>> shocking announcement from olympic snowboarder shaun white about his future in soapy, one day after an injury on the slopes. this, as the sun begins to set on another day in the olympic village. we count down to the start of the winter olympics. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we are seeing a flurry of last-minute activity and touches being done in sochi. they're being done in a short time as hotels fill up with visitors, olympic venues filling up with athletes and the torch makingi its way to the olympic stadium. the sun is setting for one of team usa's most well-known athletes in one event. >> janelle, we understand shaun white is going to drop out of the slope style event. >> reporter: yes, this comes as a surprise because earlier today shaun white made no mention of that during a news conference. in the past 90 minutes white says he will drop out of this event. this announcement comes after he jammed his wrist during practice yesterday. this course is proving to be very challenging for people, a finland border sufficientrd a con

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hoping the business of being shaun white is once again gold.haun white and his teammates are already competing in sochi. those events mining the most watched back here in the u.s., and that means some may see shaun white and his team as high-profile targets. the u.s. ski and snowboard association has hired a private security firm to protect them all. zane asher joins me now with that story. >> reporter: exactly right. called global rescue providing maenld security service. not just for athletes but for corporate clients, individuals as well. the idea, if you're traveling to a part of the world you consider to be dangerous, this is the firm you hire, if you think you might need help evacuating. i traveled to boston to take a look at their command center. take a listen. >> reporter: war zones, natural disasters, remote rescue operations. >> we're used to these types of environments where there are threats and you're not quite sure where the threat might come from. >> reporter: meet the man who will be watching the olympics more closely than most,

>> we're really excited to see shaun. >> shaun. >> shaun. >> reporter: yes, american fans had their eyesness. >> how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? can i have a hug? >> i've been better. thank you. >> talk to me about what happened there. >> i went for it. i went for the win and it just wasn't working out. wasn't my night. >> danny davis who came in tenth faired no better. >> davis goes down. >> still, davis put on a brave face. >> you still have a smile? >> yeah. for the most part, you know. maybe down inside i'm crying a little. >> but fans lucky enough to score an up close perch witnessed the flight. >> the yolo flip, you only live once. >> and an epic performance by the swiss boarder who launched himself off the wall and into olympic history. >> there it is! >> as for shaun white, he may have lost the gold, but never that olympic spirit. >> shaun white coming to the realization that he has passed the torch and his reign may be over. >> these are the moments that can make me stronger. we can come back, see my friends and go play music and stop thinking about snowboarding for a whi

do, shaun brings a new and unfamiliar >> with the new do, shaun bring. how old are you?el to sochi. old time 'm reading articles >> how old are you? >> 27. and you know what they're all starting >> i'm reading articles about say. you, shaun, you know what >> they're all starting to say. hee he is the gris selled veteran, the sport. the elder statesman of the sport. i don't know how you get your old. arms around that at 27 years heg old. >> i think the only thing that just train smarter do now that's different, i just. train smarter. now saying that now saying that with a black eye. with >> and banged up ankle and black eye. >> yeah, yeah.a banged up ankle black eye. what would training dumber look like? >> it's been a >> what wouldingi dumber look like.>> oh! >> it's been a different road than usual back to sochi. uncharacteristic, shaun getti >> uncharacteristic, shaun getting stuck.ngng leading up t the >> in the weeks leading up to the games, a tweaked ankle, black black eye and last week the wee jammed wrist that forced him tom pull out of slopestyle. >> i'm fighting

shaun white, not so hot last night, fourth place. the first time the american men have never medaled in the halfpipe snowboard. switzerland's iouri podladtchikov won gold after pulling off the trick the yolo, you only live once. shaun white was so gracious and congratulated him when the final scores came down. a likable side to shaun white. >> for me, it's a tough -- it's a tough night. i mean, i think that's all it is. one night, i don't think it makes or breaks my career. but disappointing. i really wanted to land solid runs, which i did in the qualifying. you know, tried to focus in, i came back, had amazing runs in the practice for the finals and just got two runs, it didn't work out. >> reporter: snowboarders from japan took silver and bronze. tahoe's danny davis tenth. it's not the end of shaun white. he plans to compete all over the world. today, the women's turn in the halfpipe. we've got lake tahoe hannah teter, she has a great shot. won gold in torino and silver in vancouver. it's pretty warm up there in the mountain cluste

