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We havent had a great breakout star yet. some of the u.s. favorites, shawn white, that hasnt materialized. weve had the chance to view whacky sports. like you said before, weve got a lot to look forward to in the second week. mens hockey, womens hockey. the short program skating. theres a lot in the next few days that will make it special. >> john, im sure you saw the interview yesterday. theres been a ton of reaction to this incredibly emotional interview with nbcs christin cooper and bode mill...

Yevgeny plyushchenko has withdrawn for medical reasons, ending his bid for solo gold. he was a heavy favorite. the 2006 gold medalist helped lead russia to a gold in a team event earlier this week. jeremy abbott took a serious fall in his short program. more on both these developments and how they could shake out up the event. first, the american men swept the slopestyle skiing. joss christensen set a mark no one else could beat. gus kenworthy and nick goepper took home the silver and the bron...

Jumping at the olympics. in pairs figure skating, the russians nicknamed the dream team took the lead with the short program that left the crowd wanting more, catapulting themselves into the record books. with the best ever scores for a short program. at the cross-country venue, russian skier, anton garafvov taking a nasty spill but helped by the coach for canada. two countries coming together. atop the podium, a very olympic day indeed. >> a nice moment there with the olympics are all about. th...

Podium. the 27-year-old was disappointed after coming in fourth. overand the by 25-year-old yuri or ipod as hes nicknamed the charming swiss snowboarder with russian roots won proving you do, indeed only live once. while white might be singing the blues on the slope he now says hell channel that energy into his band, bat things. there was a major vick foretore team usa on luge track. erin ham len grabbed the bronze becoming the first american to ever medal in singles luge. and in the womens ski ...

>> reporter: thanks, melissa. it is knighttime here in sochi. but we had a busy, busy day of sports. finally nice to talk about the sports. a few results, first, the very first medal given out in this games was to an american winning gold. sage kotsenburg won it in the slope style snowboarding event. a lot of talk about maybe the course was too big or dangerous. he aced it with a lot of personality. and the judges loved it. he wasnt even a gold medal favorite but he came through in a big way. th...

Should i be concerned about that? >> if your question is could it tell in the athletic performances -- >> yes. >> -- if things get a little hairy, absolutely. certainly. figure skaters have about two and a half minutes in the short program that they have been practicing four years for and have to land jumps on a blade less than a quarter of an inch thick. it would be pretty easy to disturb their focus, i would think. it remains to be seen. you know, i really, again, just because the inside of th...

Here. give me an idea, your favorite olympic moment over the past two weeks. >> theres been great moments the whole time. but i think one of the things that i really, really stuck out for me was rochette. the loss of her mom and the way she came back and in the short program and stepped out there and had the support of everybody, every athlete. every fan across the globe. our heart went out to her. she just had to exemplify the true champion. it was great to see her do well and make the podium. ...

Coming of clear skies during the day and the night. and the earlier we can get these events off, the more consistent the snow is going to be. so thats what were looking for probably right through the weekend. >> okay. jim cantore, thank you so much for joining us today. and tonight live from vancouver, world champion evan lysacek headlines the mens figure skating. short program. plus snowboarding. team usa favored. and the womens 500 meter speed skating event. its must see on sunday, the u.s. an...

Program. what was this olympic experience like for you? >> gosh, i couldnt have written the story any better. our goals, we didnt know how we would be competitive with the other teams and to go in there and to finish in the top half knowing, i couldnt be happier about it. >> reporter: your goal really was to get to the olympics, right? >> weve been a pairs team for eight years and are still new kids on the block in the international scene. we just came out and stuck to our game plan which was ju...

Cancellation of downhill and slalom skiing, which may be a blessing for lindsey vonn, which gives her an extra day to rest her bruised ship. meanwhile, in just a half an hour right here, 5:30 eastern, the second round of womens hockey kicks off with usa facing off against russia right here on msnbc. nbcs jeff joining us live from vancouver with more. and i look at you, jeff, and i cant help but inclined to show you the shot from the top of rockefeller center here in new york. >> reporter: that...