but the judges gave the medal to adelina sotnikova, whose athleticism and passion electrified the home crowd. some are crying foul. nbc's olympic figure skating analyst scott hamilton says the judges got it right. >> adelina sotnikova was the best athlete on the ice last night. she may not have been the most beautiful artistically, but she was the athlete that won the gold last night by collecting the most points. >> reporter: the usa's ashley wagner wants changes to the anonymous judging system. >> if you give a certain skater a mark, you need to be able to put your name and your reputation on the line for it. >> reporter: tonight, the u.s. struck gold on the mountain, 18-year-old mikaela shiffrin winning the women's slalom. >> you wish you could win every day. >> the youngest skier ever to do so. no surprise to her father, jeff. >> when you have confidence you can do it the nerves don't get to you as much. >> reporter: these games have heart. the skiers who cleaned the halfpipe offered this tribute to canadian sarah burke, who died in a training accident two years ago. american maddi

adelina sotnikova beat yuna kim to take the gold home.a firestorm of debate over the judging system. some pointed out that she seemed to stumble after landing a triple combination. the committee says there's no scandal but team usa's ashley wagner says the results left her speechless and that she felt personally cheated when she came in seventh behind some skater who is had fallen during their programs. this morning, wagner gave a more diplomatic response to the "today" show. >> i think the ladies in the top three, absolutely hands down belong in the top three. i don't question that. i think that the system is too opaque. it's not clear enough to the audience and it needs to become more fan-friendly so we can get a wider fan base. i think we need to get rid of the anonymous judging. >> for more on this, i'm joined by olympic gold medalist and a member of the u.s. delegation to the sochi games, brian boy tan kn boitano. mill a million people have signed an online petition. who do you think won last night? >> you you know, jake, it's such a

adelina sotnikova has claimed russia's first ever gold medal in figure skating in the women's individual competition she put in a foolish display in the free program to move from second place at the halfway stage after the short program now it was an emotional moment inside the iceberg skating palace in a moment that many russians had been hoping for but perhaps in some ways not expecting because before the competition all eyes were on fifteen year old skier who put in that wonderful display to help russia win team gold in the figure skating but she stumbled fell to the ice in both the short and the free programs which really damaged her chances of competing for a medal she ended up finishing in fifth place but there is no doubt that her time will come again as for tonight though the moment really belongs to seventeen year old russian adelina sotnikova who claimed the gold well let's see how that gold medal and all of today's medals affect the very latest medals table overnight and you can see that it is norway who still lead the way they have ten gold medals to their name it's the usa w

russia's adelina sotnikova was the winner of the gold.any wonder if she benefited from home cooking. >> one judge was banned from judging for a year. he was busted for trying to fix an ice dancing competition in japan. another judge is married to a russian figure skating official. i honestly don't think that's the biggest problem with the judging. i think it's all a mess. andy is joining us to talk about this. >> think about this, a guy who was busted for cheated is allowed to judge this year's skating competition. so many people are outraged about this that change.org, the website where you can talk about things, they are trying to get if changed. yuna kim, the defending gold medalist should have gotten gold and she got silver. the ukrainian judge caught for cheating, he was not the only controversy. the russian judge is married to the head of the russian skating federation. so it's these questionable things allowed to happen. >> one of the american skaters said, i didn't fall, i had a flawless routine. she, the one who won the gold, stu

defending champion yuna kim of south korea, who was first in the short program, upset by adelina sotnikova, the first russian to ever win gold. and gracie gold just missed a medal after a slip on the triple flip. and you kept smiling. >> you know, it really was not just a fake smile or trained smile. i was really having fun. >> reporter: but it's the first time no americans have medaled in men's or women's skating since 1936. americans have dominated the new x games sports in sochi, and maddie bowman won gold in the first ever women's halfpipe. and the women ended their day on the podium. two american teams on the podium tonight, how awesome. >> it's so incredible. we wouldn't want it any other way. >> reporter: for the first time taking two medals, silver and bronze in bobsled, thrilled, though a few still itching for gold. >> i can't end on those runs. i will try to talk everyone to coming back with me. >> reporter: are you coming back? >> we'll see what happens. >> i wouldn't mess with her. >> you see them here, you will see me here. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> reporter: and our nominee for ph

