he tweeted, tough one, just didn't have it today. >> shani davis has dominated the 1,000 meters. this is a big disappointment. >> reporter: and there was disappointment in alpine skiing, too. julia mancuso finished eight in the downhill. in women's hockey, rivals u.s. and canada faced off with the canadians winning, 3-2. both teams now expecting to see each other again in the gold medal game. all of russia is celebrating its return to dominance in pairs figure skating. russian teams took gold and silver in the event. this morning, american freestyle

they should have been doing, shani davis an example, but i think you look at individual things like aaron hamlin winning the first luge and other events where you pick up a bronze or silver the u.s. is doing okay, but they do need some of their bigger names to come through in the next few days, the ice dancers and a few others. in the meantime it's great fun here in sochi. >> reporter: finally we turn to basketball where the maryland terrapins continue their acc swan song tomorrow for the 177th time duke versus maryland at crazy cameron, final time in the regular season as acc foes. maryland needs this one bad. they don't like duke. wouldn't an upset be nice? >> we're looking forward to it. it's going to be a tough challenge. we understand that, always it down there. they got really good players, really good coach. it's another game in the league schedule, it's it's a big game. >> reporter: here's hoping maryland can come through with a big victory. they need it. >>> in the meantime tomorrow we'll be back out here bright

. >>> finally for us here tonight, american speed skater shani davis takes to the ice tomorrow to defendor the last two winter olympics. he will try for a third consecutive gold medal in the 1,000 meter event. nbc's lester holt spent some time with davis, who is living a dream that started as a kid back in chicago. >> just waiting to hear the gun blow to send you on your way for the race. >> reporter: shani davis describes the perfect race. >> you hit your first few strides really good, you feel good, you're not very tired. you can just skate, you're not worrying about technique. >> reporter: twice he says he skated the perfect race, but never at the olympics. it's not stopped him, however, from winning gold in the 1,000 meter in torino and vancouver. >> and he's got another gold medal! >> reporter: and if the experts are right, he's likely to do it again in sochi. >> you want to have more of the underdog approach, because those are just words, you know? >> reporter: at 31, davis has raced past lots of critics and drama, as someone who once distanced himself from his team, while carving

. >> reporter: this week after shani davis, the world's best finished a shocking eighth in the 1000 meters, heather richardson and the women altered the new suits for last night's race. >> a patch to cover up the vent that was originally on the suits when the team arrived here at sochi. >> reporter: that vent is supposed to reduce body heat. but it's suspected of creating drag and slowing the racers down. >> heather richards is going to have to keep the tempo up a little bit. >> reporter: at the usa house it was all smiles as russian president vladimir putin paid a surprise visit, sipping wine, talking sports, not politics. while on this valentine's day, america swooned over the victorious men's slopestyle ski team. gold medal winner joss christensen whose father died six months ago. >> he knew i was having fun. i can't thank him more. >> reporter: gust gust, working to rescue stray puppies. >> i think i have gotten way more attention for that than winning the medal or anything i've done before. >> reporter: and nick again were the bronze from the skiing 34ek ca of lawrenceburg, indiana. >

he tweeted, tough one, just didn't have it today. >> shani davis has dominated the 1,000 meters. this is a big disappointment. >> reporter: and there was disappointment in alpine skiing, too. julia mancuso finished eight in the downhill. in women's hockey, rivals u.s. and canada faced off with the canadians winning, 3-2. both teams now expecting to see each other again in the gold medal game. all of russia is celebrating its return to dominance in pairs figure skating. russian teams took gold and silver in the event. this morning, american freestyle skiers swept the event. american men finishing one, two, three, including nick goepper with the bronze. erin hamlin is hoping to do well in the luge again today. in speed skating, heather richardson is america's best hope. and the u.s. men's hockey team, full of nhl stars, opens its campaign against slovakia. kirit radia, abc news, moscow. >> all right, our thanks to kirit for that. >>> let's look at the latest medals count. the top five positions with the same nations as yesterday, including the united states. there it is. >>> and we

as for shani davis, well, he finished eighth, as well.mpians. but again, shani davis is way up there in his own personal medal count for team usa, as well. >> absolutely. what about the weather? because you have great weather out there. it's like 60 degrees today or something. but how is that affecting the games, or is it, kevin? >> reporter: well, as i just mentioned, it's affecting a lot of the mountain games, cross-country, downhill and the like. down here in the olympic village, everything is indoors in terms of the skating rinks and those sorts of venues. those are not being affected. and frankly, i think it's being a big draw down here, getting a lot of people to come out to the olympic park to take in the events like what's taking place over my shoulder right now. and we have met a lot of americans who have come here and say they're having a great time. >> the second the torch was lit, the olympic spirit took over. whatever that is, people have become friendly. russian security guards, it doesn't matter. police, whoever you talk to

