying to replicate what they're doing on the sheet next to them and throwing stones, getting up, sweeping and doing it all over again. I love mixed doubles curling.

 

We really don't get to play in front of a crowd very often. So the environment here in Italy and sold out crowds and the Italian fans, we had a ton of fans here cheering us on, fans from all over the other countries.

 

You know, it fuels us out there. It fires us up, especially this one. And curling needs more of that.

 

It's really exciting. It is an exciting sport. And we just want to showcase that to people.

 

Okay. Well, girl, Corey, show us your biceps.

 

All right, before we get you to your other headlines today, I can't let this special date go by without a very cool on this day in history, February 13th, 1997, a massive trove of Lego bricks was lost at sea, spurring a phenomenon that persists to this day.

 

trove [trov] n.（贵重的）收藏品

 

A cargo ship headed for the United States was battered by rough seas off the coast of England, causing more than 60 shipping containers to fall overboard. One of them was packed to the brim with nearly 5 million Legos. And shortly after beachgoers in southwest England noticed the peculiar pieces like washing the shore.

 

to the brim 快要满出来

peculiar [pɪˈkjuljɚ] adj. 奇怪的；乖癖的；罕见的

 

And it's almost like the sea has a sense of humor. Many of the sets were nautical themed, including pieces like octopuses, life jackets, and scuba flippers. In the three decades since, pieces carried by ocean currents have washed up all over the world.

 

flipper [ˈflɪpɚ] n. 脚蹼；蛙鞋

 

And beachcombers from all over have flocked to the English beaches to try their luck. It's even started a worldwide social media movement that allows people to report their finds from all over the world. But it's not all fun and games.

 

beachcomber [ˈbitʃˌkomɚ] n. 海滩拾荒者; 海滨流浪者

 

Environmental advocates point to the incident as an example of how widespread plastic pollution has become in our oceans. Plastic can take centuries to fully decompose underwater and can release harmful chemicals into the environment as it breaks down.

 

Pop quiz, hot shot.

 

Which material were the earliest Lego toys made of?

 

Metal, rubber, wood, or clay?

 

You're log on, right? If you said wood, Lego was founded in 1932 by a Danish carpenter. In 1942, a fire destroyed the wooden toy factory and when rebuilding the company modernized production and later began experimenting with plastic.

 

Now to an update about a story we told you about weeks ago.

 

A group of Buddhist monks have just completed their months long walk for peace across the United States. They arrived in Washington, D.C. this week, 108 days after starting their trek in Fort Worth, Texas.

 

Let peace bloom and flourish among all of us throughout this nation and the world so that this world can become the better place for all beings to live.

 

flourish [ˈflɝɪʃ] v. 兴旺; 繁荣

 

All right, it is another Friday in February, Black History Month, and we are taking a moment to honor one of the lesser known heroes of the civil rights movement in today's spotlight. It's incredible.

 

When you call 911 today, you expect trained paramedics to arrive and start treatment right away, but that model did not always exist.

 

In fact, in the late 1960s, one groundbreaking program in Pittsburgh helped build the blueprint for modern emergency medical services.

 

groundbreaking [ˈɡraʊndˌbrеkɪŋ] adj. 开创性的

 

And it was led largely by black paramedics at a time when all job opportunities were limited.

 

Back in the 60s, when you call the ambulance, the police came.

 

Policemen were in charge of taking people to the hospital and they would put the person on that little stretcher and throw them in the back of the paddy wagon, slam the door and go as fast as they can. People were dying from this.

 

paddy wagon 运送囚犯的警车，囚车

 

That changed in 1967 with the creation of the Freedom House Ambulance Service in Pittsburgh's predominantly black hill district.

 

The program recruited local residents of all backgrounds and put them through 300 hours of rigorous medical training. Far beyond basic first aid.

 

first aid 急救

 

The idea was brought to life by a group of medical and civil rights trailblazers under the supervision of Dr. Peter Safar, the father of CPR and medical director Dr. Nancy Caroline Freedom House crews have become some of the first paramedics in the country trained to provide life-saving care before patients ever reached a hospital.

 

The service became known for high standards and fast response times, saving 200 lives in its first year, according to data collected by Dr. Safar.

 

The program's success drew national attention. In 1975, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the White House formed an interagency Council on Emergency Medical Services and chose Freedom House's training model as the foundation for its pilot curriculum.

 

interagency [ˌɪntɚˈеdʒǝnsɪ] adj. 跨机构的

 

That framework helped shape the national standards that cities still use for EMS systems today.

 

Freedom House proved that life-saving innovation can come from anywhere and its impact is still riding along in ambulances across the country today.

 

Today's story getting a 10 out of 10, an Olympic debut that comes with the triple energy.

 

Meet Team Rivers, times three. Henry Rivers, the fourth, is representing Jamaica in Alpine skiing, and he's got his day one support squad, his triplet sisters, Helleada and Hanaya, plus mom Karen and dad, Henry the third. All three siblings ski, but for these games only one qualified, so the sisters are switching roles from competitors to fans.

 

But we have our flags. We have our Jamaican flags up. We'll be waving. You'll see us.

 

The siblings say that their bond goes beyond the slopes all the way to what they call triplet telepathy. And support won't just be in the stands.

 

telepathy [tǝˈlɛpǝθɪ] n. 心灵感应（术）;通灵（术）

 

They say it's coming from back home as well. For Henry, this Olympic moment is about more than one run down the mountain. It's about what it represents.

 

All right, superstars have someshout outs to you today from Italy. Mr. Bishop at Graham Kapowski High School in Graham, Washington. Thank you for subscribing to our YouTube channel. Thanks for the love.

 

And this shout out goes to Chief Finney at Baldwin High School in Baldwin County, Georgia. Your NJRTC cadets are so grateful for your guidance and we are so grateful that you allow us in your classroom.

 

cadet [kǝˈdɛt] n.（常作名词修饰语）培训生，见习生

 

Play that Friday music, not there. I hope that you go out, make it an awesome weekend. We are off for President's Day on Monday, but we will see you right back here on Tuesday.

 

Go out, make someone smile. Be that spark of joy that someone needs. You never know how or when, but you might be the light that someone needs.

 

I'm Coy Wire and we are CNN 10.