what went down with adelina sotnikova and yuna kim is epic.robbed of her gold. >> the biggest event in the winter olympics is generating the most controversy. >> there was major shock >> millions worldwide crying foul. >> an olympic outcry, despite an apparent stumble, russian @adelina sotnikova pulled off a stunning upset against yuna kim who skated flawlessly. adelina stunning upset agait

. >>> now to the most anticipated event of winter games, ladies figure skating and russia's adelina sotnikovaist yuna kim's performance was flawless. she looked to be in the driver's seat for olympic gold until those scores came in. sotnikova wins the gold medal for many fans. >> shocking. >> they say the anonymous judging system is a bit flawed. flawed. anyway, as for the americans, they were kept off the podium. gracie gold finishing fourth, ashley wagner finishing seven. paulinea edmunds. this is the first time in 80 years. >> this one was in russia. >> ah. dah. dah. dah. so ever since shaun white's slipup team usa has dominated on the halfpipe. american maddie bowman soared to glory on a night where the sport paid tribute to the late canadian freestyle icon, sarah burke. france swept the podium in the men's ski cross event. the real close call came in the quarterfinal. the swiss winner not pictured in this photo finish, he stayed on his feet after the racers ahead of him wiped out at the finish line. he was followed by the russian skier in the yellow bins bib and then the swede in red. >>

adelina sotnikova won the gold in women's figure skating. even the favorite on her own team to win the competition, but she did it by besting the reigning gold medalist yuna kim from south korea. american gracie gold finished in fourth. and california's maddie bowman took home the only gold for the day for team usa. she won the women's halfpipe skiing event in history. here's look at the latest medal count. usa stays on top with 25 medals. russia is on top with 23 medals. the netherlands, norway, and canada round out the top five. and, tanya, the big events here is on the ice team usa takes on canada in men's ice hockey. the winner of that game moves on to the gold medal final on sunday. >> very exciting. can't wait. alphonso van marsh in sochi. thanks, alphonso. >>> and the nba's biggest star left the court bloodied and battered last night. lebron james scored 25 points last night but was forced to leave the game in the fourth quarter when he came crashing down on a dunk attempt. the good news for miami, james passed the concussion test and

of people believed south korea's yuna kim should have won but instead the judges gave it to adelina sotnikova the second straight night, canada beat the u.s. in hockey, this time it was the men. final score, 1-0. the americans can still claim a nearly two million people have now signed an online. demanding an investigation of the judging. for the second straight night, canada beat the u.s. in hockey. this time it was the men, final score 1-0. the americans can still claim a bronze if they beat finland tomorrow. the u.s. leads the medal count with 27. russia has 26. "on the road" is next. steve hartman takes us behind the scenes at the evening news to meet the cool man in the hot seat. this is a map of the pressure points on my feet. i have flat feet. i learned where the stress was at the dr.scholl's foot mapping center. then i got my number, which matched the custom fit orthotic inserts with the right support. find your closest foot mapping center at drscholls.com. i'm a believer. i've got a big date, inuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is that w

might be tough for her to hold on to a place in the top three it was actually another russian adelina sotnikova who was in second place going into tonight's final round she's yet to take to the ice so russia do have hopes that maybe they should could secure two medals out of the three in the women's individual figure skating which should be concluding in the next twenty minutes or so there has been a comparatively quiet day in and around sochi see how the latest developments have affected the medals table and you can see that it is norway who currently lead the overall standings at the moment they have ten dollars to their name their closely followed by the by germany and the usa who have eight and seven gold respectively while russia are in full. thank you very much indeed more for me than in the next poll thanks a lot in sochi. well as i said we'll have a full update from the olympic games as yet another day of medal hopes begins to draw to a close all that still to come over the next few hours or so. the g twenty four team promises. exhilarating winter. is here in germany and it's now a make