american shani davis, the world's record holder, was expected to win. instead, he came in eighth. in fact, after six races, not a single american speedskater has medaled. tonight many american skaters are blaming not the power in their legs, but those new suits on their skin, engineered by under armour and lockheed martin, tested in wind tunnels for hundreds of hours, promoted as revolutionary. >> we have just built the fastest suits ever. >> reporter: this vent in the back with these holes to keep the athletes cool. but watch davis here. as he skates, air is flowing over his body, the suit's job is to minimize how much that air slows him down. the concern now is that air is seeping into those vents, possibly causing a tiny balloon on the suit and creating an extra drag on the skater. at least one american speedskater even resorted to covering that back vent with rubber. american skater brian hansen saying "literally everyone is under performing, you can only look at so many factors, the suit is the easiest to fix." >> reporter: tonight, word from the international olympic committ

next door at adler arena, shani davis will try for a gold medal in the 1500 meters. something snowboarder shaun white tried to do last night but was unfortunately unsuccessful. also, july ya mancuso competes in the downhill competition today. you will see in prime time if she can win a fifth olympic medal tieing bode miller for the most olympic medals in u.s. alpine skiing. it's pretty warm here, snowboarders and skiiers have not complained about the conditions yet, we expect more snowfall later this week. >> and janelle, i know i'm amazed by the snowboarding story, shaun white who won two gold medals in the past finished fourth. no medal at all, no americans at all won a medal in this event. >> thank you everyone, i love you, all of my fans, i'll keep going and you know, it was a tough night, thanks for being there. >> it went to a man nicknamed ipod. iouri. >> teter won gold in 2006 and silver four years ago in vancouver. >> what's expected to be a preview of the gold medal match, team canada and team usa faced off earlier this morning, women's hockey. >> the canad

and shani davis came up short in his bid for the third-straight gold, finishing eighth straight. dominated, taking the gold, and canada in the silver. and more disappointment, the u.s. women's hockey team took on their arch rival, canada, and came up short losing 3-2. they are in the semis, so expect not showdown between these two power house teams in the medal round. and today, the puck drops for the americans when they take on slovakia. here's where the medal count stands. norway is still the leader? what's going on? they have 12, followed by canada and the netherlands. the u.s. has nine medals, as does russia. that is your olympic update. >> thank you, i don't know the deal with norway. we have to keep an eye on them. what's going on beyond sochi, a frozen political environment in washington, gridlock in the economy, and a structural impasse where corporations are making record profits, reaping the benefits of tax loopholes, workers are left holding the bag. and declining consumer confidence and the next-generation will be worse off. many are saying that america's best days ar

next door, speedskating, shani davis going for his third gold medal.goal he'll join bonnie blair, who holds the record of three golds in the same event at three winter games. something snowboarder shaun white tried to do but was unsuccessful. also, hoping to make more history tonight, squaw valley's julia mancuso, competed in downhill. competition just wrapped up. see in prime time if she can win a fifth olympic medal. if she does that ties bode miller for the most decorated alpine skier. she has to compete in the super g and giant slalom. it's 50 degrees at the base of the mountain cluster. 40 degrees near the top. at this point, nobody has complained and ioc says everything is under control. we should be getting more snow by the end of the week. janelle wang. >> sound like fun. >>> u.s. men's hockey team, meanwhile, startsite push for a gold medal tomorrow morning. until then, soaking it all in. when the american basketball team went to london for the olympics, they stayed in a posh hotel instead of the athletes village. team usa hockey, they're taki

awesome stuff. >>> american speed skater shani davis will look to make history when he goes for a three-peatis has taken gold in the event if he does it again today he'll be the first american man to win an olympic event three times in a row. norway on top with 11. canada, with 9. team usa hanging in there with 7. this morning, guys you saw a historic finish, slovenian and swiss skier finishing with the exact time. they're going to share the gold medal. third place finished a tenth of a second behind them. >> do they have like a custody agreement for the gold? they have to go back and forth, dror they each get a gold? >> i had a question about that. each country gets a gold medal for their medal count. >> we'll have to look into that. intrigue at the olympics. >>> thank you so much. intrigue and just travesty at the westminster dog show. it was a familiar breed, all-too familiar in the winner's circle last night. take a look at this. >> best in show this evening is the wire fox terrier. >> there you have it. a terrier, again. this one named sky. took the top prize in the 138th event. it's th

shani davis, what do you think? >> shani took bronze in this last year, but shani is the man.gh the 1,000 first. >> one medal at a time. >> one at a time, al. >> it was a question they wrote for me! i'm sorry! >> one at a time. great to have you here again. >> thanks, guys. >> catch all the action tonight at 8:00/7:00 trcentral here on nbc. back in a moment. >>> welcome back to sochi on an absolutely beautiful night made more beautiful by the presence of william bush. >> lay it on thick. >> our dear, dear friend. what are you doing out here today? >> bode miller went out to the mountains was going to do a little sampling. next thing you know, we get talking. bode races in the super combined friday, going for his sixth olympic medal. >> right. >> he's a big hope in america. we love the guy. so we got talking about the relationship. natalie, he's a changed man. >> he is. i've heard. >> not that she changed him. it's that she showed up and he changed. >> he matured. >> take a listen to how they met. >> called and said, hey, this is bode, i'm going to come to your tournament tomor

i can see shani davis break his record and make three olympic golds. i might be there.ait. >> now you've got to get flowers to throw out on the ice when he does it. >> after he finished. >> after he finished. >> we're excited for you. terrific. >> after he finished, key. we don't want janelle to make head leans that way. >>> matchup in women's hockey wrapped up moments ago. >> talking about team usa versus team canada. we are about to give you the score. so if you don't want to know -- ooh. >> i don't want to know. >> -- until the music ends. we'll tell you when it's safe to look. >> i peeked. i won't spoil it. >> nhl teammates now rivals as they compete for home country. >> u.s. men's team practicing out on the ice. u.s. team will face off against slovak ia tomorrow, then russia saturday. >> sharks sending several players to compete. patrick marleau and mark edward vlasic and goaltender niemi for finland. >> check out this tweet. see if you can spot the pun. a new finnish to niemi's mask. pretty clever. >> catch all of the olympic excitement here on nbc bay area. cover

shani davis switched to his old suit, also made by under armour and still failed to medal.nder armour says it's committed to giving team usa the best possible gear. >>> a russian skier had emergency surgery and tonight the ski federation says it was successful. ski cross racer was seriously injured on a practice run and crashed and fractured her spine and had a six-hour operation. tonight russian president vladimir putin visited her at the hospital. she is in critical but stable condition. >>> still to come tonight, jim handly joins us live from sochi. he's got reaction on the u.s.-russia instant classic from alex ovechkin and john carlson. and up next, amelia is back with two more chances for snow in the seven-day forecast. ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! we must have encountered a temporal vortex. further analytics are necessary. beam us up. ♪ that's my phone. hey. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment oper

look at that. >> shani davis is loose, playful -- >> good technique. >> love it, man. macing. >> davis with the silver. >> definitely keeps me hungry because it stops me from being the complete middle distance skater. i have a half of it, i'm looking for the other half now. >> still sticks in, doesn't it? >> i can't help it. >> he'll get his shot again to become the most decorated u.s. male long track speed skater in olympic history. along with more chances for perfection. >> everything falls into place and the race is over a lot sooner than you thought it would be. that's the perfect race. >> at 31, shani admitted he's beginning to feel his age, aren't we all, but asked whether this will be his olympic swan song. he was noncommittal. right now he's working on cementing his title as king of the 1,000. >> and we'll see him in the 1,000 meter tomorrow. great story. >>> and coming up next, from skis to skating skins, the new technology that could give team usa the winning edge. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ [ man ] wow! noelle pikus-pace does it again! ♪ ♪ ♪ slide!

ryan hansen placed seventh, there were high hopes for shani davis who won silver in the last two olympics. he finished 11th. >> it is not like i'm a young pup anymore, i'm 31. but where there is a will there is a way. i feel there is a lot more i can do better than i did. it is just unfortunate that there is a possibility i might have to wait four years to do so. >> well, some today were calling it a disaster for the team. that is because the u.s. has won more in olympic speed skating than in any other sport. >> and russia won silver and gold, j.r. celski wiped out and crashed on the final. >>> and austria took gold and bronze and germany won silver in the super g race. julia mancuso who lives and trains in tahoe placed eighth today. according to mancuso, the weather did not help. >> the snow was just melting and it is really soft. so if you missed a line it is really tough to get the really long skis to turn back around and get you back on line. >> to give her a little credit, though, mancuso already won bronze in the super combined. overall, 18 athletes failed to complete today's super

