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Good. >> its really challenging. i think that cross-country skiing may be a little harder than wheelchair racing. >> reporter: everything is new now, the altitude, the cold. she even tried her hand at biathlon this year. but when we followed her to nationals near park city, utah, she medaled in two out of four events. >> not too bad. for being on the snow for 37 days. >> reporter: and to hear her mom, debbie, tell it, there was another reason she was so determined to go to the olympics in sochi....

Lombardi and had a grand old time as it became a kind of fantasy camp for one small and very lucky guy. when we come back, a great american athlete now going after it even more.

>> reporter: bares was one of 100 people we met snow kiting outside of minneapolis. it was 10 below zero. >> just going back and forth like youre riding a lawnmower. >> reporter: a 26-foot air foil can pull riders on skis or snow boards at speeds up to 60 miles per hour. >> we dont feel the cold, and we actually kind of revel in it. >> reporter: mike kratochwill owns a kite supply shop. this winter has been a bonanza. >> these ciets and the sport kind of take the chill away. >> reporter: the spo...

That 16-day partial government shutdown. thats just lost revenue from our beautiful national parks, which report 8 million fewer visitors during last october as a result. speaking of the great outdoors, where we are all instructed to leave only our footprints behind. as you may know, trash has become a huge problem on mt. everest of all places. theres something about summiting, apparently, the rarefied air, the sense of accomplishment, the superiority, something about it makes climbers think t...

[ screaming ] >> american sage kotsenburg becomes the first to strike gold at sochi. hes chewing gum in the olympic final. >> brother, frederick, cheering him on. >> alex deibold has made olympic history. >> i see him, hes my everyday inspiration. >> snowboarder shaun white will go home without a medal this time. >> a changing of the guard perhaps in mens half-pipe snowboarding. >> -- has withdrawn for medical reasons. >> oh, no! >> the second i stood up and the crowd just started screaming, i h...

Olympian. >> reporter: unavoidable expectations to seize them and become a hero. >> team usa wins! >> reporter: fall short and get this question. >> was there something in particular you were struggling with? >> reporter: the u.s. did rack up some gold in sochi. ice dancers meryl davis and charlie white made history. so did skiers ted ligety and 18-year-old mikaela shiffrin. in ski slope style, the u.s. u.s. men made a full sweep on the olympic stage. shaun white pulled out of snowboard slope st...

Snowboarding. but vic wild celebrated under a different red, white and blue. raised in the u.s., wild competed for russia, frustrated that training money was going to "x" game sports. his russian-born wife won bronze. >> were going to hang out, we got our medals. >> yeah, probably sleep with them. >> reporter: with one day of competition left, russia leads the medals race. american ted ligety was within striking distance in the slalom, but was among the top 13 that didnt finish the second bronze...

Those lucky enough to be in the stands got a great show. and 19-year-old tom walsh did not want to miss it. born and raised in vail, colorado, skiing is in his blood. >> there is nothing more that makes me happy than a blue sky day, a lot of powder and the wind in my face. >> reporter: youre a mountain kid? >> im definitely a mountain kid. >> reporter: the mountain is where he met shiffrin, it is where they both imagined one day they would ski in the olympics, but in high school, walshs life too...

Russia has won 29 medals so far. the u.s. is not far behind in second with 27 medals. so, what kind of day was it for americans? fair warning-- mark phillips is about to tell you. >> reporter: they illuminate the roof of the hockey rink here with the score of the game. it wasnt pretty reading. what had started so well ended so badly. the u.s. hockey team that had beaten the russians and was a tournament favorite until they lost to canada last night dropped the bronze medal game to finland. now, ...

>> reporter: the big question tonight. who will win ma medal count. the mens hockey team, 5-0. >> reporter: the defeat etched on their faces tonight. u.s. mens hockey team shocked the russians last week. but lost this gut-wrencher to canada last night. the american team finished 4th. and on the slopes gold medal winner, ted ligety did not finish his event missing a gate. and disqualified. it was the first day without a medal for the u.s. and one more real chance for the bobsled tomorrow. 16 days...