give a lovely little anecdotes about one of the biggest stars of these games the figure skater adelina sotnikova he told the media that he'd actually met when she was only twelve years old they had their photo taken with each other and then at that time she predicted that one day she would be an olympic champion how true that was mr putin then also addressed the criticism that russia had faced in the run up to these games and said that basically it had come from two areas all these years we have been working in conditions of criticism but it was constructive criticism in the first place very friendly and helpful on the part of the international olympic committee i am sure that without such friendly criticism and support we would have still managed to do everything but i doubt whether we would have done it with such quality because we lack the enormous experience from our friends from the i.o.c. this was their gift to us however there was and i'm sure there still is another group of critics who have little to do with sport and their main concern is competition in international politics their job

history where your limpid gold in the ladies figure skating that prize going to seventeen year old adelina sotnikovashe really fought the odds on that one beating very strong competition including that of a teammate the olympics we tell you lee skier we caught up with the girls right after their performance this is what they had to say to us i did my best healings and all the elements of the program and it wasn't credible to finally see i had scored the most points here however i still can say i can feel the force packed of emotions of my victory you know it i've approached the individual program and be more tired because of the team competition but of course i don't regret anything i want to go to live metal now and feel just amazing and i believe it was perfect this is truly her best performance i've seen incredible in every great showing there was no well three days to go the news was saying just now still dozens of medals up for grabs the first take a look at the general standings as they are right now russia still in the top five the leaderboard largely unchanged though with norway heading the

in the end, adelina sotnikova took the gold. we'll get into that controversy. and we have all three u.s. figure skaters here live. >> that is part of our top story. the action here from sochi. and natalie's got that. >> that's right. as you were watching, it's hard to make sense of the scoring system. judging a score like figure skating is never easy. and we saw a little bit of that last night here in sochi. >> a golden moment for russia's adelina sotnikova. >> triple lutz. triple toe. >> nicely landed. >> the 17-year-old overlooked by many, even in her own country. now olympic champion on home ice. >> oh. >> oh, keep pushing. >> despite a stumble, the russian's elegant and technical performance edged out south korea's yuna kim. >> a performance for the ages. >> but this morning, there's a growing chorus questioning those results, asking if the russian gold medalist got a home ice advantage. an online petition demanding an investigation already has more than 1 million supporters. >> after the competition, american ashley wagner who finished seventh blasted the

there's a good news for russia at the halfway stage of the figure skating women's individual event adelina sotnikova is in the silver medal position after the short program however there's disappointment for fifteen year old yulia lipnitskaya of course she shot to fame after her stunning and foolish display to help russia to gold in the team event all eyes were on her this evening as she took to the ice in the short program in the women's individual competition however a stumble has severely damaged her chances of competing for a medal she actually finished seven points worse off than she did in the team event however it's not all negative news today russia did secure a gold silver and bronze to add to that tally and it was a case of pretty much keeping it in the family in the snowboard parallel giant slalom for russia now vic wild is actually an american but he was. russian citizenship in two thousand and eleven when he married his russian girlfriend. another was a double reason for them to celebrate today because he want gold in the men's competition while she secured a bronze in the female event

social media was blowing up today over russia's adelina sotnikova winning the gold medal instead of yu-na of south korea. 1.7million people have signed the online petition demanding an investigation. most people think the judges favored the russian athletes because she was skating on home ice. >>> violent winter weather hit alabama last night leaving behind its path of destruction. powerful winds sent a tractor- trailer flying into a building, ripped off roofs, left people homeless. s there was at least one tornado. flooding in the northeast. a rapid rise in temperatures meant trouble from the melting snow. >>> powerful winds in illinois dammed cars at a local dealership last night -- damaged cars at a local dealership last night with a sign falling on two cars. winds were over 65 miles an hour in the area. >>> paul deanno picked one of the best places to be today. gorgeous lafayette. 70 degrees there? >> you could pick anyplace i think today. >> yeah. >> reporter: there were a lot of choices today. but this is just one of those nice iconic little towns with a great main street and when i

