Two women became the first Alpine skiers in Olympic history to tie for a gold medal during the fifth day of competition at the Sochi Games.
Slovenia's Tina Maze and Switzerland's Dominique Gisin finished the women's downhill in 1 minute, 41.57 seconds. Switzerland's Lara Gut, just one-tenth of a second behind, captured the bronze.
In the Nordic Combined individual normal hill, Germany's Eric Frenzel won the gold medal. He led comfortably after ski jumping and finished strong on the 10-kilometer cross-country course. Japan's Akito Watabe took the silver, and Norway's Magnus Krog earned bronze.
Later, American speed skater Shani Davis will vye for his third-straight gold medal in the men's 1,000 meters. Medals will also be awarded in men's doubles luge and women's halfpipe.
Russian duo Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov will try to become the first figure skaters to win two golds at the same Olympics when they compete in the pairs free program.
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Slovenia's Tina Maze and Switzerland's Dominique Gisin finished the women's downhill in 1 minute, 41.57 seconds. Switzerland's Lara Gut, just one-tenth of a second behind, captured the bronze.
In the Nordic Combined individual normal hill, Germany's Eric Frenzel won the gold medal. He led comfortably after ski jumping and finished strong on the 10-kilometer cross-country course. Japan's Akito Watabe took the silver, and Norway's Magnus Krog earned bronze.
Later, American speed skater Shani Davis will vye for his third-straight gold medal in the men's 1,000 meters. Medals will also be awarded in men's doubles luge and women's halfpipe.
Russian duo Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov will try to become the first figure skaters to win two golds at the same Olympics when they compete in the pairs free program.
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