. >> reporter: and another stunner, the superstar, yevgeny plyushchenko pulled out of the singles competition because of injury. he had helped the russians win gold. >> i was shocked because i competed with him and have known him for enough years to know he was very tough. >> reporter: it was that kind of day to expect the unexpected at the winter games. >> it is fantastic, summer, shorts. the sun is out, that is all you can ask for. so yeah, it is like california for sure. >> reporter: including 66 degree temperatures at the beach. also due to the weather the men's aerial practice today was cancelled. a ski race tomorrow moved to earlier to avoid the mid-day sun. and tomorrow's forecast, brian is for more warm weather. >> just another surreal day here in the mountains, thank you, chris jansing. and still ahead for us tonight. the fallout from a controversial new study about the effectiveness of mammograms after so many questions from viewers, dr. nancy snyderman is back again tonight with some answers. viewers, dr. nancy snyderman is back tonight with some answers. o is going to the dog park

the men's figure skating was supposed to be the closing act for historic yevgeny plyushchenko.t it ended before he started his program. plyushchenko injured his back in the warmups before the short program. after telling the judges he was withdrawing, plyushchenko waved to the crowd one last time and skated off to retirement. he was the only hopeful but he helped russia win gold in the team skating event earlier in the games. blue schenko retires with medals in four olympics. >>> meanwhile japan's skater soared to the top of the standings in the short program. he became the first skater to break the 100-point mark. tonight the 19-year-old will try to win gold in the free state. >>> three members of team usa made history. josh christensen took gold and he was joined on the podium by americans gus kenworthy. and nick goepper. it's the first time the americans have swept the games and the first since 2002. the men's u.s. hockey team got off to a scorching start. paul stastny scored twice in the six-goal onslaught in the game against slovakia. they win the first game, 7-1, but expe

as russian skater yevgeny plyushchenko warmed up for his short program, the four-time medalist stumbleden it was over. plyushchenko graciously bid adieu and withdrew from the competition. with a back injury. shortly after, the only modern era figure skater to win four medals in four olympics announced his retirement. meantime, american jeremy abbott struggled with his own demons. slamming into the wall just seconds into his skate. >> he's hurt. >> he valiantly finished what he started and is in 15th place. his teammate jason brown high-kicked it to an early lead on the way to a sixth place standing. >> triple-toe loop. and then there was japan's skater topping the board with the world record-breaking mark of 101.45. but closing in is canada and spain. what can we expect tonight in the ice skating palace? scott hamilton is our figure skating analyst. scott hamilton, good morning, good to see you. >> good morning. >> well, you did tell me yesterday off camera, there was a chance of plyushchenko dropping out. i didn't believe you. and that'll teach me. it felt like a shocker in the moment.

we'll start with the shocker, yevgeny plyushchenko has withdrawn for medical reasons, ending his bidolo gold. he was a heavy favorite. the 2006 gold medalist helped lead russia to a gold in a team event earlier this week. jeremy abbott took a serious fall in his short program. more on both these developments and how they could shake out up the event. >>> first, the american men swept the slopestyle skiing. joss christensen set a mark no one else could beat. gus kenworthy and nick goepper took home the silver and the bronze and the u.s. men's hockey team dominated in their first outing in olympic ice, routing slovakia 7-1 in first round action. up next, russia on saturday. the ghosts of our 1980 upset will be in the rink. >>> he's your current medal count. norway still leads with 13. but they are closely followed by us and the netherlands with 12. russia is in fourth with 11. joining us now is the boston globe sports enterprise reporter, sharon springer. she's in sochi where it's a bit after midnight. some good news for the americans, a serious setback for the russians in skating. let

yevgeny plyushchenko, the rock star of russian figure skating bowing out after piercing back pain stifledis run. >> he has withdrawn for medical reasons. >> reporter: the four-time olympic medalist one of the greatest skaters of all time announcing his retirement sending shock waves around the skating world. then this -- >> oh, no. >> reporter: team usa's jeremy abbott with a heart-stopping crash into the boards clutching his side and falling into a disappointing 15th place. but the four-time u.s. champion didn't go down without a fight. >> oh, and he pulls it off. >> reporter: nailing the rest of his routine and ending with a bang. his teammate, the pony-tailed sensation jason brown dazzled with a near flawless debut performance but the brightest star of the night, yuzuru hanyu, the japanese skater shattering the 100-point barrier and earning the highest score ever recorded in the short program. his towering performance setting the stage for olympic gold. in men's hockey team usa crushing the slovakians, 7-1. their sights now set on a rumble with russia this weekend. >> this is one of th

all eyes will be on russian legend yevgeny plyushchenko.ng american is skating into sochi, 19-year-old jason brown, the youngest u.s. men's olympic singles skater since 1976, and he rocked the river dance during the team competition. ♪ that show-stopping performance has been viewed on youtube almost 4 million times. his signature ponytail has its own twitter account with over 1,000 followers. meanwhile, u.s. champion jeremy abbott saw his olympic dreams turn into a nightmare in the team phase. tonight, he's looking to rebound and has high hopes that he can still soar. u.s. figure skaters have already captured that bronze in the team competition. we're going to find out if they can add some hardware to that collection. and take a look at the support we have just seen for jason brown. a ten-foot ice sculpture in his hometown of highland park, illinois. it's surrounded by cheering fans. and we just want to say we're really glad that that's in illinois, where it's 19 degrees. that thing wouldn't last an afternoon here in sochi, where it's 61. d

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. >> yevgeny plyushchenko, evan, you know something about him.portion of the competition. he did quite well winning the free skate. that being said, he had a very rough practice session yesterday. he's falling on jumps that are typically easy for him. his injury may be just too much for him to handle this olympics. >> and we have yuzunu hanyu and patrick chan and both are fierce. >> coming into the olympics, they haven't fared well. the only once able to beat them coming into the olympics are the americans. p patrick chan has every quality you'd want in a skater. everything is beautiful and of high quality. but jumps and sometimes he gets a little slow on his spins. three-time world champion, you have to consider him a favorite but hanyu, he might have his number. >> what i love about tonight is it's anybody's game. >> you can catch the men's short program tonight on nbc at 8:00. [ male announcer ] when three world champions face off in intense competition... ♪ ...you never know what can happen. [ laughter ] can that be in?! [ male announcer ] ro

all right, here's a question, could yevgeny plyushchenko prove to be the comeback kid.rprised when he retired last week because of a chronic back injury and didn't skate in the guys' individual. sounded like he was ready to hang up his skates. >> injured or not, yevgeny is apparently not done yet. he's becoming the brett favre of figure skating telling russian tv if he needs to, he'll have another ten operations to fix his back and he made it clear he intends to try for what would be his fifth olympic games in 2018. he will be 35 years old. >> well, i wouldn't count him out. he's a champion for sure. >> wish him luck. hope he makes it. >>> we do have big news outside of the olympics coming from cee lo green. appears on a taped episode of "ellen" to announce a new tour but then unexpectedly breaks news about "the voice" that shocked ellen. >> i'm not coming back, guys. >> oh, you're not coming back at all? >> i'm not coming back at all. >> i did not know that. >> yeah, but i just want to -- i don't want to wear out my welcome there. i have so many other things i want to