. >>> after shani davis finished nowhere near the podium and heather richardson had a disastrous performance u.s. speed skating team is trying to figure out why they haven't been successful. the underarmor suit billed before the games as a competitive advantage might be to blame. "the wall street journal" is reporting a design flaw that may be slowing down skaters. vents on the back of the suit are allowing air to enter and create a drag to keep skaters through the speed. the u.s. hasn't medaled yet. >>> the u.s. climbing to third place behind the netherlands with 12 medals. norway on top with 13. germany leads the gold medal count with 7 ranking fifth overall. >>> coming up on "morning joe" bill de blasio versus al roker. one man may be voted off the island. we are going to break down their feud. >> two school officials sing their snow day cancellations to kids. look at who stole my look. do you see it? "way too early" we'll be right back. [announcer] word is getting out. purina dog chow light & healthy is a deliciously tender and crunchy kibble blend. with 20% fewer calories than purina do

. >>> taking center stage, american speed skater shani davis looking to become the first american to win the same individual event in three straight olympic games. davis won gold in torino and vancouver. >> of course, catch all of the olympic excitement here on "today in the bay." coverage 3:00 with men's nordic combined. >> it's going to be fun. prime time, starting 8:00, we have gold medal finals in downhill women's alpine skiing, pairs figure skating, women's halfpipe snowboarding and 1,000 meters in men's speedskating. >> a live look at san jose. fog in the distance, but nothing like it was yesterday. >> pretty clear for -- >> it felt pretty warm, in fact. >> yeah, it's chillier out there this morning but we have better visibility. overall, warmer than average. 2 1/2 mile of visibility in napa. good morning in wine country, you want to take it easy. as you know, we have a lot of the remnant moisture. temperatures are going to fall below 32 degrees up there. that black ice formation likely as we head throughout the morning hours. vis abili visibility a factor. livermore, for examp

gold medalist shani davis falls short after losing in the 1,000 meter speed skating competition and favoredn gold, davis dropped to eighth place finish overall. still a tremendous athlete there. some redemption for the u.s. on the olympic halfpipe. kelly clark took home bronze for her third olympic medal and farington took home a gold medal. women's hockey yesterday. team usa led into the third period and canada scored three uns answered goals but the game did not have any significant implications as both teams expected to meet again in the final. stay tuned for men's olympic hockey. russia and slovenia will be live on msnbc. our stage manager jen has finally fought her first report for us from sochi. >> thomas, how is it going? >> reporter: right now, men sochi russia. amazing. having an amazing time here. the weather is phenomenal. who would have thought i would have to come to russia to get out of the cold? miss you a lot. and say hi to joe and mika for me. >> we miss you too, jen. here is jen when she is in her tank top drinking vodka! >> so unreal. >> i want her to find the bus and if

sh shani davis looking to win only three individual golds in three separate olympics didn't happen. he finished eighth in 1,000 meters and going for gold in the 1500 over the weekend. curling is on tap today. everybody loves that. >> absolutely! >> we have something to show you here. i think now they are really athletes. this is 42 to 44 pounds and this is the one used in the game and all of the curling stones come from an island a mile long off the coast of scotland. >> where does the broom come from? the local grocery store? i think they are a little high tech than that. >>> now for more sports with veronica de la cruz. >> derrick jeter says this will be his last year playing major league baseball. 3,316 hits and 13 all-star appearances in his 19 seasons and made the announcement on his facebook page. the one thing i said when baseball started to feel like a job, it would be time to move forward. before he leaves, he says he wants to help yankees win another championship. >>> college hoops now. number one syracuse is still perfect and in an epic finish against pittsburgh down by o

speed skater shani davis could be the first american male to win three straight games in a row. >> itould be really cool, obviously, but try not to think about it too much. >> reporter: that three-peat driving snowboarder shaun white too. >> he added another 180 degrees of rotation. >> reporter: that is insane. >> it is totally insane. >> reporter: the height of a jump, the speed of a shot, the sureness of a landing, never does it mean more than once every four years. for the rest of their lives they won't live in the moments that they live in, when they're here in sochi. this is my seventh olympics. i don't think i've ever interviewed an olympian who hasn't dreamed of standing on top of that medium and hearing "the star spangled banner snowe. brian, it still feels like anything is possible. >> they always sneak us on us, and it is happening again. chris jansing reporting. of that is our broadcast on a thursday night. i'm brian williams reporting from the olympic games in sochi, prime time coverage begins right here tonight at 8/7 central. we, of course, hope to see you right back her

speed skater shani davis tries for his third straight gold medal in the men's 1,000 meeters and the u.s. women's hockey team takes on its rivals from canada. both teams are already qualified for the semifinals. kirit radia, abc news, moscow. >> and a unique result from this morning's women's downhill. two skiers, tina maze and dominique gisin tied for first place. both get a gold medal. the woman in third was 0.1 second behind. >>> a quick check of the medals count. norway is out in front right now with 11. >> then it's canada, the netherlands, the united states and russia. >>> all right, an important recall for parents. millions of car seats are being pulled from the shelves. we'll tell you what you need to know. >> and random road rage. a father and daughter terrorized inside their car. we have the dramatic 911 calls. >>> plus, top dog. the best in show is crowned at the westminster dog show, but it was another four-legged friend that stole the crowd's heart. >>> welcome back. wall street likes what it's hearing from the federal reserve in her first appearance on capitol hill new fed