been talking about she's great no doubt about that she's very hot working but with the have adelina sotnikova who is just a couple of years older and is also one to go some british you will see them competing not only with the athletes from other countries but also with each other they're both capable of making it on to the olympic pedestal so fingers crossed and the force on the putting any pressure on the nation that russia hasn't done so well information events such as the ice hockey waits failed to medal my friend thirty limps on the right also on his being disappointed that russia has come on leaps and bounds in extreme sports and we have today the man ski cross will say the ladies skiing five and yesterday of course we had the wild getting cold for russia in the sniper shooting and apart from other things that to me underline the limp experience he in sochi because he's an american isn't he was born in america but he took a russian passport when that goal for russia but when i spoke to some americans yes they did a good angry and they hate him fight him a little cheap you know where the

but also competing for russia in the fifth figure skating individual women's competition is adelina sotnikova is only actually a couple of years older than you. and she says that she's trying to ignore the size of the occasion. which is the first adult competition for me in my coach told me not to think about it as an olympic competition but just an ordinary start there will be a lot of russian fans who are very loud and energetic i'll have to focus and just do my job well elsewhere one male and female team have already enjoyed success for russia today another one will be looking to do likewise in the biathlon mixed relay that starts up in the biathlon center up in the mountains of. starts in a few moments time. on live from such a poll thank you very much for bringing us up to date. under let's see what a busy day twelve has done to the medals tally russia's gains on wednesday put it on false position with six golds and with more silverware in bed by the hosts are above the netherlands here norway's currently ahead of all with eight goals and four so those the germans are hot on the norway's

actually scored seven points less than she did in the team competition meanwhile another russian adelina sotnikova is just about to take to the ice for russia in the same competition. keeping a close eye on. the final there the save a bit later but there was still reason to celebrate for local russian fans trying to find some private stuff. yes no it's not all negative news today russia did secure a gold silver and bronze to add to that tally and it was a case of pretty much keeping it in the family in the snowboard parallel giant slalom for russia now vic wild is actually an american but he received russian citizenship in two thousand and eleven. and he married his russian girlfriend. another was a double reason for them to celebrate today because he won gold in the men's competition while she secured bronze in the female event before the game started while it spoke to artane explain exactly why he has swapped allegiances i didn't have any good for being in the united states and i wasn't going to reach the goals that i wanted. it was an opportunity to get the balls. to be able to do what i wanted

. >> reporter: russia's adelina sotnikova wobbled for gold as south korea's yuna kim seemed to whisper across the ice for just silver. the question today is, why? one theory -- technical excellence. >> opening with her triple lutz combination. >> reporter: while every one of kim's 11 jumps appeared flawless, sotnikova took more risks and her combinations -- like this one -- were more difficult. watch again. so much speed required to soar into those 2-1/2 rotations, and then launch right into that triple, three spins high above the ice. sotnikova had the same number of jumps as kim, but seven of hers were in the final two minutes, when judges award bonus points because a skater's legs are so tired. enough for gold? or was there something sinister at play? of the nine judges, four are from former soviet bloc nations. russia, ukraine, estonia and slovakia, and heading up the technical panel in charge of scoring spins and jumps, the vice president of the russian figure skating committee. how is it possible that the technical controller is the vice president of the russian skating federatio

talking about yulia she's great no doubt about that she's very hot working but you also have adelina sotnikova who's just a couple of years old and is also one to. so i'm pretty sure we will see them competing not only with the athletes from other countries but also with each other they're both capable of making it on to the olympic pedestal. so fingers crossed and of course i'm not putting any pressure on you mention there that russia hasn't done so well in traditional events such as the ice hockey where it's failed to medal my throat. also known has been disappointing but russia has come on leaps and bounds in the extreme sports and we have today ski cross. skiing and yesterday of course we had the wild getting gold from russia in the snowboarding and apart from other things that to me underline the limp experience he in sochi because he's an american isn't he was born in america but he took a russian passport won the gold for russia but when i spoke to some americans yes they weren't angry in fact they paid him played him a little cheap you. are going to play the olympic village for the ath