shaun white dropped out of after a wrist injury.wants to focus on the half pipe and win his third cons consecutive gold medal. the women's figure skating competition will take place tomorrow in the iceberg skating pal lats, the m palace, saturday the ladies skate. team usa, ashley wagner of southern california, pressure is on this 22-year-old who fell twice in the national championship last month and placed fourth. some say she shouldn't have received a spot on team usa. wagner disagrees. >> i'm extremely competitive, an athlete through and through. i never go into an event saying fourth place sounds great. no, i'm here to get a medal, take names and be remembered. >> reporter: local gal, 15-year-old phenom, polina edmunds, will not compete in the team event. she just arrived in sochi last night. her individual event is still two weeks away. a lot of exciting things happening at the games. janelle wang, nbc bay area news. >> got to be exciting just to be there. >> reporter: it is. atmosphere, so many people here gearing up for the g

ladies and gentlemen, shaun white!immy: i have lot of questions, i have lots of questions. because everything i read and saw in sochi, the conditions seemed like -- like awful. i mean, like comically bad. i mean, was it that bad? were you rooms off -- were you sleeping with wolves walking around? i mean -- [ laughter ] >> pretty much. no, i mean -- it was strange. i mean, we got there and my whole family came out. so i didn't stay in the village, i rented a house. we got there, the house, the whole left side wasn't there. it wasn't built -- >> jimmy: it wasn't there? >> yeah, it was kind of like -- unfinished. >> jimmy: like a dollhouse? >> yeah, you get to see inside. the best response was, don't worry, it will snow, and you want see anything, it will be nice. [ talking over each other ] >> jimmy: look at it like a a giant flat screen. >> no one will know. wear get a blanket. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. how about the rest of the team? the athletes? >> i heard some stories, man. i mean, a lot of the guys were at the village.

i forgot, i got to meet him. >> shaun white? at the -- what is it, the beach boys backstage. >> did you go out with him? >> because of bill o'reilly. how cool is that? >> no, i didn't go out with him. >> you dropped four names there. >> what a weird connection, right? >> nbc, last time they had this in london, if you remember, everybody was anticipating this woman's skater, and they used it in the promo showing she had won. >> oh, the winning. we're going to leave it there. up next, are you one of those people who likes to check your daily horoscope? if so, you're not alone. a study says more and more americans think astrology is real science and not a bunch of baloney at all. we'll explore that ahead. legs up! legs up? gs up! legs up! legs up! verizon has free tablets and ee phones. get here anyway you can. good job! free tablets. free phones. on the best network. only at verizon. get tablets like the verizon ellipsis 7 free. and when you trade in your old smartphone, you can get the samsung galaxy s4 free. or the droid maxx by

the pressure is on shaun white. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. let's focus on shaun white. he pulled out of the slopestyle event to focus on the halfpipe. he wants his third gold. now he's having problems like the rest of the halfpipers with the course here in sochi. problems and organizers have altered the halfpipe schedule hoping for better conditions. it's getting warm and creating a mess up on the course there. so instead of qualifying runs originally scheduled for 2:00 local time this afternoon, the riders will compete in a semifinal at 6:20 later in the day and the 12 top riders will go to the full-times. that will be in the evening so it will be cooler. they will be able to work on the course and get it good enough to have a strong run. breaking news and unfortunately bad news when it comes to curling. the women's curling team taking on you shall russia here and losing their second match in the round 9 howard fineman 7. a tough go. they came into this with high hopes. julia mancuso added another medal to the mix. a bronze in the super combined. she has twice as many

thank you and we turn now to snowboarder shaun white. in sochi just moments ago. but it was white's decision to withdraw from the slopestyle event a couple of days ago that has people talking. abc's matt gutman has the latest from sochi. matt. >> reporter: good morning, lara. for the past week here in sochi the buzz is that shaun white cares more about his image than he does about the team after backing out of slopestyle. but right now, he's where he wants to be. in the know, on his board, with competition under way. later today shaun white gets a shot at silencing his critics. >> this is my third olympics and my third chance to defend my title in the halfpipe and it's great, i mean just to be considered on top of a sport that's ever-changing. >> reporter: white knows a thing or two about change like one of his signature moves, the 27-year-old seems to have flipped his career and image upside down since he first started on the scene as a red-haired rebel in 2003 with his tomato nickname and red locks. >> my helmet fits better. i'm faster

shaun white wasn't the only one with concerns. were made to that slope style course after a border crashed and broke his collarbone in training. and even more concerns are on the skiing side. the men's downhill course is so steep, skiers could hit speefds 90 miles an hour. one american calling it unrelenting. and on the women's side, a jump put skiers in the air so long during practice that officials only let three women try before changing the course. one said she felt like she was never going to land. mark with "outside "magazine and former eder in chief of "skier" magazine. joining me from denver good to see you. >> good to see you. thanks for having me. >> so are these courses too dangerous or is that the way the supposed to be? you've got to push the limits? >> well, downhill has always been incredibly dangerous, but they started putting in safety rules about 20 years ago with three layers of fencing and having helicopters on hand. those helicopters are there for a reason, but this course is just new to most of the racers. th

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shaun white fell in his first run, was in 11th place. very last border to go in the entire event. a man born in russia near flawless. white had to be perfect and he was not. he finished in fourth place. he was trying to make history. so a tremendous disappointment for the americans and for shaun white. i also want to talk about some history being made tonight. women's ski jumping the first ever time at the olympics, sarah hendrickson droew the number on bid for the americans. unfortunately, none of the americans did medal. although the first ever medal in women's singles luge which is a good thing. a couple quick things for wednesday. sean davis trying to do what sean whis whaun white was not a. he has the 1,000 meters in sw sd skating. and a lot of people think julia mancuso has momentum to get another medal in the downhill. seriously, even though you you might have missed the spoiler alert for shaun white, the drama was intense and you have to check it out. back to you. >> brian shactman in sochi. thanks very much. it's been a pretty g

is shaun white the big news is that shaun whiti will not be in the first ever pr slope style competitionscenes stuff here, i want to o show you the mascot.we're used i think we are used to these t we've got standard ones here. freakishly odd, what are they mascots. polar bear, hare and the leopar we have the polar bear, the hart and the leopard. nature. all animals that exist in nature.2012 in london? . i think we're still trying to on the other hand, 2012 in exa cyclops london, mandeville. were. we had mythical 2010 in vancouver, we had mega e quachi and sumi. sasquatch and a guardian spirit. so there you have it here in sochi, at least, we're back for the standard animals. by the way, guys, a mythical sea bear, sas kauch and a spirit. arrive in sochi c limits today telling u >>> the olympic torch did arrivy telling us the games are getting awfully close.rts tomorrow. opening games on friday. it'll make tour around sochi, up to the competition starts tomorrow. mo, the town up there and down to the stadium for the event opening games friday. games on guys. the opening game on friday nigh

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shaun white very gracious and congratulated him. a likable side to shaun white. >> for me, it's a tough night. i mean, i think that's all it is, one night. i don't think it makes or breaks my career. disappointing. i wanted to come out and land solid runs, which i did in the qualifying, and, you know, try to focus in and i came back, had amazing runs in the practice for the finals and just got two runs, it didn't work out. >> reporter: borders from japan took silver and bronze, and tahoe's danny davis came in tenth. this is not the last we're going to see of shaun white. he's going back hoeme to southen california, take a breather, get love and support from family and friends and then he'll be back. the first time no american has medaled in the halfpipe snowboard. back to you, scott and laura. >> we can see the sun going down behind you. i looked it up on the internet, san jose, california, 49. sochi and the winter olympics, 59 degrees fahrenheit. >> wow. >> yeah. we hit a high today i think of 61. it's the warmest day to so far. i'