champion speed skater shani davis, competing for his third straight gold in the event, placed a disappointing eighth in the 1,000 meter. >> the fact that neither white nor davis won the events is stunning. the fact that they didn't even medal is totally extraordinary. >> reporter: the u.s. tonight, fifth in the medal count, germany leading the pack with six golds. turns out vladimir putin's pitch to the olympic committee that in sochi you can swim and ski in the same day is true. now tomorrow, it will be in the mid-60s, great for the visitors -- not so great for the athletes, george. >> we could use some of that weather here. matt, thank you. >>> and even before the games got started, there's been so much controversy over how russia treatments its gay citizens. so far, no athletes or visitors have been harassed there, but abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran found that daily life can be pretty rough for gays and lesbians inside russia. >> reporter: vladimir putin spent billions on the sochi games to showcase his version of today's russia. here's another side of the story. a gay teen

. >> shani davis is america's best hope in the men's speed skating. he's looking for his fifth ever medal at the olympics. >> the u.s. women's ice hockey team tries to go 2-0 with a game against switzerland. on saturday, they beat finland. as we said earlier, five medals events today. >> here's the current medals count. norway in the lead with 7 overall. then the netherlands, u.s., canada, and russia all with four. >>> to the weather, parts of the mid-atlantic and northeast got a fresh coat of snow overnight. up to an inch in the baltimore area and more may be on tap midweek. >> atlanta and the deep south may be hit again. officials promise they'll be better prepared this time. crews will begin treating the roads, giving it priority, and the bridges as well, tonight, ahead of the storm, which is expected to arrive tomorrow. >>> it promises to be a messy commute for thousands of drivers in portland, oregon. after snow and ice over the weekend, temperatures have not warmed enough to start the big thaw. we get the forecast from accuweather's jim dickey.

took second four years ago. >> shani davis try to be the winner in the speed skater.acing their archrivals canada. both teams already into the semifinals. today is seen as a gold medal preview. >> interesting. let's talk about the medal count. norway had a big day yesterday, leading with 11. >> then canada, the netherlands, united states and russia. we'll have more olympics coverage later in the half hour perform. >>> meanwhile, over at the canine olympics, the westminster dog show. there is a new champion. the best in show honor went to sky, a 5-year-old wire fox terrier. she beat out nearly 3,000 other dogs for the top spot. >> contestants are judged by their appearance compared to the standard for their breed. after one of sky's owners said it was like, quote, winning an oscar. sky will be a guest on "good morning america" later today. sand some fellow. >> very different looking. i've not seen that kind of breed. not the kind of dog you see -- >> his full name, sky's full name, after all painting the sky. that's an interesting full name. >> yeah. i'm glad they shor

so far failed to deliver here at sochi twenty fourteen including skier bode miller speed skater shani davis and snowboarder shaun white the medals for team usa have started to come thick and fast particularly in the mountains of krasnaya polyana in the first ever skiing slopestyle competition the usa secured a one two three in the men's competition they were gold silver and bronze on the podium while caitlin farrington and kelly clark won gold and bronze respectively in the women's snowboarding pipe meanwhile one of the main attractions for the salty twenty fourteen winter olympics is of course going to be the men's ice hockey competition and team usa played their first match in the shy barrino which you can probably make out behind me here in the coastal cluster they were absolutely dominant in a seven one victory over slovakia their next match is against russia the host of course an intriguing much up for so many underlying reasons russia started their campaign in the bolshoi and you can see it there with a five two victory over slovenia however they were made to work for that when i was

olympians medaling in their very first games, new superstars shining while legends like shaun white and shani davis flame out. the new faces winning 10 of america's 17 individual medals, all in outdoor events. the good news is the slushy conditions are gone. there is a fresh layer of powder. the bad news is, the visibility is poor. lumpy snow wasn't enough to keep rookie alex diebold from a bronze in snowboard cross today, four years ago, he was a grunt working for other snowboarders. >> i was the wax tech for the for the u.s. snowboard team in 2010. so i got to go to vancouver and experience the olympics from behind the scenes. >> reporter: diebold dedicated his medal to the late brother of skier bode miller, a superstar still hoping for his first gold in these games. i spoke to bode miller today. he said competing on that snow is like skiing on ball bearings. those conditions leaving so much to chance. the time of day, the order of competition and all that uncertainty, diane, leaving golden opportunities for the upstarts we mentioned. >> okay, matt, thanks. >>> and after the snow, right here at h