taken a limp gold medal in the ladies figure skating and what a show it was seventeen year old adelina sotnikova defied the odds with her performance which ended with a standing ovation from the crowd sandra farmer has the details. it was a stunning victory but also a major upset because if they could ever manage to defeat south korea's favorite yuna kim but also stepped in to save the day for russia after using lipsky failed for a second night in a row but certainly given managed to stay as cool as the ice under her blades to claim that historic gold and afterwards we spoke to each. and every coach wants his that lead to be the best especially in special competitions like the olympics we had a long hard journey for her to find herself there were tears and false but child has got up and she found her way because she has real fighting spirit and that gold medal does count remarkable olympic games russian figure skaters but it has to be said they have gone through more twists and turns than the hollywood script both on and off the ice if you remember it all started with the yearly gold medals in t

while also competing for russia in the competition is adelina sotnikova who's only actually a couple of years older than lee nice guy and she says she's trying to ignore the size of the occasion. the most it is the first adult competition for me in my coach told me not to think about it as an olympic competition but just an ordinary start there will be a lot of russian fans who are very loud and energetic i'll have to focus and just do my job now one mix male and female a russian team who already tasted success here in sochi today and another mix team will be hoping to do so that's in the mixed relay which is underway in the biathlon center up in the mountains of polly and i can tell you at the moment it's norway who currently lead. the. line there in such a poll thank you very much indeed and we all have to rush home now torch our beautiful figure skaters now and now see what a busy day twelve has done to the medals turly russia's games on wednesday put it in position for six goals and with a more civil way in the final. of the winds right now norway is currently ahead of or as paul

well also competing for russia is adelina sotnikova who's only actually a couple of years older than leap nice guy and she says she's trying to put the size of the occasion to one side. the most of that is the first adult competition for me in my coach told me not to think about it as an olympic competition but just an ordinary start there will be a lot of russian fans who are very loud and energetic i have to focus and just do my job. well elsewhere one male and one female team have already enjoyed success for russia today and another one will be looking to do likewise the biathlon the mixed relay gets underway in around ninety minutes time. called a live from saw paul thank you very much indeed for bringing us up to date. solomon is fed up with their government's tax policies are attempting to bring greece to a standstill by blocking the roads years of austerity have seen counts to their salaries and pensions and mass run is becoming something of an annual tradition. but left their fields and abandoned their tractors again greek farmers young and old took to the streets calling for

the new champion, adelina sotnikova, know for these unique pretzel-like moves she showed off yesterday, notice, first her right hand on the blade, then her left, then both hands above her head. moves that helped her unseat the favorite, south korea's yuna kim. yesterday, after struggling in the warmup, the frustration apparent on her face. turned in a flawless performance. a triple lutz, toe loop combination. watch again. look at her shoulders and hips in perfect alignment as she sails above the ice 25 feet, from start to finish. today, kim also dazzled but looked crestfallen as the results were read. the russian upset causing some analysts to question the olympic scoring system where the judges are anonymous. >> you've got one judge who's married to the russian federation president and you've got another judge who was kicked out for a year for cheating at the nagano olympics. there's your answer. >> reporter: and today, more disappointment for yulia lipnitskaya, the 15-year-old russian rubberband some saw as a top gold medal contender. she was in fifth place after falling on the final

