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there are around one hundred thousand risk of fractures worldwide among snowboarders each year i'm not going to be a statistic to me and my instructor says he can teach someone to be a recreational snowboarder in one or two days with the ability to use all lifts perform controlled link turns control speed and direction and stop confidently something i'm having trouble with the slopes are busy now with locals and visitors from all over the world but what's the future of the region after the olympics i think it will be best through the. summer times because. all because objects. connected in the one large groups of people of all ages come here to the slopes fifty kilometers from the black sea coast the perfect way to exercise and to stay youthful. slopes and salty grates i'm enjoying them but i'm trying not to go too far so i don't get knocked down it's risky at my age but she's not known for its alpine skiing or snowboarding and might not be very good at it but it's an activity that's on the rise and as the professional snowboarders with various of them pick medals on this very mountain

she did not start snowboarding competitively until her early 20's.the 35-year-old hopes she will strike gold in russia. recently, she shared her story with us. >> i remember being 13 and watching my best friend on the andonal racing team thinking, "she's so lucky, so lucky to be part of a group." i remember at 13 thinking, "i'm way too old to start racing." then i discovered snowboarding when i was about 16. i was at that point a ski jumper. snowboarding was something i could do on the hill that was different. good, said i was really and there was that but also that little speck of a dream. snowboarding is a young sport, so it does not have all the tradition skiing has. at 13, i was too old to start competing in skiing, but at 22, i was not too old to snowboard. i tree planted mostly in northern ontario. you have to plant as many as you can. if i did between 4000 or 5000 trees a day, that was a good day. for me, it was my first experience where i kind of discovered that i was competitive, that i could be competitive, and that's what fueled me to plan

the man snowboarding half pipe final is one of the most anticipated medal events of the day crews are racing to smooth the course after complaints by some athletes at the slopes of sochi may currently be the battlefield ground the battleground right now for the olympics but they promise to become a popular tourist destination after the games we send our teams martin andrews to the sochi mountain cluster to test the pi's what goes up must come down there's no better way to see the beautiful caucasus mountains than. zooming down the slopes take in the breathtaking scenery and marvel in the vast resorts and facilities they now have here as you know the famous phrase when in rome so it's on with the boots and off to the slopes at krasnaya polyana a totally transformed area head of this month's and a big opening this is just beautiful it's been for we came up skiing the other day a couple days off between work and sochi and adler and corky all came together nicely when we got here is a little and then end up in a couple days a hammer it out it's really cool since snowboarding it's inceptio

a collection of snowboards and gear at burton. a partnership with gopro.ponsorship dealing with oakley, stride gum and more. >> plus, they're totally practical. >> reporter: but the former flying tomato is not afraid to say, no, when a brand doesn't match his style. >> heinz did call. like, nah. >> reporter: there's the deal to create snowboarding and skateboarding video games and he's appeared in numerous films and documentaries including the recent "russia calling" which hi company produced and sold to nbc i. get fired up. have to do the trick they do. >> reporter: now taking on the music world. his band, bad things harks a deal with warner brothers. white san advocate for several charities including st. jude's children's hospital help pg kids with health problems like he had, and the flying tomato donated that famous hair to locks of love. >> bye-bye. >> reporter: snowboarder, entrepreneur, musician, philanthropist. hoping the business of being shaun white is once again gold. shaun white and his teammates are already competing in sochi. those events min

we've seen skiers and snowboarders doing amazing things. even downhill skiing can be dangerous. our investigative reporter looks at what local resorts are doing to keep the slopes safe. >> here in california there is little oversight when it comes to safety on the mountain. industry leaders say regulation is not necessary because ski resorts already go above and beyond to ensure you're safe. so we decided to test out the system currently in place. >> is there like something written like an operational safety plan? >> reporter: it was a simple question. that we were told would easily be answered. so if we went, we could see that? >> their safety plan, sure. >> reporter: we first asked after seeing some of the hazards on the mountain first hand. dick is a former ski patroller and expert witness against ski resorts. he says dangerous conditions are causing preventible accidents at ski resorts. like bare patches of ice and worn ski lifts. >> i just remember seeing the tips of my skis in front of me, and i was launched into the air. >> reporter:

