Sochi Olympics Day 4: Jamie Anderson completes U.S. slopestyle sweep
Jamie Anderson completed a gold-medal sweep for American snowboarders in the slopestyle competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Anderson had been one of the event’s favorites heading into Sunday’s event, and she sealed the deal with a 95.25 score.
Meanwhile, at the rink, Russia won the gold medal in the team figure skating event, with the U.S. finishing in third. Also, Ireen Wust of the Netherlands won the gold in the 3,000-meter speedskating event. U.S. speedskater Jilleanne Rookard finished 10th.
- Jamie Anderson of the U.S. competes in the women’s snowboard slopestyle final during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 9, 2014. Anderson won the gold medal. (Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images)
- Gold medalist Jamie Anderson of the U.S. poses on the podium at the medal ceremony after the women’s snowboard slopestyle event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. (Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)
- Sarka Pancochova of the Czech Republic performs a jump during the women’s snowboard slopestyle finals event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Rosa Khutor, February 9, 2014. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)
- Germany’s Felix Loch speeds down the track to win the men’s singles luge event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, at the Sanki Sliding Center February 9, 2014. (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)
- Germany’s Felix Loch celebrates after winning the men’s singles luge competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 9, 2014. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)
- U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson competes in the women’s snowboard slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 9, 2014. Anderson won the gold medal, giving the U.S. a gold-medal sweep of the slopestyle event. (Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images)
- Switzerland’s Isabel Derungs performs a jump during the women’s snowboard slopestyle finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Rosa Khutor, February 9, 2014. (Mike Blake/Reuters)
- Jason Brown of the U.S. performs in the men’s figure skating free program during the team skating event at the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 9, 2014. (Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)
- Elena Ilinykh (left) and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia compete during the figure skating team ice dance free dance at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. (Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters)
- The Russian figure skating team steps onto the podium after winning a gold medal in the team skating event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. From left to right: Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev, Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov, Ksenia Stolbova and Fyodor Klimov, Yulia Lipnitskaya, Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov, Evgeny Plyushchenko. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
- Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States compete in the team ice dancing free program during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
- Russia’s Julia Lipnitskaia performs in the women’s figure skating team free program at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 9, 2014. (Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)
- The U.S. figure skating team celebrates its bronze medal on the podium at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. From left to right: Marissa Castelli, Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner, Meryl Davis, Charlie White, Jeremy Abbott, Jason Brown, Simon Shnapir. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
- Italy’s Werner Heel competes during the men’s alpine skiing downhill at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 9, 2014. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images)
- Slovakia’s Anastasiya Kuzmina lies on the ground after crossing the finish line to win the women’s biathlon 7.5km sprint event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 9, 2014. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)
- Norway’s Martin Johnsrud Sundby (left) leads the pack in the men’s cross-country skiing 15km + 15km skiathlon during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 9, 2014, in Rosa Khutor. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)
- Winner Jamie Anderson of the U.S. (C), silver medalist Finland’s Enni Rukajarvi and third-place finisher Britain’s Jenny Jones pose on the podium at the victory ceremony after the women’s snowboard slopestyle competition at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, February 9, 2014. (Mike Blake/Reuters)
- Canada’s Zina Kocher shoots during the women’s biathlon 7.5km sprint event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 9, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
- Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev reacts as he attends the men’s ski jumping normal hill individual final event of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center in Rosa Khutor, February 9, 2014. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
- Irene Wust of the Netherlands skates to a first place finish during the women’s 3,000-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. (Phil Noble/Reuters)
- Belgium’s Jelena Peeters competes in the women’s speedskating 3000m at the Adler Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 9, 2014. Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust powered to victory in the women’s 3,000-meter race on Sunday, stealing gold from defending Olympic champion Martina Sablikova. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)
- Irene Wust of the Netherlands celebrates after realising she has won the women’s 3000-meters speed skating event during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. (Issei Kato/Reuters)
- Yulia Lipnitskaya of Russia competes during the figure skating team ladies’ free skating event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
- Paul Bonifacio Parkinson of Italy competes during the figure skating team event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. (Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters)
- Kaetlyn Osmond of Canada competes during the figure skating team ladies’ free skate event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. (David Gray/Reuters)
- Tucker West of the U.S. speeds down the track in the men’s singles luge competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 9, 2014. (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)
- Dachhiri Dawa Sherpa of Nepal takes part in a cross-country training session for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games at the “Laura” cross-country and biathlon center in Rosa Khutor, February 9, 2014. Dachhiri Dawa Sherpa knows a thing or two about multi-tasking. At 44, the only member of the Nepal team at the Sochi Olympics has built a school, an orphanage, a water reservoir and a clinic, and he is not finished yet. The rough-faced Sherpa told Reuters on Sunday he is taking part in a cross-country event at the Sochi Games to spread the Olympic spirit. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
- Gold medalist Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Canada poses with silver medalist, compatriot and sister Chloe Dufour-Lapointe (R), during the presentation ceremony for the women’s freestyle skiing moguls at the Sochi 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)
- Germany’s Felix Loch speeds down the track during the men’s singles luge competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 9, 2014. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)
- Canada’s John Fairbairn takes part in a skeleton training session at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor on February 9, 2014 during the Sochi Winter Olympics. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
- Austria’s Matthias Mayer competes during the men’s alpine skiing downhill at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 9, 2014. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)
- Bode Miller of the U.S. squats after his men’s alpine skiing downhill race during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center, February 9, 2014. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
- Olga Graf of Russia waves after her women’s 3000-meter speedskating race during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. (Phil Noble/Reuters)
- Switzerland’s Dario Cologna celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men’s cross-country skiathlon event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 9, 2014. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
- Sweden’s players celebrate after winning the women’s ice hockey Group B match against Japan at the Shayba Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 9, 2014. (Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images)
- Japan’s Kanae Aoki (from left), Tomoe Yamane, goalie Akane Konishi and goalie Nana Fujimoto (R) bow after losing their women’s preliminary round hockey game to Sweden, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, February 9, 2014. (Jim Young/Reuters)
- Jerome Michael Alvin from Park City, Utah, with a U.S. national flag draped over his shoulders, looks at the Olympic flame at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. Sochi will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games from February 7 to February 23. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)
- Germany’s Sophie Kratzer, top, falls on Russia’s Yelena Dergachyova during the second period of their women’s ice hockey game at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. (Grigory Dukor/Reuters)
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