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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by US Speedskating via twitter 2/9/2014 12:55:21 PM
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US men's curling skip John Shuster talks about balancing his passion and fatherhood as 3-time Olympian tout.com/m/xzekj2?ref=t…by Brian Murphy via twitter 2/9/2014 12:55:33 PM
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Set phasers to kill. @helenenothelen : Just saw Sochi security stop a Cdn journo from bringing tin of Timmy's coffee into the press center.by cathalkelly via twitter 2/9/2014 12:55:57 PM
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Thanks @TwitterSports for the pin! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgCOfRAIgAADxdD.jpg
by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 1:12:23 PM -
Moment after someone climbs over the divider in team figure skating and attacks an opponent is when I'll start watching team figure skating.by cathalkelly via twitter 2/9/2014 3:34:01 PM
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What an Great Performance by Jason Brown ! Great Job Boy ! instagram.com/p/kM0tLnnH7f/
by Sk8Prince via twitter 2/9/2014 3:34:02 PM -
Evgeny Plyuschekno might be the only figure skater in history that you could describe as a boss.by cathalkelly via twitter 2/9/2014 3:35:50 PM
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We have a winner in the women's 7.5 km sprint biathlon! Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia takes the gold, repeating her win from Vancouver. Olga Vilukhina gets Russia's first silver at Sochi, and Ukranian Vita Semerenko rounds up the podium.
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Plushenko earns 168.20 points and is the new leader. #Olympics2014by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 3:40:05 PM
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Machida of Japan is on the ice. #Olympics2014by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 3:40:52 PM
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Plyuschekno could come by and mow your lawn, and you'd be standing in the window going, 'I've never seen anything more graceful.'by cathalkelly via twitter 2/9/2014 3:41:55 PM
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Bummer: Jason Brown falls during the team competition.
by BuzzFeed Sports via twitter 2/9/2014 3:42:00 PM -
Great effort from Brown to put that kinda performance out in #Sochi2014 opener. My story on his blinder-on approach: nbco.ly/1krdpgiby Nick McCarvel via twitter 2/9/2014 3:47:36 PM
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Machida earns 165.85 points and finishes in third in the free skate.by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 3:49:10 PM
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With Brown's fourth place finish, #TeamUSA still firmly in bronze-medal position with two segments left. @GraceEGold is next!by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 3:49:37 PM
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New sports in Olympics continue to benefit Park City-based U.S. Ski and Snowboard Assn. Another slopestyle gold bit.ly/1ksqJ43by Kurt Kragthorpe via twitter 2/9/2014 3:50:34 PM
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DAAAAAAD! 18 year old @TuckerWest1 's dad on @Todayshow : "Tucker is VERY single" Watch the clip here: tw.nbcsports.com/Byoby #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/9/2014 3:50:36 PM
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by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 3:51:48 PM
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Yeah, we’re gonna watch figure skating in Russian. So what? #Sochi2014by Michael C. Lewis via twitter 2/9/2014 3:52:03 PM
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The scene inside the Iceberg Skating Palace as #Plushenko took his bow. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgCzZTbCYAAgM2e.jpg
by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 3:53:38 PM -
#USAHPond trophies are here! Who wants one? http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgCzt5MCUAA1Z10.jpg
by USA Hockey via twitter 2/9/2014 3:55:02 PM -
Short-track? MT @nzaccardi : Looking at Monday schedule and wondering about marquee event for U.S. Could it possibly be U.S.-Norway curling?by Michael C. Lewis via twitter 2/9/2014 3:55:37 PM
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Here's a photo of @jasonbskates making his Olympic debut. #Olympics2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgCw4dhCMAA9bAi.jpg
by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter edited by Ross Maghielse 2/9/2014 3:59:05 PM -
Sochi operation, from my slice of experience, has been excellent. Transportation smooth, security not overwhelming, volunteers nice.by Kurt Kragthorpe via twitter 2/9/2014 4:01:00 PM
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by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 4:08:11 PM
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RT @RedSox : Go Team USA!! @USOlympic #Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf_LacwIIAE8wYj.jpg
by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/9/2014 4:08:32 PM -
Osmond of Canada is the first to skate. #Olympics2014by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 4:12:25 PM
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Jason Brown may not have skated flawlessly, but his ponytail is still fanatstic wapo.st/1cjRyz7 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgCyFV9IUAA6pGg.jpg
by Post Sports via twitter 2/9/2014 4:12:56 PM -
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by Bode Miller via twitter 2/9/2014 4:17:37 PM
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. @GraceEGold is on the ice before she prepares to skate.by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 4:18:44 PM
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Osmond of Canada earns 110.73 to start the event. #Olympics2014by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 4:19:22 PM
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The men's normal hill trial jump begins in a few minutes! Watch LIVE on @LiveExtra : tw.nbcsports.com/zwD http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgC5dMiIYAAk54I.jpg
by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/9/2014 4:20:07 PM -
Kevin Reynolds secures medal for Canada in figure skating team event cbc.sh/su8bVFU #CBCOlympics #Sochi2014 #CBCSportsby CBCOlympics via twitter 2/9/2014 4:23:37 PM
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2014 Winter Olympics. Figure skating. Teams. Men. Free skating http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgC3_uSIgAAcXsS.jpg
by RIA Photos via twitter 2/9/2014 4:24:06 PM -
. @GraceEGold 's skate...in a word? #YES !by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 4:25:14 PM
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And @GraceEGold nails her #Olympic debut! #TeamUSA currently sits in 3rd in #FigureSkating team event. #GoTeamUSAby U.S. Olympic Team via twitter 2/9/2014 4:25:59 PM
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A BIG 129.38 points for @GraceEGold and she's into first! #Olympics2014by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 4:27:30 PM
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Suzuki of Japan is on the ice next.by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/9/2014 4:28:15 PM
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by Olympics via twitter 2/9/2014 4:30:04 PM
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Sochi chairs. Says @bruce_arthur : 'By the end, this is going to be the Hunger Games for chairs.' http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgC7xw8IYAA4tFe.jpg
by cathalkelly via twitter 2/9/2014 4:30:15 PM