Sochi Olympics Day 9: Speedskating federation seeks to switch Under Armour suits, US tied with Norway for top medal count
Meredith Vieira will fill in for Bob Costas tonight, Dario Cologna of Switzerland won the men’s 15K classical race for his second gold medal of the Sochi Games, Sandro Viletta of Switzerland win’s Olympic gold medal in men’s super-combined alpine skiing, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Team USA House in Sochi and more.
- First-placed Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu bows after the flower ceremony for the figure skating men’s free skating program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray
- First-placed Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu (C), second-placed Canada’s Patrick Chan (L) and third-placed Kazakhstan’s Denis Ten celebrate on the podium after the figure skating men’s free skating program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
- Belarus’ Alla Tsuper performs a jump during the women’s freestyle skiing aerials finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
- Canada’s Jeff Carter (R) scores his second goal on Austria’s goalie Bernhard Starkbaum during the second period of their men’s preliminary round ice hockey game at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/Pool
- Canada’s Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes soars through the air in his trial jump during a qualifying session for the men’s ski jumping large hill individual event during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center in Rosa Khutor, February 14, 2014. Picture taken using multiple exposure. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
- Australia’s Laura Peel performs a jump during the women’s freestyle skiing aerials finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
- Poland’s Kamil Stoch soars through the air in his trial jump during a qualifying session for the men’s ski jumping large hill individual event during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center in Rosa Khutor, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
- Emily Cook of the U.S. performs a jump during a practice session before the women’s freestyle skiing aerials finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
- A man takes a picture of a set of Olympic rings on the Olympic Park at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn
- Noelle Pikus-Pace of the U.S. jumps as she celebrates with coach Tuffy Latour the second place in the women’s skeleton event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
- Katie Uhlaender of the U.S. is cheered as she finishes in the women’s skeleton event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
- A person climbs on the Bolshoi Dome, one of the ice hockey venues, before the medals ceremony during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
- Ukraine’s Nadiya Mokhnatska performs a jump during the women’s freestyle skiing aerials qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
- Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Igor Laikert goes airborne during the downhill run of the men’s alpine skiing super combined event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 14, 2014. Picture taken with multiple exposure function. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
- Third-placed Italy’s Christof Innerhofer (R) does a somersault on the podium as winner Switzerland’s Sandro Viletta (C) and second-placed Croatia’s Ivica Kostelic laugh after the men’s alpine skiing super combined event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
- People walk past the Olympic cauldron as the sun sets on the Olympic Park at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
- A man takes a swim in Adler on a warm day during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
- A man plays with his child on the beach in Adler on a warm and sunny day during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
- Belarus’ Darya Domracheva celebrates during the flower ceremony for the women’s biathlon 15km individual event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 14, 2014. Domracheva finished first ahead of Switzerland’s Selina Gasparin and compatriot Nadezhda Skardino. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
- Russia’s Alexandra Orlova crashes during the women’s freestyle skiing aerials qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake
- China’s Li Nina performs a jump during the women’s freestyle skiing aerials qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
- Kazakhstan’s Zhibek Arapbayeva performs a jump during the women’s freestyle skiing aerials qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
- A couple kisses each other in front of the Olympic cauldron on Valentine’s Day at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
- Sweden’s goalie Henrik Lundqvist (R) makes a save on Switzerland’s Nino Niederreiter as Sweden’s Nicklas Backstrom defends during the first period of their men’s preliminary round hockey game at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/Pool
- Bagpipers perfom before the start of the morning session of the men’s curling round robin games at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble
- Flowery designs are seen on the pants of a member of Norway’s team during their men’s curling round robin game against Canada at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in the Ice Cube Curling Center, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble
- Canada’s Devon Kershaw skis during the men’s cross-country 15km classic event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 14, 2014. Picture taken with multiple exposure funtion. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
- Pilot Esme Kamphuis (front) of the Netherlands starts a two-women bobsleigh training event at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, near Sochi, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
- Course slippers prepare the slalom piste ahead of the slalom run of the men’s alpine skiing super combined event during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center in Rosa Khutor February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar
- Krystof Kryzl of the Czech Republic competes in the downhill run of the men’s alpine skiing super combined event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich
- Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde performs a jump during the downhill run of the men’s alpine skiing super combined event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini