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Redemption. >> i felt so many times i might as well go out and throw everything down and see what happens. >> reporter: last fall we met thnathan where he learned to skate at age three. >> i feel like one of these kids on the ice. >> you are 18. >> im still a young kid. >> reporter: the youngest of five kids born to chinese immigrants. the older sisters were dance dancers. >> just did whatever they told me to do. >> and now you do ballet? >> exactly. >> reporter: he was pretty good. by age ten h...

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Going down on course. >> reporter: there was excitement at the kwandong hockey center. the u.s. women losing their first face-off against their bitter rival canada. tensions between the two teams boiling over in the games final minutes. will we be back for the finals? >> absolutely. were going to win this one. >> reporter: tonight, many team usa athletes say that even though theyre in pyeongchang, their hearts are with those in florida. >> we wanted to skate for the 17 children that died in the ...

This is but i can vouch for myself and save it im praying that ive never taken anything in my life. instead of fighting for medals at the olympic games. but i can only look back at their last big performance at the european championships a few weeks ago. at the time they didnt know they wouldnt be at the olympics and they want to bronze medal in the ice dancing disciplined. when i wasnt invited it was really hard for us for a few days then things got easier and now we understand that life has to...

Stronger even argues thats why it wouldnt help in his discipline anyway he says ice skating is about coordination and grace. if i cant speak for anyone else this is but i can vouch for myself. and say that i am clean that ive never taken anything in my life. instead of fighting for medals at the olympic games yvonne and alex on that i can only look back at their last big performance at the european championships a few weeks ago. at the time they didnt know they wouldnt be at the olympics and the...

Jumping into the history books, even the competition was cheering. and adam rippon, a nearly flawless performance. some of the other skaters falling. so, why was his score lower? and tonight, a pill that could help get rid of the flu in 24 hours? good evening. and its great to have you with us here to start another week. and we begin with those two headlines tonight. president trump under fire, defending his former close aide, but many now asking, will he deliver any message of support for t...

Falling, though, so, why the lower score? >> reporter: well, its one of the many quirks of scoring if figure skating. apparently youre alotted more points for trying more difficult maneuvers and failing than you are for executing flawlessly maneuvers that require less risk. i spoke to team members yesterday, including adam rippon, and he said hes very pleased with his bronze medal. >> all right, matt, thank you. still ahead on "world news tonight," a pill that could get rid of the flu in 24 ho...

America strong. and the american skater revealing what it took to pull that off. this is the moment 24-year-old figure skater mirai nagasu made history. >> she cant second guess. she has to go right up into it. yes! >> boom! >> reporter: becoming the first american woman to land a triple axel at the olympics. >> well that triple axel will go down in the record books! >> reporter: making it look easy, but even mirai knows it was anything but. hours of grueling practice. posting video of herself t...

To, quote, redo and send back in proper form. congressman adam schiff is expected to meet with fbi officials soon, but its unclear tonight whether that will be enough to release that memo. david? >> pierre, thank you. next, to the winter games in south korea, team usa striking its first gold, making history, breaking records. and raising some questions -- why did one american skater turn in a nearly perfect performance, scoring lower than the other skaters who fell? abcs matt gutman is in pyeo...

What do you do now? >> ah -- >> reporter: besides graduate high school, as you said. >> yeah, thats first. >> reporter: snowboarder jamie anderson grabbing gold, defending her olympic title. the 27-year-old from california achieving that feat for the first time ever amid wind so fierce, some events had to be canceled. american chris mazdzers making history, also. hed been in a years long slump coming into the games, barely breaking the top 20. for him, it was rock bottom. >> its a breakthrough i...