took to the snowboarders earlier on we'll see how he got on hopefully now though we can. catch up with paul scott's report on what's happened today and tell us a little bit more about the skaters that are expected to shine a little bit later in the week hopefully now we can go the whole scott. was somewhat of a surprise is old enough transfer domestic success on to the international scene claiming that silver medal in the women's five hundred meter speedskating in the adult arena now afterwards she admitted that she was suffering from a huge belt of nerves before her final race and she credited her success to a sports psychologist elsewhere russia are on course for a second gold medal in the figure skating event at the halfway stage of the pairs competition maxime trunk of an tatiana volovik the overall standings the event concludes on wednesday the world and european champions put in a thoughtless display to the delight of the home crowd to firmly put themselves in medal contention and it's my trunk of well documented tempestuous nature they put their success down to a s

snowboarding allowed me to live it just because snowboarding isn't skiing. snowboarding is a young sport. so it doesn't have all the tradition that skiing has. at 13, i was too old to start competing in skiing. at 22 i wasn't too old in snowboarding. i tree planted for many years when i was 18, 19, until i was 23 i think. i tree planted mostly in northern ontario. basically you get paid per tree. you have to plant as many as you can in a day. if i did between 4,000 and 5,000 trees in a day, that was a good day. for me it was my first experience where i kind of discovered that i was competitive, that i could be competitive. that's what fueled me to plant those 5,000 trees a day or 4,000 trees a day. when is someone told me, hey, you should start race anything snowboarding, it wasn't so foreign for me to be competitive. it was a great experience. it was fantastic to be in my own country too. but it was pouring rain. you couldn't see anything. it was just a miserable day for racing. we couldn't train prior to our event. so i think i made it my main focus to be

own specialized equipment and technique snowboarding and he became a winter sport in one thousand nine hundred eighty eight ranging from the stunts of freestyle to the fast pace racing of slope style used for both recreation and professional snowboarding it's my first time and it's not as easy as it looks but it's a little bit confusing as i've been told that i'm left footed even though i'm right handed i said in the same three position was pushed forward and the first foot that i fell on was the direction i should go wish me luck. there are around one hundred thousand risk of fractures worldwide among snowboarders each year i'm not going to be a statistic to me and my instructor says he can teach someone to be a recreational snowboarder in one or two days with the ability to use all lifts perform controlled link turns control speed and direction and stop confidently something i'm having trouble with the slopes are busy now with locals and visitors from all over the world but what's the future of the region after the olympics i think it will be best through the. summer times because al

>> i am snowboarder. >> you went as a representative of snowboard?> are you from colorado or utah? >> no. >> have you been in the x games? >> yes. >> you are -- no. i am close. hannah. >> right first name. is a snowboarder. >> i don't know. who are you? >> kelly clark. >> you got a bronze medal. let's see it appeared that is great. >> illness around. they don't mess around. >> you must have a lot of strength. >> it takes a long time to get ready for but it is worth it especially when you walk away with one of these. >> what is the feeling when they put that around her neck? >> it is pretty around the -- amazing. you talk about it all day. i put around her neck and i irst out into tears because get to keep it. >> it is yours forever. is this the most exciting event for you in your career or are there others? >> this is my fourth olympic games. i have three medals. from salt lake, bronze from vancouver, bronze from sochi. it is what they represent that creates value. i know how hard i had to work for this one in the later years of my career so i value

who is part of the russian snowboarding olympic team that's heading to sochi so is this the right way to prepare for the sochi games. yeah i just came back from a two month trip abroad yes got two days off so i came down here to say hi told my buddy that's right because some of them i haven't seen for ages but really i'm just relaxing now getting my strength back watching my mates show off their skills right now i feel like i've eaten something tasty and i'm calm and relaxed ahead of the games it's perhaps an unorthodox way of preparing for the biggest sporting event of your career though so bill is laid back approach seems to fit in well with the snowboarders ethos and extreme sport lovers in general and one of his friends max and through of also a skateboard had only warm words for the such a pound border as slopestyle makes a limping debut at the black sea resort last just i don't know what i'm still that's my group. will be writing for russia and. i want to wish him all the best and hope he does well in the condition there is going to be a really tough but we're all behind you mat

how about snowboarding? >> yes. >> are you a champion snowboarder?point. >> are you no longer a champion snowboarder? are you a freestyle skier? >> i am a snowboarder. >> you went as a representative of snowboarding? >> yes. >> are you from colorado or utah? >> no. >> have you been in the x games? >> yes. >> are you -- >> 15 times. >> you are -- you are not hannah? >> right first name for one of my friends. >> she is a go gull skier. hannah teter is a snowboarder. >> i don't know. who are you? >> kelly clark. >> thank you so much for being here. >> you got a bronze medal. let's see it. that is great. >> they don't mess around. >> you got this for the ladies half pipe? >> yes. >> what is it like to train to do this? you must have a lot of strength. >> it takes a long time to get ready for but it is worth it, especially when you walk away with one of these. >> what is the feeling when they put that around your neck? >> it is pretty overwhelming. our event is at night, the night before. we got our medals the following evening. you talk about it all day.

you know me no center of gravity when it comes to snowboarding. we take a tumble all right let's talk to some of the professionals who are much better other earlier i was lucky enough to catch up with american skier a gold medalist from the ninety's nodded a gun and gave. us what she thinks about it so she's venusian facilities. i think it's wonderful it's beautiful here i looked at it on google google earth before i came and i thought wow i hope it's this beautiful from the ground is that it's the air and it has been it's lovely it's the people have been friendly it's feels very secure and in sochi itself is a very beautiful location i've gotten to put my feet in the black sea been a lot of negative publicity in the media how all the athletes getting on together and if they're great the athletes village is phenomenal their food has been great their rooms are big you know there's been a lock in the bathroom here and there in an elevator episode here and there but honestly all in all the athletes are really happy the thing they're the most happy wi

but she's not known for its alpine skiing or snowboarding and i might not be very good at it but it's an activity that's on the rise and there's the professional snowboarders with their various in the pit medals on this very mountain it seems that some of us were not born to such winter activities planted. a. martin hats off to you hey alicia tried yeah now let's go back to the professionals earlier i was lucky enough to catch up with american skier and gold medalist from the night in ninety eight pick up a st i asked her what she thinks about such as venues and facilities. i think it's wonderful it's beautiful here i looked at it on google google earth before i came and i thought wow i hope it's this beautiful from the ground is that it's the air and it has been it's lovely it's people have been friendly it's feels very secure and sochi itself is a very beautiful location i've gotten to put my feet in the black sea in a lot of negative publicity in the media how all the athletes getting on together in a certain rate the athlete village is phenomenal that food has been great their roo

jamie anderson, gold medal winner at slopestyle snowboard. >> her family all still shred on skis or snowboardher sister won a gold medal in the x games in 2007. jamie heads home this week. reporting live, janelle wang, nbc bay area news. >> can janelle just take a bite out of that gold medal? >>> maybe russia is trying to say something to johnny quinn. quinn was trapped in an elevator this time. team usa bobsled engineer tweeted this photo of him trying to pry the door open. he is scheduled to compete on the 22nd. >>> the olympic zone at 7:30 and our primetime coverage with women's alpine skiing and men's freestyle skiing. >>> and before the olympic zone, jeff ranieri joins us with his chief meteorologist hat on. there is fog coming in here. >> thanks for that promo, guys. a live look at the radar, the storm activity moved to the south. but there is low level moisture and tracking drizzle tomorrow morning. the visibility is a quarter mile and less in napa and santa rosa and parts of the south bay. we are starting to see it deteriorate. in gilroy, a half mile or less. we are headed for a dense

slopestyle snowboarding. jamie anderson winning sunday with the female event. >> i was one of the last riders to drop. it just felt so good to be able to do something that i knew i could doond believed it but having that determination and passion to do what i'm capable of. >> that follows sage kotsenburg, his victory on saturday. this 20-year-old park city native who has really become a bit of a media sensation, especially with some of his snowboarding, surfer style language. i just listened in on an interview he gave to our own rachel nichols he was describing before the race eating chocolate and onion rings before the opening ceremony. not exactly the dinner of champions and saying one of the beauties of slopestyle snowboarding is you don't have to be a mega athlete to excel. meanwhile an upset in the marquis event of the alpine sports, the downhill skiing where the favorite, u.s. skier bode miller scored eighth place. meanwhile an austrian skier, he won the gold there. that's a bit of a disappointment for