>> shani davis looks to be the speed skater.rite in today's 1,000 meters. >> the women's u.s. hockey team is become on the ice facing archrival canada. both teams are into the semifinal. today is seen as a gold medal preview. >> let's talk about the medal count count. >> norway with a big day. >> then canada, netherlands, usa and russia. we'll have more olympics coverage in the half hour. >>> at the canine olympics, westminster dog show, there's a new champion. best? show went to sky, sky, fox terri terrier. >> contestants are judged by their appearance. one of sky's owners said, it's like winning an oscar. sky will be a guest on "good morning america." handsome fellow. >> i've not seen that kind of breed you see. >> you don't see a ton of those. his full name, after all painting the sky. that's an interesting full name. >> i'm glad they shortened that one. >>> after the kentucky derby, the westminster dog show is the oldest running sporting show in the country. >> interesting. he has that swagger. >>> coming, we'll go back to s

will the change help as stars like shani davis takeo the ice today? >>> the new cold war. the u.s.nd russian hockey teams squaring off this morning, more than 30 years after the famous miracle on ice, with the russians under enormous pressure as they play in front of their home fans. >>> and the power of love, and one of the sweetest moments of the olympics so far. noelle pikus-pace races to celebrate with her husband and kids after winning silver in the skeleton. we're going to talk to her and her family live today, saturday, february 15th, 2014. ♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today at the olympic winter games" with lester holt live from olympic park in sochi, russia, and erica hill live from rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt here in sochi with natalie morales, erica hill and dylan dreyer back home. we're going to check in with both of them in just a little bit. we also want to tell you, that crowd back there, they're like -- [ cheers and applause ] >> huge crowd! >> they're going to probably leave us

even the world's best, shani davis placed eighth in the 1000 meters this week.e want to dump the suit all together in favor of their old suit. some argue it's not the suit, it's in the training. under armour tonight tells us the mach 39 is the most scientifically advanced and rigorously tested suit never the olympics, and they will continue to work with u.s. speed skating to make that translate into medals. bottom line, team usa going with their old under armour suits next. they have another chance to compete today in the 1500 meters. >>> also, on the home front, competing today up in the mountains, virginia's own ashley caldwell. check it out. the youngest to compete in vancouver at 16. she came back from a torn acl in her right knee. today the 20-year-old from loudoun county finished with the best score in qualifying, but stumbled on her landing in the first final and failed to advance. back home she wears her redskins pride on her skis. here it's all about team usa. her parents traveled here to sochi to cheer her on too. today ashley ended up in tenth place t

europe production of cough also it was a pretty disappointing day for another american star in shani davis and he was going to try and make history in the one thousand meters speed skating event in the outlet arena how'd he won the gold medal then he'd be the first time that anyone has won three consecutive gold medals in the same event at three consecutive olympic games however he was well off the pace. in the end coming in in eighth place so really a disappointing day for many american athletes but the excitement is building ahead of the men's hockey competition of course there's going to be an expectant home crowd russia playing on home ice and is going to be many many nations experts are saying there are many nations who could win the olympic gold medal this time around from sweden to russia to canada and of course the usa now the. men's hockey competition has actually started on wednesday with some preliminary matches but russia's first game comes against slovakia tomorrow on thursday and there's an interesting discussion of course because the n.h.l. is currently on a break to allow t

shani davis in the 1000 meters. the conclusion of pairs figure skating and hopefully, fingers crossed, bob costas back in the chair. but for now, i'm matt lauer. good night from sochi. >>> he was known for flash and she was known for gold. two figure skating legends give their take. live from sochi. >>> then -- >> we asked you to sit down and explain how you're handling public dollars. >> we investigate new evidence questioning the spending in a local major transit agency. >>> also, a dense fog advisory in effect right now. it could impact the morning commute. >> nbc bay area news starts now. >> we are used to the fog, but not quite like this. a thick blanket of it coming in tonight and lasting into the morning rush hour. good evening, and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we're talking about dangerous fog. fog so thick you may not be able to see the car in front of you in the road. >> jeff ranieri joins us with the details of this advisory. >> reporter: raj and jess, we usually get that

