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U.S.A. Women's Hockey Scores Silver
         The American Women's Hockey team couldn't hold
           onto the1r two-goal lead in the third  period, and
         let Canada slip by to claim the gold medal.  Canada
         rallied in overtime to beat the U.S. women by a 3-2
          margin. The U.S. men's hockey team was shut out
            in the bronze medal game against Finland, with
           a final score of S-0. Earl1er in the week T.J. Oshie
          led the U.S. hockey team to victory aga1nst Russia
             by scoring four shootout goals in six attempts,
          including the game w1nner,  that lead to a 3-2 w1n.
        The US. then fell to Canada  1-0. Canada eventually
            went on to sweep both the men and women's
                                     hockey medals.

























        U.S. Ends 62-Year Drought  Women Earn Two Medals  Davis and White Make              U.S. Sweeps Podium
        Steve Holcomb and Steve     Elana  Meyers and Lauryn Williams  History              The  U 5. swept the podium 1n
        Langton f1mshed th1rd to w1n  the   1n  USA-1  secured the silver   Meryl Dav1s and Charlie White   freestyle skiing. Joss Chnstensen
        bronze in the two-man event and  medal, while USA-2 pilot, Jamie   earned the U.S. the1r first gold in   proved he belonged 1n  Sochi wrth
        within a week both men had also  Greubel, and brakeman, AJa   ice dancmg  history. The1r  17 -year  a winning score of 95.80 to secure
        snagged the bronze in the tour-  Evans,  secured bronze. Williams   partnership has paid off. The   the gold medal. Gus Kenworthy
        man competition, along with   has now won medals in both the  pair earned perfect 1 O.OOs for   and N1ck Goepper earned the s1 ver
        Curt Tomasevicz and Chris Fogt.   summer and winter games.   choreography and  interpretation.  and bronze medal respectively.























        First Luge Medal for U.S.A  Pikus-Pace Wins Silver      Americans Claim Gold        Women's Ski Jumping Debut
        Erin Hamlin won the first medal   American Noelle Pikus-Pace   Sage  Kotsenburg claimed the   American,  Sarah  Hendrickson,
        ever for the U.S. s1nce the sport's  won a s1lver medal1n skeleton   gold medalm the debut of   who fin1shed  21st overall, was the
        Induction into the Olympic   after being a medal favorite for   men's snowboarding slopestyle.   first to jump. "When I was given
        Games 50 years ago. Hamlin's   more than a decade. Pikus-Pace   The women's snowboarding   the bib number, I didn't realize the
        final time was 3:21 :145 after   claimed silver with a combined   slopestyle's top spot on the   significance of 1t,  but I was the
        four runs,  earning her the bronze  time of 3:53:86.    podium also belonged to an   first. " Canna Vogt of Germany,
        medal.                                                  American-Jamie Anderson.    won the gold medal.

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