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noit's well short thunder win 98-95 shaun white - 4th place shaun white failed in his attempt to winhe halfpipe for the third straight olympics after hitting his first two jumps - his third one didn't go to well. white's snoboard hit the edge of finished off the podium in 4th the winner was a 25 year old russian born swiss boarder who goes by the name "i-pod" a pair of japanese teenagers took silver and bronze so for the first time since the sport was introduced in 1998 the usa was shut out norway leads with 11 total medals canada is 2nd with 10 total medals netherlands 3rd with 8 total medals full 49er garb? homeless the past four months, moving from shelter to shelter. that may change after he posted the photos of his trip to seattle on his facebook page.making him somewhat of an sot: ronnie andrews trailing vo: here's the kicker. someone out and it's workedas of this morning people have donated $27,000 to ronnie - and many families have also invited ronnie to stay at there homes 138th westminster dog show vo/sot/vo madison square garden in new york the site for the 138th westminst

>> i got to meet shaun white and hopefully see him win a gold medal. >> reporter: that didn't happen. white left empty-handed. but the u.s. did have a reason to celebrate today. erin hamlin earned america's first medal ever in singles luge, a bronze. women's ski jumping made its olympic debut, and the first skier to jump, park city's sarah hendrickson. >> standing at the top, we all knew this was an historical moment. and just to be a part of it is something to be proud of. >> and he goes for it. >> reporter: olympic moments don't get any more golden than this. canadian skier alex bilodeau pulling his brother fedric over the barrier after winning his second consecutive gold medal in moguls. >> another wonderful moment for the brothers bilodeau. >> reporter: fedric, who has cerebral palsy, is alex's inspiration. >> i want him as close as to believe to me when it's a big moment like that in my career and live that moment with him. >> reporter: as for tomorrow, it looks like the weather will continue to be a big story. temperatures could climb as high as 50 degrees on the mountain. brian

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shaun white and danny davis who are two u.s. snowboarders were complaining about the condition of the halfpipe, in particular, what they are concerned about is where they do the transitions. that's the bottom of the pipe. they said it's been really bumpy. and i just got done interviewing shaun white. he said it is better tonight. it's still not perfect. it's not up to that olympic quality that they expect. they're hoping that they can do more and that when the halfpipe happens tomorrow, that it will be back in shape. they say it's not dangerous, it just doesn't provide them the opportunity to do those kind of amazing tricks that they want to do at an olympic event. andrea? >> anne, that's really news because it's comforting that it's not dangerous. we know that shaun didn't participate in the slope events because he was concerned about the safety of the course and also what it would take away from his real event, the halfpipe. but if it takes away from the americans' ability to do some of their amazing tricks and stunts, then th

shaun white was the favorite, but he did not even get a medal.ck called the yolo, short for you only live once, a crazy move. so you have to do two vertical flips and two 360 degree rotations. last night, it was not pretty. he completely missed the landing and then to get back in the groove, it he attempted another trick but that went worse. painful. you have to admire the effort, but it was ugly to watch. he was fourth, ipod took the gold. the outing did not help the u.s. medal count. norway leads with a total of 12. the u.s. has seven. here is matt miller on the money behind the medals. >> norway is winning but they have a gdp of 274 billion dollars. this is a small gdp in comparison to ours, but they hardly have any people. gdp per capita in norway is massive. i would have thought the u.s. would win because we have so much money. it is snowing here, we have the rockies, but all time, norway dominates as well. then the u.s. germany, austria are not beating norway at alpine sports even though the alps are there. the soviet union, which used to t

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 canadians jumped out to a lead. when the americans tried to make a come back, the usa scored and c

snowboarder, shaun white, no longer king of the sport he made famous.ut one american did make history becoming the first to compete in an event that had been reserved for men. matt gutman is in sochi tonight. >> reporter: the most recognizable athlete of the sochi games, no thrill, only the agony of defeat. shaun white was hoping to bring home his third gold medal, just hours before the competition, tweeting out a thank you to fans on youtube. >> i want to do my best. not only for myself but for you guys. wish me luck and here we go. >> reporter: but white crashed on his first run and struggled on his second. his board nearly bending in half. he came in fourth. those mittened hands covering a face we've seen grow up in front of our eyes. the 19-year-old flying tomato with the toothy grin, won gold at torino, gold again in vancouver. he was 27 by the time he got to sochi. that flowing hair, long gone. >> he has a lot more on his plate, a lot more on his shoulder the, a lot more pressure than just being the kid with crazy hair who gets to go out and snowb

disappointing may be an understatement for shaun white.wo-time gold medalist came in fourth after opting out of the inaugural slope style to focus solely oits top event. he will leave the olympics empty handed. no word yet if he wants to return to the games in south korea. the men's half pipe winner, team switzerland, is the inventor of the yolo. if you say it faster, with conviction, you can get it done. two japanese competitors took home silver and bronze making the first time -- this the first time an american was not on the half pipe medal podium since the sport was introduced to the olympics back in 1998. congrats to them. sdmrirchlg the women's ski jump competition made its olympic debut on tuesday night. the sport is part of the winter games after years of lobbying and a lawsuit by female athletes. not a great performance from the americans, though. they finished tenth, 15th and 2 1st. germany, austria, and france will be taking home medals for this first time event. >>> an historic moment for the u.s. yesterday. aaron hamlin won br

that's exciting. >> reporter: meantime, more controversy with shaun white. while he cited safety concerns a couple rival snowboarders tweeted harsh comments. a canadian said he withdrew because he's scared and another said quote it's easy to find excuses to pull out of a contest when you think you can't win. so, a lot of smack talking on day one of competition. sure to be exciting. slopestyle will be in prime time making its debut. janelle wang, scott and laura, back to you. >> you can watch some of that slopestyle on line. i was watching it. a norwegian skier who just got knocked out. maybe shaun's got a point. >> a little ways away, finishing touches putting on the women's olympic downhill course. training was halted early this morning after three racers went through the course and complained they were getting too much air on a jump near the finish. one italian skier says she hurt both her knees when she landed. workers are shaving down the jump and runs should resume later. don't want an injury to start out. >> not at all. we'll be showing everything in p

in another major surprise, the halfpipe left shaun white empty handed. the game's most iconic snowboarder coming down hard. falling short of his goal of three straight gold medals, but short of the podium. he was disappointed after coming in fourth. overtaken by a 25-year-old nicknamed i pod. the charming swiss snowboarder with russian roots proving you do indeed only live once. while white might be singing the blues, he now says he's going to channel that energy into his band, bad things. 27-year-old erin ham lin chasing her dreams and obtaining the bronze. and in the women's ski jump, american sarah hendrickson soared into history. meanwhile, in pairs figure skating, the russians took the lead with a short program that left the crowd wanting more catapulting themselves into the record books. with the best ever scores for a short program. but helped by canadian coach justin wadsworth. the ultimate day of sportsmanship. two countries coming together on the trail. a very olympic day indeed. what a nice moment of course. and don't you just love the snowboa

shaun white has withdrawn from the slope style romp edition. the american known as the flying tomato said the potential risk of injury was too much for him to gamble. of him onans made fun twitter after his decision. he was aiming for a third consecutive is -- olympic title in the event. the europeans and national championships -- but winter olympic glory still invades the figure skater, who has never finished higher than sixth at the games. hasn't put any extra pressure on himself in sochi. >> perhaps the most important competition in every sport. i want to finish my career well. i don't have any expectations in terms of ranking, but i want to give 100% and do something nice for the public and the viewers. there were reports of a fallout and anotherert rising young star. the team competition gets underway today. wiggins is raring to go. the 2012 tour de france winner missed out on defending his crown last year for -- through injury. tour starts in britain. the 33-year-old insists he is not only focused on reclaiming the tour de france title. >

shaun white, the potential risk for injury was too much for him.m the event, clearly difficult. he knows how much effort was put into putting together this first time event. with this comes some backlash. some of his competitors hammering shaun white for pulling out one day before the event is supposed to start tomorrow. sebastian toutant is going to compete. he said, it is easy to pull out when you think you can't win. max parrot said, shaean knows h won't be able to compete. he is going to try to be the first american male to win a gold medal. this does not have an alternate rider. the americans will only have three riders instead of four. officials concerned about the crashes and injuries. some have said that they have overcompensated for the temperatures. they have added too much snow, because they thought the temperatures would be warmer and the snow is not melts as fast as they were expecting is. >>. joe carter, thanks, many thanks to you. >>> four people in police custody believe to have been connected with the drugs found in philip seymour

half-pipe snowboarding featuring shaun white.ther conditions forcing delay for a few hours. but athletes are in the pipe for a competition. >> janelle wang is here now, she joins us with an update. good afternoon to you. right? >> reporter: yes. exactly. competition is under way and unfortunately conditions are a bit slushy after a storm passed over sochi overnight. organizers pushed back competition today briefly waiting for the weather conditions to improve. this is file video of the half-pipe. boarders complain the snow is too soft. shaun white says the center is bad with unexpected bumps and pot holes. he says it's not dangerous, just frustrating. >> it's not the best. i mean, i don't want to bag on it but it's very disappointing. just the weather and the fact that it's so soft in the middle it's hard to get across it wall to wall. you know, we're dealing with it. >> reporter: white's biggest competenttation may be danny davis, one of only two boarders that has beaten white in competition in recent years. davis qualified for

just one day away from opening ceremonies, shaun white dropped out of an hotel event due to a dangerousbut accommodating. is russia ready for its closeup? >> good evening. and thanks for joining us. imagine 60,000 babies taken from their mothers by the kath lidge church and given up for adoption, often to the united states and for a shocking price. this story didn't originate on the silver screen, but one woman's struggle to find her child is now the subject of an oscar-nominated film "philomena." cynthia mcfadden traveled with the real life philomena to the heart of the catholic church, the vatican, looking for answers. >> i am very honored to meet you. >> reporter: you might as well say this moment has been more than 50 years in the making. as the two welcomed eye, both committed catholics, trying to reconcile one dark chapter in the church's history. >> holy father, it's a pleasure to meet you. we were right there. philo a's real story and journey, now the subject of film. the latest chapter started 48 hours ago, with her daughter jane and the movie's writer and co-star as they made

. >>> breaking news, shaun white makes a major announcement about the olympics. details just into our newsroom, next. >>> a live look outside at embarcadero. it's wednesday, february 5th, and this is "today in the bay". >>> good morning, happy 4:30 in the morning. i'm scott mcgrew. >> yeah. who knew 4:30 could be so much fun? i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning. first the forecast with christina loren. >> good morning. i, too, have that olympic fever going this morning. we're so excited about it. 24 hours away. 44 in san francisco. 38 in east bay. 32 degrees in north bay. chilly out there to start. cole out there today. still counting on rain. we are talking about potential for maybe 2 to 3 inches of rain by the end of the weekend up in the north bay. a lot to go over in the forecast coming up in a minute. good morning to mike inouye. >> good morning. big changes weather-wise and traffic wise. looking at standard flow westbound 580, streaming headlights towards el charro, and this is your commute direction. we'll mark it on the map. volume of tra