and in an upset that raised russian spirits, along with some eyebrows, adelina sotnikova glided to the gold medal in the women's figure skating, but some think the favorite, south korea's yuna kim, was robbed. like sotnikova, she skated a nearly flawless program and looked sick when the results were announced. some blame the olympic scoring system with its anonymous judges. >> but you've got one judge who's married to the russian federation president and the russian wins tonight, and you've got another judge who was kicked out for a year for cheating at the nagano olympics. there's your answer. >> reporter: american gracie gold placed fourth. today american mikaela shiffrin is among the favorites to win the women's slalom. j.r. celski goes for the gold in the men's short track speedskating. kirit radia, abc news, moscow. >> after today's events there are just ten more golds to be handed out at the sochi games. >> all right. the current medal count, the united states remains at the top, and here's a fascinating fact going into the final days of the games. 63 nations, they still haven't

velocity helping seal bow and in the women's individual competition after a surprise package adelina sotnikova bridges for performance of our life to beat retiring south korean superstar yuna kim and claimed russia's first ever gold in battle then since i was just as well as i'm very proud to have won a gold medal at the age of seventeen it's such a great feeling it's about who with everything including myself sometimes i said to my mom i can't do this anymore i'm tired and she says ok give it up i'll still love you anyway but then i realize that i won't give up and will take my gold ten years ago russia didn't even have a sliding center very roughly which makes for feats of gold medalists alexander tried to call them the skeleton of a two man bobsled team of alexanders of cough and alex a boy order even more remarkable. it always helps when you're competing at home because of the support you get from friends and relatives we felt we couldn't let them down and we did our best we used to performing well on any track but winning at the home olympics is twice as sweet. much has been made of after

is also one of limpid gold in the ladies figure skating the prize going to seventeen year old adelina sotnikova she really fought the odds on beating very strong competition including that of a teammate the olympic sweetheart skier which of our poor fleet caught up with the champion to hear her impressions. i corrected you on the russian championship in twenty twelve then you had to wait for two years for you short of the olympics it was it hard. it was very hard i've had some very tough moments in my life but i prepared really well for the start and it everything i was supposed to feel so. helpless was also an agreement where you've been the leader of the russian skating team now he's also you know we had one of your all your championships and what he means or titian did this will take some pressure off him most as opposed to mange doubling of all of us you know i didn't feel any pressure at all because i didn't read anything i also wanted to perform in the team competition but eventually i had set a goal to win a medal in the individual program and it cost. rather well just two days goes with

it's also one of limpid gold in the ladies figure skating the prize going to seventeen year old adelina sotnikovashe really fought the odds on that one beating very strong competition including that of her teammate the olympic sweetheart yulia need skier artie's rich of our porfiry caught up with a champion to hear her impressions. i corrected you on the russian championship in twenty twelve then you had to wait switching gears for you short of the olympics was it hard for most of us. it was very hard i've had some very tough moments in my life but i prepared really well for the start and it everything i was supposed to. not only remember you've been the leader of the russian skating team now he's also you don't know who has won a year on your championship you know what he means or titian did this will take some pressure off of us means dublin of course and of us i mean you know i didn't feel any pressure at all because i didn't read anything i also wanted to perform in the team competitions but eventually i had set a goal to win a medal in the individual program and it cost one. so heading into

have no doubt the fifteen years of age the time will come again but this evening it's all about adelina sotnikova she's the one that if she's the one who's given the russian sporting fans a much needed shot in the something to cheer them up after that hockey defeats and i can tell you that the usa is great disappointment narrowly missing out on a medal finishing fourth and one of the big events that we can expect tomorrow as we head into the final weekend of the winter games. over the next twenty four forty eight hours or so all eyes are really going to be on sunday's men's ice hockey final it really is to show you piece of end of any winter olympics and there's a bit of an air of deflation i have to tell you in and around sochi this week after russia suffered defeat to finland they were going into the tournament talked about as favorites favorites they haven't won an ice hockey gold since the fall of the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred. some russian players were part of the unified team that won gold in one nine hundred ninety two but it wasn't a big. loss to finland in the quarter fin