snowboarding. he became a winter sports in nineteen eighty eight ranging from the status of freestyle to foster these recent ups lifestyle use the bike recreation and professional snowboarding it's my first time. it's not as easy as it looks. well until the confusing has not been told that i'm left with anyone that i'm right on the ice of necessity position was was void of the fastball but i thought was the direction i should add you to push their luck. there are around one hundred thousand wrist fractures worldwide among snowboarders etf. i'm not going to be a statistic but to me in my instructor says he can teach someone to be a recreational snowboarder in one or two days with the ability to use all its forms control link to this control speed and direction and stop competently something. i'm having trouble with slivers of this email with locals and visitors from one of the wealth. what's the future of the region off to the land takes. i think for them the best tourism bureau for fifteen and the

a couple rival snowboarders tweeted harsh things to him. one said he is scared, and another said it's easy to find excuses to pull out of a contest when you think you can't win. he is still tweeting in the happenpipe snowboard and he is going for his third straight gold medal. >> janelle, thank you. also under way is team figure casi skating. the olympic committee decided to add another event. we begin tonight with the men's short and pairs programs. skating for team usa will be two time u.s. champions that rain out of rhode island. looks at the men's short here. all eyes on jeremy abbot. >>> it's exciting to have a whole new aspect to this. and i'm excited today be part of team usa. not just team usa, it's like i am part of team usa. >>> right now ten countries have the right to compete in this event based on how they finished in the world events last year. they include the u.s., canada, russia, japan, and great britain. we'll be showing today's major events in prime tonight tonight. it all started at 8:00. we'll begin with the figure skat

to prepare for our interview, i took a snowboard lesson.odriguez, it was enough to look respectable around this olympian. >> oh, look at that! nice, you nailed it! >> yeah! >> at least for a few seconds at a time. thankfully, sage still remembers what it was like to learn how to ride one of these. this is a humbling sport. it really is. >> it's pretty crazy when you just get on it. it's a crazy learning curve. >> what do you tell people who want to start this sport? >> don't expect anything the first day or the first few days. >> of course, the aches and pains of that first snowboard lesson are nothing compared to the risks of slopestyle olympic competition. >> it's a new sport and it's super dangerous what we do. every day we take risks, and you can easily get seriously injured or, you know, even die doing it. >> yet, the ready smile on his face says it all about this young, first-time olympian, thrilled to be pioneering the event he loves on the world's biggest stage. are you going to do something in these games that we haven't seen you d

. >> we're talking about men's and women's skiing, men's and women's slope style snowboarding and figure skating for men and pairs. and that means events will be at two area clufters as they are called. the coastal cluster will host arena events and the mountain cluster will host slope events. >> janelle wang is live at the coastal cluster with a preview of the figure skating competition. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, there is team figure skating tonight. an exciting event. that's going to happen at the iceberg palace. we want to show you some of the video that we were talking about. it is one of the new games at the winter olympics. the committee decided to add this because figure skating is so popular. we begin with the short and pair short programs. two-time u.s. champions train out of rhode island. they skated together since 2006. for the men's short, jeremy abbott a four-time champion and placed ninth in the 2010 vancouver games. >> exciting to have a new aspect to this. excited to be part of team usa. it's like i am part of team usa. >> reporter: only ten countries

the american snowboarder this evening and her victory. and the precious thank you she delivered right after. jamie anderson, winning in the women's snowboard slopestyle competition, wearing that gold medal on the podium afterward, her arms in the air there. and there was someone else she was cheering for that got our attention. also tonight, some disappointment for the american team, as well. u.s. star bode miller far off the mark in the downhill. he'll have another chance to win a medal later. the medal count tonight, team usa in a four-way tie for second place. and abc's matt gutman is in sochi again for us tonight. matt? >> reporter: good evening, david. some here have called the slopestyle course the dreaded monster of the sochi games. but so far, american athletes have made a mint on it. snowboarder jamie anderson, here grabbing her board and that gold, the second u.s. victory in slopestyle. >> i couldn't really eat today because i was just so excited and so nervous. >> reporter: there to cheer? a neighbor from her lake tahoe hometow