>> shaun white should get the u.s.'re climbing the ladder. >> that is if he goes on the course. they're concerned with how dangerous the course is, so we'll see what happens. andy, thanks so much. >>> let's talk about the other story, weather, weather, weather. state of emergency declared in the south. they're bracing for snow, ice and rain. we're going to track the storm for you after the break. aflac. ♪ aflac, aflac, aflac! ♪ [ both sigh ] ♪ ugh! ♪ you told me he was good, dude. yeah he stinks at golf. but he was great at getting my claim paid fast. how fast? mine got paid in 4 days. wow. that's awesome. is that legal? big fat no. [ male announcer ] find out how fast aflac can pay you at aflac.com. wow, my excedrin reallye.d out how fdoes work fast.ay you not gonna happen. excedrin ends headaches fast. in fact for some, relief starts in just 15 minutes. excedrin. headache. gone. we've always been on the forefront of innovation. when the world called for speed... ♪ ...when the world called for stealth... ♪ ...intellig

. >> shaun the flame burns britly here in olympic park at the halfway point of the game.s start off with multi-medal day with ladies and multi-medal day with ladies and the half pipe straight into the 5 40. come out swinging. do you remember when the score came in found out were you no. 1 gold kate lynn is america newest golden girl in the half pipe. do you remember what you did? >> i can't believe it. >>reporter: this is her going i can't believe it. >> we are all friend we are all in the same half pipe everywhere we go and so we are friend. >>reporter: what i love doing that time is the come republican and democrate. >> it's genuine. real. >>reporter: as if you need any more proof let's backtrack to the moment just before it was determined that kate lynn had won. >> judges taking their time, endless nearly 3 minutes after kelly clark final run very last of the finals that had kate lynn waiting with kelly tore a and hanna looking at them having a party with each other not a care in the world about who would end up on top. >> for me i was just so excited that i knew i was

in another major surprise the halfpipe left shaun white empty handed. snowboarder coming down hard, in the end falling short of not only his goal of three straight gold medals but short of the podium. the 27-year-old was disappointed after coming in fourth. overand the by 25-year-old yuri or ipod as he's nicknamed the charming swiss snowboarder with russian roots won proving you do, indeed only live once. while white might be singing the blues on the slope he now says he'll channel that energy into his band, bat things. there was a major vick foretore team usa on luge track. erin ham len grabbed the bronze becoming the first american to ever medal in singles luge. and in the women's ski jump while the u.s. didn't clinch a medal america's sarah hendrickson soared into history. the first woman to ever compete in ski jumping in the olympics. in pairs figure skating the russians nicknamed the dream team took the lead with the short program, catapulting themselves into the record books. with the best ever scores for a short program. at the cross country venu

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i'd like to start with shaun white. >> yeah, shaun white may be the biggest name of all in terms of rock star, celebrity status here. it was disappointment, of course, that he had to pull out of one of the events the slope style which is a new event he was hoping to medal in. he decided to withdraw from that and is concentrating on his preferred event, the halfpipe, which he's most famous for. he's won two gold medals already in that. so he'll be going for a third gold medal. so all eyes are definitely on shaun white up there. >> ifill: in hockey, another game we watch closely during the olympics. what are do the u.s.'s chances look like? >> hockey will be one of the featured sports here for sure, one reason being that it's almost a national sport here in russia and if there's one competition, one gold medal that the host country wants the most it's in hockey. and they've had some disappointments in the sport in vancouver four years ago, they failed to even win a medal. now that they're playing at home they have star players, alex ovechkin from the washington capitals will be their top p

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shaun white pulled out of snowboard slope style to focus on the half pipe, where his fourth place finishhocked everyone. >> it's a tough night. and i think that's all it is. >> reporter: for u.s. speed skaters as well, shut out from the podium for the first time in 30 years. >> i did the best i could and, unfortunately, it wasn't the best. >> reporter: controversy changed women's figure skating, analysts worry complicated, anonymous scoring is confusing even the most enthusiastic fans. >> when a score comes up and it says 127.48, i have no idea if i should be excited or not. i don't know what that means. >> reporter: beyond the athletics, like all olympic games, it is one big cultural exchange, to see a country they may not know much about in a completely different light. in the buildup, concerns about terrorism and criticism of russia's anti-gay propaganda law dominated the headlines. president vladimir putin's $50 billion olympic project was plagued by reports of corruption and human rights abuses. in a busy marketplace, as the games wound down, it was hard to find any discontent among