Feb 10, 2014

Germany’s Maria Hoefl-Riesch defended her Olympic gold in the women’s super-combined event, edging out American skier Julia Mancuso in the slalom portion of the competition.

On the ice, Canadian speedskater Charles Hamelin took gold in the short-track 1,500 meters race.

: Germany’s Maria Hoefl-Riesch skis during the slalom run of the women’s alpine skiing super-combined event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 10, 2014. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

: Julia Mancuso of the U.S. competes in the slalom run of the women’s alpine skiing super-combined event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 10, 2014. Mancuso came in third place. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

: Julia Mancuso of the U.S. goes airborne during the downhill run of the women’s alpine skiing super-combined event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 10, 2014. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

: Gold medalist Maria Hoefl-Riesch, of Germany, (center), second-placed Austria’s Nicole Hosp (left), and bronze medalist Julia Mancuso of the U.S. celebrate in the finish area after competing in the slalom run of the women’s alpine skiing super-combined event during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)

: Canada’s John Fairbairn takes part in a men’s skeleton official training session at the Sanki Sliding Center during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)

: South Korea’s Lee Han-bin (L) leads in front of Canada’s Michael Gilday (second left) during the men’s 1,500-meters short track speedskating competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 10, 2014. (Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters)

: Canada’s skip Brad Jacobs (right) delivers a stone as E. J. Harnden (L) and Ryan Harnden walk ahead of him to sweep during their men’s curling round-robin game against Germany at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, February 10, 2014. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

: Russia’s skip Alexey Stukalskiy (center) delivers a stone as Russia’s Peter Dron (left) and Evgeny Arkhipov sweep during their men’s curling round-robin game against Britain at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, February 10, 2014. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

: Germany’s skip John Jahr delivers a stone during the team’s men’s curling round robin game against Canada at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, February 10, 2014. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

: Italy’s Francesca Marsaglia speeds down the course during the downhill run of the women’s alpine skiing super-combined event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 10, 2014. (Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters)

: Austria’s Janine Flock awaits the start of a women’s skeleton training session at the Sanki Sliding Center at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics,, February 10, 2014. (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)

: Charles Hamelin of Canada wears his country’s flag as he celebrates his victory in the men’s 1,500-meter short track speedskating finals event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 10, 2014. (Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters)

: Team USA’s goalie Molly Schaus makes a save against Switzerland during the second period of their women’s preliminary round hockey game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, February 10, 2014. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

: South Korea’s Park Se-Yeong (back right) falls and takes out Sjinkie Knegt of the Netherlands, as France’s Sebastien Lepape (front) and Canada’s Francois Hamelin (hidden) skate past during the men’s 1,500-meter short track speedskating finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

: China’s Shi Jingnan (left) crashes during the men’s 1,500-meter short track speedskating heats event at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 10, 2014. (David Gray/Reuters)

: South Korea’s Jinyong Park and Jung Myung Cho speed down the track during a men’s doubles luge training session at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in the Sanki Sliding Center, Rosa Khutor near Sochi, February 10, 2014. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)

Curling tournaments also began Monday morning, as will the women’s singles luge competition, with Baltimore-born Summer Britcher to take her first run at an Olympic medal.

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