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The men were discovered. last night the united states air force launched a delta 4 rocket from cape canaveral. 5, 4, 3 -- we have rs-68 ignition. 2, 1 and liftoff of the united launch alliance. >> there is a g.p.s. satellite on that rocket. it will offer more accuracy and increased signals for both military and civilian users. and those are your headlines. there will be spectacular information coming from that slight. >> heather, thank you very much. >> a lot of results to go over when it co...

But so do we watching the olympics. do we not? >> thats right. i think we have to keep in mind the moral components of everything that we do and we cant just watch the olympics and act like everything is okay when the russian government appears to be supporting a brutal crackdown. i think its our obligation to remember that. im enjoying, you know, ice dancing and ski jumping and everything else, but im not at all supporting what the russian president is supporting in ukraine. >> joe? >> joshua, ...

Federation president and youve got another judge who was kicked out for a year for cheating at the nagano olympics. theres your answer. >> reporter: and today, more disappointment for yulia lipnitskaya, the 15-year-old russian rubberband some saw as a top gold medal contender. she was in fifth place after falling on the final jump of her short program. her toe seeming to slip out from underneath her after takeoff. she just cant recover. today, she fell again, crushed by the olympic pressure cook...

>> reporter: canadas momentum ended in a devastating 3-2 loss for the americans. looks of disbelief and disappointment as they were awarded silver. >> they were so close, so close. >> reporter: simultaneously on the figure skating ice, another intense finish. defending champion yuna kim of south korea, who was first in the short program, upset by adelina sotnikova, the first russian to ever win gold. and gracie gold just missed a medal after a slip on the triple flip. and you kept smiling. >> yo...

Deserved that gold. abcs matt gutman is there. >> reporter: it was the golden upset russians were hoping for, but not with the skater they were counting on. the new champion, adelina sotnikova, know for these unique pretzel-like moves she showed off yesterday, notice, first her right hand on the blade, then her left, then both hands above her head. moves that helped her unseat the favorite, south koreas yuna kim. yesterday, after struggling in the warmup, the frustration apparent on her face. tu...

Measures, to turn to c-section only when medically needed. reminding doctors and patients that the goal is a healthy birth for baby and mom. bazi kanani, abc news, denver. and next, right here tonight, we head to sochi and the olympic games. and a big day for two of the most popular sports. the american athletes who play them, as well. hockey, go usa, and figure skating. were all eyes were on a 15-year-old prodigy, and then, her heartbreak. abcs matt gutman is there. >> reporter: when 15-year-...

Her program, lipnitskaya crashed hard. she completed her routine, but was visibly upset, finishing fifth. minutes earlier, the steely nerved reigning olympic champion, ewe yuna kim, triump triumphed. her signature move at last years world championship -- a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination. watch again. launching off the ice. her shoulders and hips in complete alignment, the faster she goes, the higher she jumps. helicoptering over 25 feet from start to finish. yuna leads the pack today, g...

Of holding the most gold medals at nine. ice dancing, it is a popular one. we know the duo, meryl davis and charlie white, made history this week with the first-ever u.s. gold medal for ice dancing. the world record setting score was a result of a partnership that was 17 years in the making. the pair has trained together since they were 10 years old. >> lets listen to some of the things they said about how they train. and how they work together to get, frankly, as good as they did. >> i know you...

Nugent or bill mar says. lets stop making excuses. it is unacceptable the way that -- >> well start -- >> about president obama. >> theres no false equivalency here. ted nugent is nothing like bill mar. >> well start with us. you both made excuses for you guys. ill do my best to keep you honest on it. always a pleasure. coming up next on "new day," meryl davis and charlie white, the dynamic ice dancing team that has captivated the world on the biggest sports stage. how much work really goes in...

Talk. they judge. often controversially. after the scandal of the salt lake games in 2002, when judges were caught fixing results, the system was changed, supposedly improved. for meryl davis, the u.s. pair are simply doing whatever it is the judges like. >> its subjective and thats what makes our sport so unique and so special. >> reporter: yet the subjectivity of skating is exactly why it gets criticized. although scott moir of the canadian pair stopped short of saying the results are agreed b...