beginning tonight with shani davis, emily scott on the short. >> it's all or nothing here.ou have to go for it. can't leave anything out there on the table. >> and she gets the bronze! >> have a bronze in the supercombined but a disappointing eighth place finish in the downhill, julia mancuso hopes to get back to the medal stand in the alpine super g. >> just going to relax and refocus and put these races in the past, a good one, bad one and things can only get better. >> it can't get much better than the epic men's hockey showdown today. team usa takes on russia and their rabid fans. >> 22 guys, 24 guys on the bench against the fans and it's exciting. and it's always good measuring stick to see where you match-up against them. >> a match-up that could ultimately have medal implications. >> reporter: yeah, let's get back to the speed skating for a minute. this is the suit that everybody's worried about the mach 39 made by underarmour and lockheed martin. you can see the mesh there, that's the design that was supposed to release body heat as the skater was skating around the

shawnee davis -- shani davis looking for the first.e a huge hockey game against canada any minute now. let's get back to so much where rachel mike alcohols is standing -- nichols is standing by. >> reporter: nobody in speed skating has ever won a gold medal in three straight olympics. davis says he goes into this competition which starts in two hours, with with a huge target on his back. one of his main rivals, when he beat davis last year, the state government there gave him a two-wed room apartment. if he beats him today, they'll probably give him the whole country. i don't know if they're planning on giving away any real estate, but davis says he is plenty motivated. he says i've got two hands, i'm ready to get two medals. >> the building shakes during these events. just a huge hockey came coming up between team usa and team canada. that's set to go at 7:30, just a few minutes from now. these two teams, they don't like each we're. >> reporter: they got into a fight. that might not seem like women's hockey, but hey, the stakes are hi

daredevil racers noelle pikus-pace and katie uhlaender in the skeleton event. >>> shani davis lookingdown. we certainly hope that is not the case and can, in fact, be corrected. >>> a second nfl cheerleader is now suing her team claiming poor working conditions. alexa brennaman says the $90 a game she was paid by the cincinnati bengals works out to roughly $2.85 an hour and says rules concerning what she wears and how she looks are humiliating to her. the team dismisses this as merely a copycat lawsuit following a recent claim made by an oakland raiders cheerleader. >>> finally, pope francis, not missing out on valentine's day. take a look. he invited engaged couples to celebrate this holiday with him at the vatican and while greeting the crowd, actually -- look at him. nice -- the hands that made him all conference, caught a rose that someone tossed to him and, in fact, so many couples showed up for the event, they had to move outdoors into st. peter's square where robin and i, again, were lucky enough to meet him just recently. we saw the newly married couples who got to meet him if

panic early on, dan, actually, when you saw ted ligety didn't medal, shaun white didn't medal, shani davis. i think, at first, we were thinking, oh, gosh, how is the united states going to do? but at 27 medals, the most the team has had at a winter games outside of north america. the reason is, even though those high-profile athletes are not medaling, you're seeing the action sports. they're kicking in. about half of them are coming from that. and so there's no need to panic, even with u.s. speed skating getting no medals coming into these games. >> i'm no longer panicking. thank you for that. let's talk about mikaela shiffr shiffrin. she made history. is she the next lindsey vonn? how bright is her future? >> i have never seen an 18-year-old as composed, as confident. she's smart. she's funny. and she gets into these press conferences and here she's facing, at 18 years old, i couldn't think about anything other than who was bringing orange slices at our soccer game for halftime. she's saying, i want to win two. and coming off the slalom, where she won a gold, she says, i want to come back

speed skater, shani davis, shocked the world, failing to medal. bode miller didn't do well. little bit of a mess for the united states. >> however, there is one category where the united states is leading. it is the color pink. bob costas has not one but two pink eyes, a case of pink eye. >> matt lauer filled in for him last night. he is doing it again tonight. >> the internet is having a little bit of fun. god bless your soul, bob costas, speedy recovery to you, sir. >>> we're going to take a short break. ahead at this hour. we're going to hit the road or sort of we will. we are going to hit the road to see how the south is dealing with this major ice storm. we will give you a live view from our live, roving vehicle up next. [ phone dings ] [ nephew ] hi, heath. i can't wait to see you win gold! bye. [ male announcer ] there when you need it. at&t. the nation's most reliable 4g lte network. starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or

shani davis was expected to win the gold he came in eighth. heather richardson a world record holder did not medal. and wearing those suits designed by under armor and lockheed martin. rachel nichols is in sochi. tell us more about this controversy. >> reporter: these special new suits were supposed to make our athletes faster. they have a new venting system in the back. the idea was to allow heat to escape. but what it sounds like maybe happening, look they are not 100% sure what's happening what it sounds like may be happening is air is getting caught in those vents and creating drag. remember this is a sport where people within and lose by hundredths of a second. little pockets of air can make a huge difference. you mentioned two of the u.s. hopefuls. after shani davis came in eighth in an event that he won two olympic medals, heather richardson before her race went to the seamstress of under armor and said you got to help me out. they insert a special rubber flap under the vents to try to prevent this drag problem but apparently it didn't

in men's 1,000 meter speedskating shani davis fell short of his dream of becoming the first americanhe finished in eighth place. tough one he tweeted after, just didn't have it today. >> shani davis has dominated, this is a big disappointment. >> reporter: big disappointment in alpine skiing too. julia mancuso finishing eighth in downhill. women's hockey, rivals u.s. and canada faced off. canadians won 3-2. both teams expecting to see each other again in the gold medal game. and all of russia is celebrating its return to come indianapolis in pairs figure skating. russian teams took gold and silver in the event. today, the men take on the slopestyle skiing course. american nick goepper is part of a strong u.s. team. erin hamlin hopes to add to her single's luge medal with one in the team relay competition. in speedskating heather richardson is america's best hope for a medal in the women's 1000 meters. and the u.s. men's hockey team full of nhl stars opens its campaign against slovakia. >> and we have an update on that yogurt gate. remember the story with the american athletes wanting

. >> on the speedskating oval, the new old suits weren't enough to help shani davis, finishing 11th in the race. while j.r. celski failed to advance to the semifinals in the 1,000 meter short track race. and american julia mancuso finishing eighth in the super g, where she was expected to medal. and questions about the safety of those slopes continue. and russian freestyle skier maria kossimarova fell during a training run. she broke her spine and rushed into surgery. >> most of the ski-cross racers are saying it's appropriately difficult. it's hard, but it's not unsafe. they think it's just a freak accident. >> president putin visited her, even calling her father to reassure him she will get the best treatment available. and we wish her well, certainly. we have some more olympic news, we are racking up more medal wins, and this morning, more winners. andrew won the super g, a third of a second behind the first-place finisher from norway. and the old has been of the mountain. and bode miller won the bronze in the third-place tie with canada, saying the conditions on the slopes were tou

shani davis, favored to win, finishinging eighth.sa with the best possible gear. mach 39 is the most scientifically advanced and rigorously tested suit ever featured in olympic competition. it bears noting. they never got a chance to race in those suits. that's a big deal for those olympians. that's a tool for them. >> it seems bonkers to me. >> luckily, some of them did ship some of their own race suits. >> they are frantic to get this fixed because the competition is not over. >> let's go to the other ice-skating sport in a different type. it is taking a center stage at sochi olympics. we want you to meet some really cool girls from harlem in new york who are just as passionate about the sport. >> what they achieve on and off the ice is truly amazing. they might never have had the chance except for the woman you are about to meet. she is our first cnn hero of 2014. >> i love the crispy feeling of the air, the sound of my skate crunching on the ice. skating relieves me from everything. i just want to fly. i just don't want to stop.

. >> and shani davis is the best hope in the men's speed skating 500 meters. he's looking for his fifth olympic medal ever. >> let's take a look at medal count. norway in the lead with seven. >> then the netherlands and united states both with four. canada and russia also have four. >>> organizers in new mexico staged their own winter olympics of sorts this weekend. >> hundreds of spectators and thrill-seekers climbing the slopes of angel fire resort outside of santa fe for this year's snow shovel race championship. the rules are simple. anyone can participate, running standard aluminum snow shovel down the front of angel fire. >> this year's winter, justin gonzalez of angel fire, who clocked in at over 70 miles an hour. >> holy mackerel. >> yeah. getting to the bottom of the mountain in 14.5 seconds. oh, my goodness. >> whoa! >> looks like a dangerous -- >> that handle looks like it could do some damage. no doubt about it. >> oh, yeah. >> in all kinds of wrong places. >> and i think helmets are a good call there. they say top speeds on this are usually more t

there were high hopes for shani davis who won silver in this event the last two olympics. he finished 11th. >> it's not like i'm a young pup anymore, i'm 31. but, you know, there's a will, there's a way, man. i love speed skating and i definitely feel like there's a lot more i can do better than what i did. it's just unfortunate that it's a possibility that i'll have to wait four years to do something. >> some are calling day ten a disaster for team usa. that's because the u.s. has traditionally won more winter olympic medals in speed skating than in any other sports. in the men's 1,000 meter race, russia won gold and silver. j.r. celski wiped out altogether, crashing during the quarterfinals. now, another shutout as well, this one on the mountain for the women's alpine ski team. austria captured the gold and bronze medals, while germany grabbed silver in the super g race. julia mancuso who lives and trains in tahoe placed eighth. according to mancuso, the weather did not exactly help her cause. >> the snow is just melting and it's really soft. if you miss the line, it's r