SOCHI WINTER OLYMPICS

Gold-getters

Gold medalist in the women's snowboard slopestyle Jamie Anderson of the United States smiles during the medals ceremony at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Gold medalist in the women's snowboard slopestyle Jamie Anderson of the United States smiles during the medals ceremony at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Big day in Russia

Austrian Matthias Mayer won the gold in men’s downhill skiing. Mayer covered the Rosa Khutor course in 2 minutes, 6.23 seconds, beating Italy’s Christof Innerhofer by 0.06 seconds. American Bode Miller finished eighth.

With Evgeni Plushenko and Julia Lipnitskaia winning the free skates, Russia took the team event without needing to worry about the concluding ice dance.

President Vladimir Putin was among those in a crowd relishing this victory as the Russians drew away from the U.S. and Canada.

The U.S. now has a double gold hit in slopestyle, with Jamie Anderson doing her part a day after Sage Kotsenburg. Finland’s Enni Rukajarvi won the silver. The bronze went to Jenny Jones, a former maid at a ski resort who gave Britain its first medal in any snow sport.

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Sports, Pages 13 on 02/10/2014

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