singles is a completely different event but also competing for russia in that competition is adelina sotnikova not she's only a couple of years older than me skier and she says she's trying to ignore the size of the occasion. the most of that is the first adult competition for me in my coach told me not to think about it as an olympic competition but just an ordinary start there will be a lot of russian fans who are very loud and energetic i have to focus and just do my job so there is a reason to be optimistic for russian sports fans but still the narrow disappointment hanging around sochi after russia's defeat in the hockey paul thanks very much indeed for that live update that's all it is paul scott there in sochi well let's see what a busy day twelve has done to this medals tally so far well russia's gains on wednesday put it in fourth position with six golds with more silverware in the bag the hosts of the netherlands always currently ahead of all with at nine golds the germans are hot on long ways heels as you can see there. more from sochi throughout the day here on our team now fugitiv

or well you know danes they've got their skates on so you were talking figure skating you saw adelina sotnikova brilliant wasn't she in the women's figure skating she got russia's first ever gold in women's figure skating athlete in pics and she did it in amazing circumstances because if you remember that night sky was g. to take gold and she was everybody's tip she fell over twice but kept her cool and produced an amazing performance not a lot of pressure actually fifty votes but girl of all over she was an awful lot of pressure from the media in the run up to this but you know that could have got to her teammate too but it didn't and she came away with gold and afterwards this is what she said. because this is i would have to sosa i'm very proud to have won a gold medal at the age of seventeen it's such a great feeling it's a battle with everything including with myself sometimes i said to my mom i can't do this anymore i'm tired and she says ok give it up are still love you anyway but then i realize that i won't give up and will take my gold. star blish the russians or the new russians maybe

in another called adelina sotnikova and they did fantastically at the euros they looked at the u.s. and british past six weeks ago is the bell we're going to be going for gold too and then let's go to the loo and then we start going down the track events which are great and that's a case of old versus young girl young versus old you have a guy called felix long who want to live big gold when he was twenty absolutely incredible against a guy who's italian. and all music i think it's cool to see now yes he is and he's got his i think it is i think six lympics and they're also up against a russian guy called i was in the seventh and it's nice for pete so these are the guys are going to be lighting up in the roof but it's of the skeleton that's actually something for the british women to have a look at me and i actually go for britain we have the current world champion. and also the world cup holder which is there's a yarnold and an american called pica spice to be pushing the ball there and in the men's it's martin's because he's the famous latvian she whispered well so it's got the go

knock this down as quickly as possible but it may not go down so easy after the russian skater, adelina sotnikovaechnical advantage because she did one more triple jump than kim, and that really was the difference. here is the international olympic committee spokesperson. listen to this. >> the first step would be for someone to make -- the skaters or their teams to make some kind of complaint, which as far as i know at the moment has not happened. >> so far, no official olympic complaints but a lot of non-official complaints, including u.s. skater ashley wagner who got a lower score than other skaters who had fallen during their routine. wagner said quoting here, people don't want to watch a sport where you see somebody fall down and someone get a better score than somebody who skates clean. they need to get rid of anonymous judging. the nine judges are chosen randomly from a pool of 13, judges from the u.s., south korea, great britain and sweden did not judge in the long format because they judged the short program. the russian judge was involved. it did not help that one of the russian judges

and then adelina -- let me repronounce that, it's adelina sotnikova of russia she's in second. italy in third. the americans, gracie gold, ashley wagneraed y polinaed you mundz. >> hard to believe only three more days left here. >> reporter: it really is. we as a country will be watching men's hockey. we have the semifinal tomorrow night, that's against canada. that should be another grudge match, because in the final in vancouver in men's hockey that was -- usa versus canada. and canada came out on top in that match. and won the gold medal. so we'll see what happens in the semifinal game tomorrow. >> a great weekend about to start. nbc's anne thompson in sochi. let's go team usa, obviously. >>> senator ted cruz is heading to the sunshine state to shake the palm trees. we'll head there as well to see what kind of welcome he might receive. but here's one more shot of sochi as we head to break. ♪ settle this. a steel cage death match of midsize sedans. the volkswagen passat against all comers. turbocharged engines against...engines. best in class rear legroom against other-class