Feb 17, 2014

Sochi Olympics Day 12: Meryl Davis and Charlie White win ice dancing gold; U.S. advances to women’s hockey gold-medal game

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The United States women’s ice hockey team will advance to the gold-medal game after defeating Sweden, 6-1 in a semifinal match.

Meanwhile, a heavy fog has forced the postponement of the Olympic men’s snowboard cross race and a second delay in the men’s 15-kilometer mass-start biathlon race. Both events are now slated for Tuesday.

: Russia’s Pavel Krotov competes during the men’s freestyle skiing aerials qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 17, 2014. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)

: China’s Qi Guangpu competes in the men’s freestyle skiing aerials finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor, February 17, 2014. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)

: Australia’s David Morris performs a jump during the men’s freestyle skiing aerials finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 17, 2014. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)

: Switzerland’s Mischa Gasser takes a warm-up jump before the men’s freestyle skiing aerials qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 17, 2014. (Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images)

: Italy’s Charlene Guignard (right) and Marco Fabbri compete during the figure skating ice dance free dance program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 17, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada compete in the figure skating ice dancing free dance program during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 17, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

: Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the U.S. compete during the figure skating ice-dance free dance program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 17, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

: Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the U.S. react after their figure skating ice dance free dance program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 17, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

: Charlie White and Meryl Davis celebrate winning the United States’ first-ever gold medal in ice dancing during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Iceberg Skating Palace. (Jeff Swinger/USA TODAY Sports)

: Switzerland’s goalie Florence Schelling lets in Canada’s second goal scored by Natalie Spooner (not seen) during the first period of their women’s ice hockey semi-final game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games February 17, 2014. (Jim Young/Reuters)

: Gracie Gold of the U.S. practices her routine during a figure skating training session at the Iceberg Skating Palace training arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 17, 2014. Picture taken with multiple exposure. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

: Anders Johnson of the U.S. reacts after his jump in the trial round of the men’s ski jumping team event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games February 17, 2014. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)

: The United States team piloted by Steven Holcomb with Steven Langton competes in the final heat of two-man bobsled race during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Sanki Sliding Center. (John David Mercer/USA TODAY Sports)

: Pilot Steven Holcomb (front) and Steven Langton of the U.S. finish the final run of the men’s two-man bobsled competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 17, 2014. The pair finished third, winning the U.S. its first bobsled medal in over 60 years. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)

: Switzerland’s pilot Beat Hefti (left) and Alex Baumann celebrate a second-place finish in the two-man bobsled event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor February 17, 2014. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)

: An athlete carries skis at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center on February 17, 2014. Thick fog shrouding the mountains at the Sochi Olympics forced organizers to postpone biathlon and snowboard cross events. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images)

: A spectator stands on the tribune as fog descends on the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 17, 2014, in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi. Due to weather conditions the men’s biathlon mass-start 15-kilometer race has been postponed. (Kirill Kudryatsev/AFP/Getty Images)

: Team USA’s Amanda Kessel (left) shoots past Sweden’s goalie Valentina Wallner (35) to score during the first period of their women’s semi-final ice hockey game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, February 17, 2014. (Laszlo Balogh/Reuters)

: Team USA’s Megan Bozek (left) and Kacey Bellamy celebrate after defeating Sweden in their women’s semi-final ice hockey game at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, February 17, 2014. (Laszlo Balogh/Reuters)

: Jessie Vetter of the United States looks on in the first period against Sweden during the women’s ice hockey semifinal game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Shayba Arena on February 17, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Martin Rose/Getty Images)

: Julie Chu of the United States collides with Anna Borgqvist of Sweden in the first period during a women’s ice hockey semifinal game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Shayba Arena on February 17, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

: Kacey Bellamy (center) of the U.S. vies with Sweden’s Emma Eliasson (right) and Sweden’s Erika Grahm during the women’s ice hockey semifinals at the Shayba Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 17, 2014. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images)

: Kacey Bellamy (from left), Amanda Kessel, Kelli Stack and Megan Bozek pose before the a women’s ice hockey semifinal game against Sweden at the Shayba Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 17, 2014. (Bruce Bennett/Pool/AFP/Getty Images)

: USA forward Jocelyne Lamoureux (17) reaches back for the puck while defended by Sweden forward Jenni Asserholt (4) and defenseman Johanna Olofsson (7) in a women’s ice hockey semifinal during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Shayba Arena. (Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports)

: The Olympic flame burns during the 2014 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Park on February 17, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

: A Russian skier warms up as fog descends at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center. The men’s biathlon 15-km mass start was postponed due to heavy fog. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

: Germany’s Johannes Rydzek participates in a training session for the normal hill ski jump portion of the Nordic combined race at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 17, 2014, in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi. (Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)

: Norway’s Magnus Krog participates in a training session for the Nordic combined event at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 17, 2014, in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi. (John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images)

: South Korea’s Kim Yuna practices her routine during a figure skating training session at the Iceberg Skating Palace training arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 17, 2014. (David Gray/Reuters)

: China’s Xu Xiaoming sweeps ahead of a stone during their men’s curling round robin game against Britain at the Ice Cube Curling Center during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 17, 2014. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)

: Workers clear the track next to the snowboard cross course during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 17, 2014. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)

: Snowboarders and skiers take the ski-lift in heavy fog at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 17, 2014. Heavy fog is forcing Olympic organizers to postpone some events. (Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images)

: Canada’s Christopher Robanske and compatriot Kevin Hill play with a tennis ball as they wait for the start of the men’s snowboarding cross qualification round during a delay because of the fog at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor, February 17, 2014. Fog and drizzle shrouded the course as practice runs were due to begin. (Mike Blake/Reuters)

: Workers shovel snow in thick fog at the Laura Cross Country Ski and Biathlon Center at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, February 17, 2014. Organisers of the Sochi Olympics defied the odds when they battled unusually warm temperatures for a week, but they were helpless against a winter fog that caused events to be postponed on Monday. The men’s biathlon 15km mass start was called off for a second straight day due to thick fog. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)

: People walk past the cauldron as it is reflected in a puddle on the Olympic Park at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 17, 2014. (Gary Hershorn/Reuters)

: Samuel Costa of Italy jumps during the Nordic Combined Individual Large Hill official training on day 10 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at RusSki Gorki Jumping Center on February 17, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Lars Baron/Getty Images)

: Switzerland’s Renato Ulrich takes a warm-up jump before the men’s freestyle skiing aerials qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 17, 2014. (Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images)