Feb 16, 2014

The U.S. men’s hockey team remains undefeated after a 5-1 win over Slovenia in its last preliminary-round game.

On the slopes, U.S. skiers Andrew Weibrecht and Bode Miller won silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men’s Super-G race.

: Pilot Steven Holcomb (front) and Steven Langton of the U.S. speed down the track in the men’s two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 16, 2014. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)

: Russia’s pilot Alexander Zubkov gestures after he and Alexey Voevoda compete in the men’s two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 16, 2014. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)

: Australia’s pilot Heath Spence (front) and Duncan Harvey speed down the track during the men’s two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 16, 2014. (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)

: Jilleanne Rookard of the U.S. waits to compete in the women’s 1,500-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 16, 2014. U.S. speed-skaters decided on Friday to drop new, specially designed Under Armour suits that media reports have linked to a dismal showing at the Sochi Games, reverting to apparel worn during recent World Cup events. (Phil Noble/Reuters)

: Lotte van Beek of the Netherlands skates to a third-place finish during the women’s 1,500-meter speedskating race in the Adler Arena at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games February 16, 2014. (Phil Noble/Reuters)

: Jorien ter Mors of the Netherlands skates to a first-place finish in the women’s 1,500-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 16, 2014. (Issei Kato/Reuters)

: Japan’s skip Ayumi Ogasawara (center) reacts to a throw during the women’s curling round robin session 10 match between Japan and Switzerland at the Ice Cube curling centre in Sochi on February 16, 2014 during the 2014 Sochi winter Olympics. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)

: France’s Chloe Trespeuch competes in the women’s snowboard cross seeding runs at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014. (Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images)

: Members of the Swedish team test the track as the men’s biathlon 15-km race’s mass start gets delayed due to a heavy fog at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014, in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

: Gold medallist Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud poses during the victory ceremony for the men’s alpine skiing Super-G competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 16, 2014. (Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

: Sweden’s Lars Nelson, Norway’s Eldar Roenning and Russia’s Dmitriy Japarov (front, from left) start the men’s cross-country 4x10km relay event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 16, 2014. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)

: Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the U.S. compete during the figure skating ice dance short dance program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 16 2014. (Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters)

: France’s Nathalie Pechalat (left) is kissed by partner Fabian Bourzat in the “kiss and cry” area after their figure skating ice dance short dance program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 16, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

: Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir compete during the figure skating ice dance short dance program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 16 2014. (Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters)

: Team USA’s Phil Kessel scores a goal on Slovenia’s goalie Luka Gracnar during the first period of their men’s preliminary round ice hockey game at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 16, 2014. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

: Canada’s Shea Weber (right) knocks down Finland’s Mikael Granlund during the third period of their men’s preliminary round ice hockey game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games February 16, 2014. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

: Russia’s players gather before the start of the women’s ice hockey classifications (5-8) match at the Shayba Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images)

: Russia’s Galina Skiba celebrates scoring against Japan during the second period of their women’s classification ice hockey game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games February 16, 2014. (Laszlo Balogh/Reuters)

: Switzerland’s Simona Meiler competes in the women’s snowboard cross quarterfinals at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014. (Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images)

: Switzerland’s Simona Meiler (left), Faye Gulini of the U.S., France’s Nelly Moenne Loccoz, France’s Chloe Trespeuch and Eva Samkova of the Czech Republic compete during the women’s snowboard cross semifinals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 16, 2014. (Mike Blake/Reuters)

: Gold medal winner Eva Samkova of the Czech Republic (left) and Canada’s Dominique Maltais embrace after their women’s snowboard cross finals at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Rosa Khutor, February 16, 2014. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)

: Eva Samkova of the Czech Republic celebrates winning a gold medal on podium after the women’s snowboard cross finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor, February 16, 2014. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)

: Bode Miller of the U.S. clears a gate during the men’s alpine skiing Super-G competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center, February 16, 2014. (Ruben Sprich/Reuters)

: Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud clears a gate during the men’s alpine skiing Super-G competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 16, 2014. (Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters)

: Austria’s Matthias Mayer returns to the finish area after skiing out during the men’s alpine skiing Super-G competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 16, 2014. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)

: Andrew Weibrecht of the USA wins the silver medal during the Alpine Skiing Men’s Super-G at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games at Rosa Khutor Alpine Centre on February 16, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)

: Third-placed Bode Miller (right) of the U.S. cries after the men’s alpine skiing Super-G competition during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 16, 2014. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: Kjetil Jansrud of Norway wins gold, Team USA’s Andrew Weibrecht wins silver, and Jan Hudec of Canada and Bode Miller of the U.S. tie for bronze in the men’s alpine skiing super-G during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center. (Nathan Bilow/USA TODAY Sports)

: Bronze medalist U.S. skier Bode Miller arrives on the podium during the men’s alpine skiing Super-G flower ceremony at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014. (Alexander Klein/AFP/Getty Images)

: Canada’s pilot Jennifer Ciochetti starts a two-women bobsleigh training at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics near Sochi, February 16, 2014. (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)

: France’s Ivan Perrillat Boiteux celebrates as he crosses the finish line in the men’s cross-country 4 x 10km relay event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 16, 2014. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)

: France’s Robin Duvillard slides in the snow as he celebrates after the flower ceremony for the men’s cross-country 4 x 10km relay event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 16, 2014. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

: Austria’s Brian Lebler (left) and Norway’s Ole-Kristian Tollefsen fight for the puck during the second period of their men’s preliminary round hockey game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games February 16, 2014. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

: A volunteer looks out of a window as he watches the preparation for the welcoming ceremony for India’s team, in the Olympic athlete’s village which stands on a mountain plateau in Rosa Khutor, during the 2014 Winter Olympic Games February 16, 2014. India completed its return to the Olympic family on Sunday when its flag was hoisted at the Sochi Games, five days after the International Olympic Committee lifted its suspension on the Southeast Asian nation. (Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

: Erika Brown of USA reacts during a women’s curling round robin match between USA and Canada on day nine of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Ice Cube Curling Center on February 16, 2014 in Sochi. (Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, bobsled competitions are set to begin today, and the Jamaican bobsled team is being treated like rock-stars despite having little chance at a medal.

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