2014 Winter Olympics Tracker: Live coverage from Sochi, Russia
This liveblog will feature updates, news and pictures from events happening in Sochi, Russia as they happen. The focus of the tracker is on major events, news and American teams.24/7 coverage will include: - Opening Ceremonies live coverage (Friday, 2/7) from two Digital First Media sports writers who are at Sochi right now. (Mark Purdy of the San Jose Mercury News and Kurt Kragthorpe of the Salt Lake Tribune)- Original reporting from Sochi: We have a team of 11 credentialed reporters, columnists and photographers from the Denver Post, San Jose Mercury News, Salt Lake Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press at Sochi. They will be filing in-depth coverage and real-time updates via Twitter. - What's important today: Our tracker team in New York City will highlight the major events, updates, teams and athletes that we are tracking each day during the Olympics. - Social media buzz: A curation of social media, pictures and videos from Olympic athletes, media correspondents and fans watching around the world. - Live coverage of the closing ceremony on Feb 23.
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#Gold for @sagekotsenburg ! First gold at #Sochi2014 and first-ever Olympic gold in snowboard slopestyle! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf__Rd3CUAEmEJp.jpg
by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/9/2014 2:46:40 AM -
Did you know @sagekotsenburg is the 4th American to claim gold in the first medal event of an #Olympic Winter Games? #GoTeamUSAby U.S. Olympic Team via twitter 2/9/2014 2:48:50 AM -
by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/9/2014 2:52:49 AM
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After watching @sagekotsenburg win gold in slopestyle snowboarding, we're excited to watch @AshWagner2010 in the ladies team short program!by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 2:53:56 AM -
"... I was always aiming for 2018, but just another dream come true this season." - Kaetlyn Osmond (@kaetlyn_23 ) http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgACJRhCIAA_V0o.jpg
by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/9/2014 2:59:13 AM -
I was awake before the sun was up so that sucked. Good news is my hair didn't move all night. #bulletproofby John Daly via twitter 2/9/2014 3:04:18 AM -
by U.S. Olympic Team via twitter 2/9/2014 3:10:38 AM
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Wagner moved 9 times in her childhood, & feels that it prepared her for all the travel w/international competitions. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgAFKJ_CAAAgcbq.jpg
by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/9/2014 3:12:23 AM -
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Greetings from New York City. It is now nighttime in Sochi and Saturday's Olympics events have concluded, but we'll continue to provide updates here and our live coverage of Sunday's action begins at 12:30 a.m. ET and will lead into the day's first event, the women's snowboarding slopestyle semifinals at 1:30 a.m. ET.
Other events such as speedskating, ski jumping, women's hockey and men's luge competition are also on deck beginning early Sunday morning. -
Early panic at snowboard: someone said Tahoe's Travis Gangon was leading men's Alpine downhill. He's moved down.by Elliott Almond via twitter 2/9/2014 7:40:32 AM -
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If you want to take a ride down the #Sochi2014 downhill course, watch this awesome video from @BBCSport bbc.in/1eJkvZRby Evan Doherty via twitter 2/9/2014 7:44:25 AM -
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by U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team via twitter 2/9/2014 7:49:46 AM -
Watch men's #downhill LIVE in 10 minutes here: stream.nbcolympics.com/alpine-skiing/… #Sochi2014 #Olympicsby U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team via twitter 2/9/2014 7:50:06 AM
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Bode Miller loses time on lower half of downhill at #Sochi2014 , clocks 2:06.75 for sixth, still with most top contenders remaining.by Michael C. Lewis via twitter 2/9/2014 7:50:18 AM -
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Bode Miller has poor second half of run and is out of medal. But Tahoe's @TravisGanong still in 3rd. This could be huge for him.by Elliott Almond via twitter 2/9/2014 7:51:21 AM
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Oly live: No podium for Bode Miller in downhill. Needed to be first in steep upper half of course. He wasn't. Got slower rest way down.by Mark Kiszla via twitter 2/9/2014 7:51:51 AM -
No medal for Bode Miller. In sixth after 15 racersby John Meyer via twitter 2/9/2014 7:52:08 AM -
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Born fat or flat chested the best of us tested we passed and we passed we passed out when we could we got old but we got goodby cathalkelly via twitter 2/9/2014 7:53:36 AM -
With a time of 2:06:75 @MillerBode currently in sixth. #Sochi2014by U.S. Olympic Team via twitter 2/9/2014 7:53:58 AM
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Spoiler alert: Bode Miller won 't downhill medal. Makes skimming contact with two gates, finishes .52 behind leader, stands 5th at moment.by MercPurdy via twitter 2/9/2014 7:54:58 AM -
Day 2 coverage of #Sochi2014 starts with women's #hockey ! Watch SWE-JPN on @LiveExtra here: tw.nbcsports.com/ozrby #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/9/2014 7:55:05 AM
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Live and in color: Bode Miller fails to medal in Oly downhill. Each of those panels is 60 inch TV monitor btw. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgBGHWvIcAAr-c7.jpg
by Mark Kiszla via twitter 2/9/2014 7:56:10 AM -
Wow. Bode Miller misses the medal podium in downhill. Great start at the top but too many mistakes in the middle and bottom. Clearly bummed.by Charles Robinson via twitter 2/9/2014 7:58:16 AM -
#TeamUSA @jessika_jenson 5th, @tywalkersnow 6th, miss #slopestyle finals. top 4 advance, join @Jme_Anderson , @KarlyShorr in finalsby Jason Blevins via twitter 2/9/2014 7:58:59 AM -
Crowd was raucous as Bode crushed top of run, noise dimmed when hit probls halfway down. Maybe 100 USA fans here. Hard venue to reach.by MercPurdy via twitter 2/9/2014 7:58:59 AM
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Sad image of Miller hanging head, then slowly skiing off, a crawl pace really. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgBE9UFIUAABqWT.jpg
by Nick Zaccardi via twitter 2/9/2014 7:59:02 AM -
Medal lost: @TravisGanong knocked out of 3rd.by Elliott Almond via twitter 2/9/2014 7:59:07 AM
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"You gotta just forget about fear." @TravisGanong after run in men's downhill final #GoTeamUSA #Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgBG6OEIEAAftdD.jpg
by U.S. Olympic Team via twitter 2/9/2014 7:59:39 AM -
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All set for the pairs press conference. @MarissaCastelli @SimonShnapir @felicia_zhang @NateBartholomay http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgBHYlKIcAEvd3h.jpg
by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 8:01:43 AM -
"There's so much energy." - @SimonShnapir on the crowd "During our warmup they were doing the wave."by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 8:03:19 AM
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So that means the next shot at any American medals will be Jamie Anderson and Karly Shorr when they compete in the women's slopestyle finals that begin at 4:15 a.m. ET. Shorr will go sixth, Anderson 10th, in the two-run event, with top three best scores earning medals.
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"We have worked hard and we have stuck together. It's amazing to be here." @MarissaCastelli on her road to the Olympics & a potential medal.by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 8:08:11 AM
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"It was everything I could have dreamed of and more. It was a very magical moment, definitely one I'll never forget." - @felicia_zhangby U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 8:10:25 AM
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Wow, it's a really tough course. Looks like one mistake is all it takes to kill your speed. Still to come @marcOsullivan #gofastby Julia Mancuso via twitter 2/9/2014 8:13:42 AM -
. @NateBartholomay was asked about his hair, which he referred to as "perfection". #TheOlympicsby U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 8:17:17 AM
