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February 8, 2014

Winter Olympics: Day 1

The first day of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

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Gold medal winner Sage Kotsenburg, of the United States, reacts after receiving his medal during the medal ceremony for the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

United States' Jacqueline Wiles rests after a women's downhill training run for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Gold medalist Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe, center, her sister and silver medalist Chloe Dufour-Lapointe, and bronze medalist United States' Hannah Kearney celebrate on the podum after the women's moguls freestyle skiing event at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)

Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe, right, celebrates with her sister Chloe Dufour-Lapointe after Justine took the gold medal in the women's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Chloe Dufour-Lapointe took the silver medal. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Gold medalist Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe, right, holds hands with her sister and silver medalist Chloe Dufour-Lapointe, during before climbing on the podium after the women's moguls freestyle skiing event at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)

Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe, left, celebrates her gold medal in the women's moguls final, with her sister and silver medalist Chloe Dufour-Lapointe, at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia compete in the team pairs free skate figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

The Sanki Sliding Center is seen from a gondola after the men's luge competition in the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Stefania Berton falls as she and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy compete in the team pairs free skate figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Carolina Kostner of Italy competes in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)

Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch of Canada compete in the team pairs free skate figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

United States' Marco Sullivan skis over a jump in a men's downhill training run for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Marissa Castelli falls as she and Simon Shnapir of the United States compete in the team pairs free skate figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir of the United States compete in the team pairs free skate figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Ashley Wagner of the United States competes in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)

Marissa Castelli stumbles as she and Simon Shnapir of the United States compete in the team pairs free skate figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

In this photo taken with slow shutter speed Italy's Sebastian Colloredo during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

In this photo taken with slow shutter speed Canada's Trevor Morrice makes an attempt during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Mao Asada of Japan competes in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)

In this photo taken with slow shutter speed Canada's Trevor Morrice starts an attempt during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Kelly Clark of the United States trains for the women's snowboard halfpipe competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Narumi Takahashi and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan compete in the team pairs free skate figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Christopher Mazdzer from the United States takes a turn during the second heat of the men's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Shiva Keshavan who if from India but is competing under the Olympics flag, prepares to start his second run during the men's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Aidan Kelly of the United States brakes in the finish area after his second run during the men's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Tucker West of the United States prepares to start his second run during the men's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Aidan Kelly of the United States prepares to start his second run during the men's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

John Fennell of Canada starts his second run during the men's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Ashley Wagner of the United States waits for her results after competing in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, Pool)

Russian and U.S. supporters cheer before the start of the women's moguls finals at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Christopher Mazdzer of the United States starts his run during the men's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

United States' Eliza Outtrim runs the course in the women's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Silver medalist Staale Sandbech, of Norway, holds up his flowers during the medal ceremony for the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

Kaetlyn Osmond, of Canada, competes in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)

Alesandra Kapinos, left, paints a Russian flag on Natslia Kisliakova before the men's biathlon 10k sprint, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Germany's Laura Grasemann jumps during the women's moguls qualifying at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Austria's Thomas â€ Morgenstern makes an attempt during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Russia's Denis Yuskov competes in the men's 5,000-meter speedskating event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

United States' Lowell Bailey shoots during the men's biathlon 10k sprint, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Supporters take pictures as Christopher Mazdazer from the United States takes a turn during the first heat of the men's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

United States' Hannah Kearney runs the course in the women's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

The Olympic rings are reflected in the goggles of Estonia's Kaarel â€ Nurmsalu during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Japan's Yuki Kadono reacts as he finishes a run during the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Aidan Kelly of the United States prepares for his first run during the men's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Canada skip Brad Jacobs releases the stone during men's curling training at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Czech Republic's Tereza Vaculikova crashes during women's moguls qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Norway's Hedvig Wessel crashes during a qualification heat in women's moguls at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on Saturday Feb. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)

Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States compete in the team ice dance short dance figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)

Erin Hamlin of the United States slides down the track during a training session for the women's singles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Christopher Mazdzer of the United States prepares to compete during the men's singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Summer Britcher of the United States slides down the track during a training session for the women's singles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Canada's Chloe Dufour-Lapointe runs the course in the women's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Kate Hansen of the United States slides down the track during a training session for the women's singles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Sarah Hendrickson of the United States soars through the air during a women's ski jumping training session at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

United States' Jacqueline Wiles speeds down the course after a women's downhill training run for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Shaun White, left, of the United States catches air during a training session for the men's snowboard halfpipe at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A fan cheers during a first round game between Finland and the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

United States' Stacey Cook makes a turn during a women's downhill training run for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

The USA-1 sled from the United States piloted by Steven Holcomb, takes a turn during a training run for the two-man bobsled at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

United States' Charles Guldemond takes a jump during men's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

United States' Steven Nyman comes to a halt at the end of a men's downhill training run for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A player skates across the Olympic rings during a first round game between Finland and the United States during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's moguls at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

United States' Sage Kotsenburg takes a jump during the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

United States' Bode Miller jumps during a men's downhill training run for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Nina Tikkinen of Finland and Anne Schleper of the United States battlers from control of the puck against the glass during the second period of the women's ice hockey game at the Shayba Arena during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

United States' Marco Sullivan comes to a halt at the end of a men's downhill training run for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

United States' Jared Goldberg speeds down the course during a men's downhill training run for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

United States' Bode Miller makes a jump during a men's downhill training run for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo)

Kate Hansen of the United States smiles in the finish area during a training session for the women's singles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Shaun White of the United States catches air during a training session for the men's snowboard halfpipe at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe runs the course in the women's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Gold medalist Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe, right, celebrates with her sister and silver medalist Chloe Dufour-Lapointe, after the women's moguls freestyle skiing event at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)

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