Ireen Wust of the Netherlands took the silver, her fourth medal of the Sochi Games.
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Russian hockey team fails to advance to Olympic semifinal
The Russian men’s hockey team fell to Finland 3-1 at the Bolshoy Ice Dome.
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Ukrainian athletes not allowed to wear black armbands
The IOC ruled that armbands are prohibited by the Olympic Charter.
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U.S. expat Wild wins gold for Russia in parallel giant slalom
Wild’s wife won bronze for the host team in the women’s event.
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Ted Ligety of U.S. wins Olympic gold in men’s giant slalom
He becomes the first American man to win two Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing.
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Bode Miller out of slalom after tweaking left knee
Miller was 26th in the opening giant slalom leg, finishing more than 2½ seconds slower than leader Ted Ligety.
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Upsets will enliven men’s hockey quarterfinals
The Russia-Finland matchup is the main event, and the Americans must figure out how to shut down the Czechs.
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Wise wins on halfpipe for another American gold
The 23-year-old American scored a 92 on his first run through the halfpipe.
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USA-1 leads in Olympic bobsled, Lolo Jones 11th
Lauryn Williams, who had never pushed a bobsled or even sat inside one until just six months ago, and teammate Elana Meyers lead in USA-1 at the halfway point of women’s Olympic bobsled.
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Injured Olympic skier has surgery in Germany
Russian freestyle skier Maria Komissarova fractured her spine during a training session Saturday.