Feb 18, 2014

Sochi Olympics Day 13: Mikaela Shiffrin falls short in giant slalom, US lead after 1st day of women’s bobsled

Kalani Gordon 0 Comment Olympics Olympics, Pussy Riot, Russia, Sochi, sochi olympics, Winter Olympics

Americans Elana Meyers, Lauryn Williams hold lead after 1st day of women’s bobsled, Lolo Jones officially becomes 10th American to compete in different sports at the Summer and Winter Olympics as she competes in heat 1 of women’s bobsled runs, Anze Kopitar, Slovenia advance to Olympic men’s hockey quarterfinals, two members of Pussy Riot were detained and released and more.

: Members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (front L) and Maria Alyokhina (front R) perform in front of Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic games mascots as they record a video in the Adler district of Sochi, early on February 18, 2014. Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina and at least half a dozen others were arrested today in the centre of the Winter Games host city over accusations of theft from a local hotel. (Evgeny Feldman/AFP/Getty Images)

: Masked members of Pussy Riot leave a police station in Adler during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 18, 2014. Pussy?Riot?protest band members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova?were released from police custody on Tuesday, Tolokonnikova’s husband said hours after they were detained in Sochi, where?Russia is holding the 2014 Winter Olympics. (REUTERS/Eric Gaillard)

: Masked members of Pussy Riot cover their faces as they leave a police station in Adler during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 18, 2014. Pussy Riot protest band members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova were released from police custody on Tuesday, Tolokonnikova’s husband said hours after they were detained in Sochi, where Russia is holding the 2014 Winter Olympics. (REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov)

: Spectator covers from rain as he watches the first run of the women’s alpine skiing giant slalom event during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach)

: Slovenian players crowd near the goal to celebrate after defeating Austria in their men’s ice hockey playoffs qualification game at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Grigory Dukor)

: From L-R: Russia’s Nikolay Olyunin, Spain’s Lucas Eguibar , Trevor Jacob of the U.S., Alex Deibold of the U.S., Norway’s Stian Sivertzen and Canada’s Kevin Hill compete during the men’s snowboard semi-final at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)

: Czech Republic’s Ondrej Moravec celebrates after crossing the finsihs line during the men’s biathlon 15 km mass start event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 18, 2014. Norway’s Emil Hegle Svendsen finished first ahead of France’s Martin Fourcade and Moravec. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

: Norway’s Alexander Bonsaksen upends Russia’s Pavel Datsyuk (13), which resulted in a penalty for tripping, during the first period of their men’s qualification round ice hockey game at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, February 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Mark Blinch)

: Norway’s Joergen Graabak celebrates after finishing first in the cross country race of the Nordic Combined individual Gundersen 10 km event of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center in Rosa Khutor, February 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach)

: Gondolas are seeing amidst the fog ahead of the men’s freestyle skiing halfpipe competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez)

: Canada’s Matt Margetts competes during the men’s freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez)

: The puck flies into the net for Finland’s second goal next to Russia’s goalie Anna Prugova during the first period of their women’s ice hockey classification game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games February 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Martin Rose/Pool)

: France’s Thomas Krief slides during the men’s freestyle skiing halfpipe finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar

: Canada’s Noah Bowman competes during the men’s freestyle skiing halfpipe finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

: Canadian fans cheer during the medal ceremony at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

: Two people sharing an umbrella approach the Bolshoy Ice Dome at the Olympic Park during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

: Britain’s pilot Paula Walker and Rebekah Wilson speed down the track during the women’s bobsleigh competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

: David Wise of the U.S.competes during the men’s freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

: Gold medallists Germany’s Andreas Wank, Marinus Kraus, Andreas Wellinger and Severin Freund (L-R) celebrate during the victory ceremony for the men’s team ski jumping final at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

: France’s Kevin Rolland performs a jump during the men’s freestyle skiing halfpipe finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

: Canada’s Mike Riddle performs a jump during the men’s freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

: The Czech Republic’s Tomas Plekanec (R) celebrates his goal next to Slovakia’s Zdeno Chara during the third period of their men’s qualification round ice hockey game at the 2014 Sochi Sochi Winter Olympics, February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young

: Switzerland’s Nino Niederreiter (R) crashes into Latvia’s goalie Edgars Masalskis and Oskars Bartulis during the third period of their men’s qualification round ice hockey game at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

: France’s Martin Fourcade (bottom) shoots as Austria’s Dominik Landertinger (C) leaves the shooting range during the men’s biathlon 15km mass start event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Rosa Khutor February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

: A skier competes during the men’s freestyle skiing halfpipe finals at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Rosa Khutor February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar