Feb 13, 2014

Sochi Olympics Day 8: Evgeni Plushenko retires after withdrawing from Olympics, US crushes Slovakia in men’s hockey

Kalani Gordon 0 Comment Olympics bobsled, Russia, slopestyle, sochi olympics

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said a track worker was hit by bobsled in Sochi and suffered a broken leg and ‘maybe a concussion,’ the U.S. has swept the podium in men’s slopestyle skiing, China’s Zhang Hong gets country its first ever gold in speed skating with a win in women’s 1.000-meter event and Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko has retired after withdrawing from Olympics.

: France’s Alexis Pinturault skis during the downhill run of the men’s alpine skiing super combined training session at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

: Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu and figure skating coach Yoshiko Kobayashi react in the “kiss and cry” area during the figure skating men’s short program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

: Russia’s pilot Alexander Denisyev (L) celebrates with teammates Tatyana Ivanova (2nd L), Valdislav Antonov (3rd L) and Albert Demchenko during the luge team relay competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Sanki Sliding Center February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

: Spain’s Javier Fernandez competes during the figure skating men’s short program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

: Kazakhstan’s Denis Ten competes during the figure skating men’s short program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

: France’s Martin Fourcade skis during the men’s biathlon 20 km individual event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Rosa Khutor February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler

: Norway’s Ole Einar Bjoerndalen skis during the men’s biathlon 20km individual event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler

: Nicholas Goepper of the U.S. performs a jump during the men’s freestyle skiing slopestyle qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

: Drummers perform in the Olympic Park during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

: Dutch fans watch the women’s 1,000 metres speed skating event during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Issei Kato

: China’s Zhang Hong competes in the women’s 1,000 metres speed skating event during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Issei Kato

: Joss Christensen of the U.S performs a jump during the men’s freestyle skiing slopestyle semi-finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 13, 2014. Christensen led a United States podium sweep in spectacular fashion to win the first Olympic gold medal in men’s slopestyle skiing at the Sochi Games on Thursday. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

: Argentina’s Cristian Javier Simari Birkner speeds down the course during the downhill run of the men’s alpine skiing super combined training session at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 13, 2014. Picture taken with multiple exposure function. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler

: Members of Japan’s women’s ice hockey team surround Japan’s goalie Nana Fujimoto before the start of the second period against Germany during their women’s preliminary round ice hockey game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

: Argentina’s Cristian Javier Simari Birkner prepares to start his downhill run of the men’s alpine skiing super combined training session at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

: Norway’s Andreas Haatveit performs a jump during the men’s freestyle skiing slopestyle qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

: Germany’s Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, and Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendt ( from top-bottom) speed down the track during the luge team relay competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, in this combination picture made of frames taken February 13, 2014. The team won the event. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

: Canada’s Kevin Reynolds competes during the figure skating men’s short program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 13, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray

: Silver medalist Italy’s Arianna Fontana celebrates during the medal ceremony for the women’s 500 meters short track speed skating event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics , February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

: A woman walks past the cauldron at the Olympic Park as the moon rises over the Caucasus Mountains at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn

: Slovakia’s Viera Gburova speeds down the track during the luge team relay competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Sanki Sliding Center February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

: Michael Christian Martinez of the Philippines competes during the figure skating men’s short program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson