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BEIJING (AP) — Shred, white and flew. Innovative American freestyle skiers Alex Hall and Nick Goepper landed jaw-dropping tricks on the Secret Garden slopestyle course and won the gold and silver medals at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday.

Team USA had been one minute away from advancing to the Olympic semifinals — but Slovakia came back to force overtime in the final minute of regulation.

Things to know today: NATO sees no sign of Russian pullback from Ukraine; San Francisco removes 3 from school board; US mens hockey ousted from Olympics.

The United States is out of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympics in stunning fashion after blowing a late lead.

The United States is out of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics in stunning fashion after blowing a late lead. Marek Hrivik scored with 43.7 seconds left in regulation, Peter Cehlarik had the winner and Slovakia beat the U.S. 3-2 in a shootout to knock the top-seeded Americans out in the quarterfinals. The U.S. led for almost half the game before the tying goal when Slovakia pulled its goaltender for an extra attacker to play 6-on-5. Slovakia forward Juraj Slafkovsky scored his tournam...

American men have won six of nine medals since slopestyle made its Olympic debut in 2014.

The United States is out of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics in stunning fashion after blowing a late lead. Marek Hrivik scored with 43.7 seconds left in regulation,

The United States is out of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics in stunning fashion after blowing a late lead.

The United States is out of the mens hockey tournament at the Olympics in stunning fashion after blowing a late lead.

Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will go for a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday, the next chapter in a damaging doping scandal which has overshadowed the Games.