he started out modestly selling just one line of snowboard.s the sport has grown into an international success, even becoming an olympic event, so has burton's business. ♪ >> when i got started it was just very, very challenging. and i did like a little business plan on the back of a napkin, so to speak and figured well if i made 50 boards a day, i could make $100,000 a year. and it was sort of pretty materialistically oriented. and i got started, and i built a little factory and i hired a couple of people, and sure enough we got to where we were making 50 snowboards a day. but the problem was we sold 300 in the first year so that was six day's production so i had to shut down the whole factory, let everybody go, get it all the way back down to myself. i hit rock bottom there after that first year and obviously money was very important, and more from the perspective of survival than making money. but i started to really focus on the sport, and just what became important to me was i made the right decision. i left new york, i started this compa

it was a snowboarder from idaho who claimed the first gold medal of the games.age kotsenburg won the snowboarding slopestyle event of the bigger the trick the better the score. he locked it up with a stunned he never tried before in competition. >> honestly it feels like a dream right now. winning gold is hugely craziest thing ever. >> slopestyle is one of 12 sports debuting in the sochi games. >>> and it was a night that changed music in america. >> ladies and gentlemen, the beatles! >> tomorrow marks 50 years since 73 million people watched four lads from liverpool make their u.s. debut. the beatles would appear three times on the ed sullivan show getting paid a total of $10,000. and the rest as they say is history. tomorrow night we'll present a grammy salute to the beatles, the night that changed america. and you can see it right here on kpix 5 at 8 p.m. >>> and tonight, at 11:00, we walk down beatles memory lane with some hard core fans including kpix 5's own linda yee plus the bay area spot where you can check out photos of the iconic band. >>> we have rai

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

shut out of the olympic podium in snowboarding, men's halfpipe snowboarding. >> hard to believe. most high profiled snowboarder leaving without a medal, shaun white. he was looking for that three-peat gold medal performance. "today in the bay's" janelle wang live in sochi. we'll get to sean white in a second. first, we have learned that a woman snowboarder dropped out of the halfpipe event. >> reporter: yeah, today it is the women's turn. four americans scheduled to compete. but 17-year-old arielle gold had to drop out after she dislocated her shoulder during practice. but we still have three more american women competing including lake tahoe's hannah teter, won a gold and silver in the event. men's halfpipe snowboard, shaun white didn't medal at all, came in fourth. i it and switzerland's iouri podladtchikov named ipod, pulling off the yolo, you only live once. 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 want

the fact that thirty three year old won silver in the women's snowboard cross to get some revenge for her heartbreaking defeat in vancouver four years ago back then the pain suffered a bad crash in training before the race started in certain in pain she finished twenty of them felt past the qualification rounds so great comeback for her here in sochi and she told us she was happy with the slopes to as well as getting a chance to meet some new people in ids my paradigm and racing and son team than last year that his nomination was an easy push here but it's it's it's only spring from the gemini we used to race and those kind of snow will stand up to santa and the bailout that. the what was it that it can be kinda great job and of course who was at my shirt i can get bigger. we used to it right but it was we did not get steamed and then it's all about the day has not had a great expanse of land in wa is interested. now it seems the real breakthroughs here out the winter games to mention that snowboard cross medal for us to quite historic here's what will go down in olympic history you a

russian fans certainly celebrating this tuesday russia wasn't tipped to take any medals in the snowboarding but there you go that's the magic of the olympics nicholai noonan finished second in the cross the country's first ever medal in that sport he was put by his french rival but stayed ahead of us in third noonan is the twenty ten world junior champion and before the sochi games said he was planning to retire well if he does at least tell now go out on a high now for a wider look at the winter games so far i'm now glad to welcome to our sochi studio craig reedy the i.o.c. vice president thank you so much for finding time to come and talk to us are you happy with how the games have gone so far in sochi. particularly for the off switch because if you give the competition. if you give. it you could be full of really good fun and you're going to get great support so we're very happy what do you think makes sochi special as opposed to other olympic host cities other games that you've been i worked at a while i can't remember. any of the we've there's been here before winter games the only thi

