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It all. >> reporter: for a snowboarder, whipping winds, the worst enemy. taking a toll on womens slope stipe, first with a delay, followed by a string of blown runs. of the 25 competitors only 5 completed their first run without falls. but u.s. favorite jamie anderson still flew high and then stayed on her feet. landing a second olympic gold medal. >> honestly, it feels unreal. >> reporter: after weather forced a schedule change in the mens downhill race, womens ji giant slalom also moved. insid...

>> thanks for joining us at 3:00. well see you at 4:00. >> bye. tonight, olympic surprises, and an american medal rush. >> she has to go right up and do it. yes! >> boom! wow. >> holy cow. history on the ice and snow as powerful winds blow the schedule up in the air. security under scrutiny as the white houses story keeps changing about how it handled the abuse allegation scandal and dozens of white house officials operating without permanent security clearances. including jared kushner. ...

>> reporter: but that dream wasnt an easy one to reach. as a child, bradie struggle with a hip program affecting her coordination and wore orthod orthodics for years. >> she struggled for years, fell on the ice, and you couldnt jump at 5 years old. >> reporter: on top of that, she fractured her back twice in 2015 and 2016, missing three months of practice each time. was there a point dealing with this broken back where you thought, this is it, im not going to be able to do this again? >> no, def...

The finals of the team figure skating competition are held here tonight. the u.s. is in third place held by a solid performance last night in the short program by 20-year-old bradie tennell. she made it look easy, but the rise was anything but. joe friar with her

Soundtrack carried her to the u.s. title and the olympic team. >> the fairy tale just keeps going on and on. >> reporter: this is a cinderella story? >> feels like it now. >> reporter: the rise of a skating princess who proves dreams really do come true. joe friar, nbc news, san jose. when we come back, well stay on the ice and tell you the story about an american hockey family and the sisters who find themselves competing on two different teams here in pyeo ♪ no, please, please, oh! ♪ (sh...

Cinderella story. ♪ a dream is a wish your heart makes ♪ >> reporter: clenching the championship in figure skating, the winning program was appropriately set to music from cinderella. >> i chose it because i loved the character. i loved the character for as long as i can remember at 2 years old. >> thats when her mother made her a dress for halloween, or at least that was the plan. >> she put the dress on every single day. >> reporter: bradie was 2 years old when she fell in love with skatin...

Messes with you. >> reporter: womens slope style snow boarding postponed, and mens downhill postponed as well, and on practice run, skiers put tape on the noses. >> so we dont get frostbite going 80 miles per hour. >> reporter: the forecast for the next several days is more wind and chance of snow, but team usa is on a hot streak, and chris madezer got a gold in lose. >> im going to crash or get the medal. that was the mentality. we went for it. >> reporter: on the ice, the u.s. womens hockey te...

Because of a massive doping scandal in the 2014 olympics. the russian curlers wearing uniforms identifying them as "olympic athletes from russia." and a day after that massive military parade in north korea, its athletes set to march in the opening ceremonies. their fo four-time olympian, luger erin hamlin winning the honor of carrying the american flag, but that decision not without controversy. the u.s. olympic committee selecting hamlin through a coin toss after she tied with speed skater sha...

Three days from the olympics and controversy swirling around figure skating. no stranger to scandal. critics now raising questions about whether the judging system is biassed. nbc news investigates. and have these students found the secret to being happy? its one ivy league schools most popular class ever. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome to our viewers in the west. perhaps not since the last space shuttle flight in 2011 has there been such drama around a...

For anything and everything. officials say there is no threat here at the park, but security teams are dealing with another possible problem. a potential outbreak of norovirus has sidelined 1200 men and women who work these checkpoints behind me. the military is now stepping in. folks are trying to keep the athletes and public safe as the games get set to begin. lester. >> miguel almaguer, thank you. now to an nbc exclusive, at the winter olympics one of the biggest events is sure to be, figur...