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To win a medal at the 2006 torino games. >> oh, went right through that panel. he is off the course and out of this race. >> its just when youre held accountable for your actions and youre exposed, youre very raw there is no way to hide. >> he has missed a gate. bode miller is 0 for 5. he will not have a medal at all. >> and thats where i completely failed. >> so now you get to vancouver and you blow the lights out. so what was the difference? was it more mental than physical, or was it a combin...

Where we will see shani davis compete. brian? >> anne thompson at the mountaintop venues above us here in sochi tonight. anne, thanks. with bob costas still recovering from the most talked about eye infection in television history, tonight another friend of ours gets to make history. meredith vieira becomes the first woman to solo olympics prime time coverage, and she has a preview for us tonight. >> hey, brian. i am so excited to be a part of prime time. were going to have figure skating from...

. back at these olympic winter games. bode miller at 36 years of age is both the oldest alpine skier on the u.s. team and the most heavily decorated with five career medals. and if he wins a medal at these games, hell set an age record as well. tom brokaw has spent a lot of time with bode miller at the last several olympics and sat down with him before making the trip to russia. >> that was absolutely an

Outrageous run, you know, his best run of the season. >> the bode style, your personality and your skiing technique. out of the gate and let it rip all the way to the bottom. youve been a little critical of some of the other competitors who manage their races more, just hoping that they can stay in the hunt. still feel the same way about that? >> i have no criticism about it in terms of personal goals or, you know, some of the best champions in the world have had that kind of tactical approach. ...

Been widely reported today. nbcs chris jansing has our report tonight. >> reporter: it all happened so fast. a bobsled barreling down the track to test conditions hit a worker who was grooming the ice. he was taken away on a stretch were two broken legs. >> the track is busy. a lot of responsibility out here. its extremely warm, which i think might add to more track workers dealing with the conditions. >> reporter: the unseasonably warm temperatures had the officials scrambling to keep ahead of ...

In their fifth snowiest year ever. i wanted to show you quickly, last year, just a half a foot, average, more like 12, and then you got 14 there. then you see, 53.5 is where were at this year. diane? >> the good, the bad and the messy. thank you, ginger zee. and our team will be covering the storm throughout the night. now, we head overseas to the olympic games in russia where some american athletes won big today, and also, were looking closely at those fierce figure skaters, graceful women fl...

Was described as a tricky landing area. already, they have had their practices limited because of the wind. and while the weather has not forced the cancellation of any competition, had has made for some dangerous conditions. spring came to the winter olympics in sochi today, 59 degrees, beach weather on the black sea and a balmy 50 degrees up on the mountain, where it counts. >> the weather is absolutely gorgeous which is, of course, challenging, but nothing we are not prepared for. >> reporter...

At the mountain olympic venues today, the weather was the toughest competitor. the cross country free sprint at times was more like a demolition derby than a race. skiers stumbling on snow turned so mushy by 40 degree temperatures, it was described as mashed potatoes. snow conditions and design complaints plagued the mens snowboard halfpipe. one fan struck gold when after making the finals, shaun white climbed over the barrier to greet 10-year-old ben hughes. make-a-wish sent the cancer survivor...

Where the weather is as warm as san francisco. as we reported tonight, the problem in much of america is too much snow, in russia theres not enough. matt gutman is in sochi. as mempbs add to their medal count. >> reporter: you wouldnt know it from these pictures, but the winter olympics are feeling a lot like the summer games. up on the slopes we saw bare earth where there should be snow. the mercury topping 60 degrees. in the womens downhill, slush, challenging american laurenne ross who lost h...

Grab al libbi from his car, shove him in their van and make their escape. you may recall for 13 years al libbi was one of the most wanted terrorists for his alleged bombing in the two embassies. he is currently in federal prison in new york facing terrorism charges. now to what is going on here at these olympic winter games in sochi, russia, as we mentioned there is growing concerns tonight that the course for one of these premiere games may not be quite ready for prime time as the athletes ge...