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 home, the big thaw tonight, under way. that means the ice is on the move too. planks of ice falling off roofs into neighborhoods on the steps. and add to that, all the potholes like craters in the streets. geo benitez takes us into the mess to show us the people battling the after math. >> reporter: tonight, another storm sweeping through the northeast. white-out conditions in butler, pennsylvania, so bad, this armored truck flipped. near

get ready, skiers, snowboarders, let me show you what we're expecting. saturday, not even done at that point. yeah you can do the math. 33 inches of snowfall on the way. i stopped this at saturday, pm, more rain and snow, as we head throughout sunday, monday, tuesday. that means we could see up to six feet of snowfall. i'll talk more about what's in store for the bay area. this is getting interesting. we need it. it's great news. mike inouye, you grew up here. driest year ever. now everything changes. we'll be here for you tomorrow morning. >> we will be. also here for you kingville is right there, smack dab toward tahoe, a big issue for cars getting over there. we'll monitor the snowfall in tahoe for ski resorts. here i have sad news for commuters expecting a smooth drive. this is north bound 101. this is a jam because of two crashes. north of 680, interchange there. you see the slow drive as you travel north past tully and mckee. another crash at old olson road. that cleared the crash in the backup at mckee causing more slowing. no injuries reported fo

dominic multiroom the thirty three year old won silver in the woman snowboard cross taking some revenge for her heartbreaking defeat in vancouver four years ago back then suffered a bad crass in training before the race started injured and in pain she finished twentieth and failed to pass the qualification round so a great comeback for her here and sochi and she told us she was happy with the slopes too as well as getting a chance to meet some new people you know it's my third time in. racing in sochi last year to get this no condition wasn't easy for sure but this year it's it's only spring condition and we used to race in those kind of snow fields kind of condition and there was little doubt that a good many moons course was really good and they did a great job in the course it was there for sure they could get bigger and we used to ride but it was really fun and good speed then a good show and it is. just good like a favor with people to see off and say hi it's a great experience for everyone and i would like to see them for sure now we've seen some real breakthroughs here at the win

programs olympics over in this snowboarding course the nation's first ever medal in the sport it helped secure russia second place insulters overall medal count. international news and comment live from moscow you're watching aussie international with me you know. and welcome to the program. violence has flared up again in ukraine's capital a position demonstrators have broken through police lines in kirkuk there are reports that ten protesters have been injured some seriously with seven police officers also hurt. their chances are burning tires and had apparently attempted to make their way to parliament there were also reports of grenades being thrown out of the headquarters of the ruling party in retaliation for police firing rubber bullets at the interior ministry claims there have been fire arms used prices are climbing on cars and blocking access to fishel buildings in open defiance of security forces it comes just a day after an amnesty for position protesters came into force after their vacated administrative buildings that had been occupied for two months that you are some bust

today in the form of a silver medal that in the snowboarding that will do nothing the second place standing in the overall medal table let's go live now to our headquarters. with the details on a nice and unexpected spot on the podium but. yes indeed russian fans certainly celebrating this tuesday russia wasn't to take any medals in the snowboarding but there you go that's the magic of the olympics nicholai at noon and finished second in the cross the country's first ever medal in that sport he was put by his french rival but stayed ahead. in third is the twenty ten world junior champion and before the sochi games said he was planning to retire well if he does at least tell now go out on a high now for a wider look at the winter games so far i'm now glad to welcome to our sochi studio craig reedy the i.o.c. vice president thank you so much for finding time to come and talk to us are you happy with how the games have gone so far in sochi. being marvelous particularly for the r.c. church because if you give the combination of which to live if you give. to compete and full of really good fun t

tonight in prime time you will see who wins the halfpipe snowboard.elle wang, nbc bay area news. >> tomorrow lake tahoe's julia mancuso will look to match bode miller's five. >> mancuso won her fourth medal in the super combined yesterday. she said she is gearing up for tomorrow's competition where he is a podium favorite. >> i was really happy, and i'm just going to try to do the same on wednesday and just hopefully have a lot of fun in the downhill and get a middle. >> she finished yesterday's super combined with the fastest down hill run but it's just in the s. >> mancuso is also getting lots of support from kerri wall much jennings saying keep the good times rolling. first the bathroom, now the elevator. a u.s. team bobsledder is running into bad luck. this time he is not alone. nick kuning hamm tweeted these photos of quinn trying to open an el va tor door. his attempt to free his friend slightly less successful than when he was trapped in a bathroom a couple days ago. he said he saw just one option when he found himself locked in the bathroom wi