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Our final story here tonight from sochi is about an american medal hopeful at those games, a world champion ski jumper who thought her olympic dreams just might never be realized after a devastating crash last year. it has been a long way back, a tough road to recovery, but tonight she is here, and even thats a victory. we get her story from nbcs anne thompson. >> reporter: she goes from zero to 60 in under five seconds, chasing the thrill sarah hendrickson loves. >> flying, it is the best feeli...

Im brian williams reporting to you tonight from the winter olympic games in sochi. a reminder, it may be coming up on 4:00 a.m. here. your night is just getting started. prime time coverage begins at 8/7:00 central a reminder of the prime time right now at 6:00, it is the winter many people have been waiting for. lots of snow bringing northern california a little closer to what it needs when it comes to water, but the snow is just part of the story. good evening. thanks for joining us. im jess...

For alpine skier julia mancuso, four is a lucky number. and today in the super combined event, the 29-year-old finished with bronze, her fourth olympic medal, more than any other u.s. womens olympic skier. >> to be able to do it in three straight olympics is just amazing. i cant even describe it, really. >> reporter: the united states is hoping for more celebrations tomorrow as shaun white goes for his third gold in the halfpipe. but today, concerns over the state of the halfpipe itself. >> frus...

>> so there you have it, the tale of two julias, or yulias. as for vladimir putin, he didnt just visit the house, he also dropped by the holland house and he gave a hug to a speed skater who won a medal that speed skater happened to be the first gay athlete to win a medal at these olympic games. >> the russian army is also on board. kevin tibbles here with us tonight. one more note, a couple of weeks ago we brought you the inspiring story of the canadian skier gold medallist at the last olympi...

>> reporter: torn ligaments, surgery, then six-hour days in the gym to rebuild her knee and challenge the mental strength that made hendrickson the world reigning ski jumping champion. >> sarah hendrickson! >> hi, sarah! >> reporter: she hits the slopes at age 2, trying to keep up with her older brother nick. >> we grew up skiing, and i was a tom boy. and i wanted to follow in his footsteps. >> reporter: she trailed him to park city ski jumps, showing off her skills at the 2002 games on the stoo...

>> russia hasnt won an olympic title in skating since 2006. that changed today when team figure skating ended and the host country claimed its first gold at these games. the man who pushed them over the top, 31-year-old yevgeny plushenko, the individual gold medalist from 2006. team usa took bronze. as meryl davis and charlie white wowed the audience with an arraign of spins and lifts. in snowboarding slope style, the u.s. did even better. 23-year-old jamie anderson from south lake tahoe, califo...

And i just had to visualize and trust and really believe that i could land that run i wanted to. and to remember to have fun along the way. >> jeff: that means a clean sweep for the u.s. in this new event following sage kotsenburgs win in slope-style yesterday. the highlight of kotsenburgs run, this extraordinary turn through four and a half rotations. in downhill skiing in a surprise today bode miller did not medal. he looked great in training yesterday, on a course that is the longest in olymp...

>> susan saulny in alexandria, virginia. susan, thank you. and now to the olympics in sochi tonight. the american snowboarder this evening and her victory. and the precious thank you she delivered right after. jamie anderson, winning in the womens snowboard slopestyle competition, wearing that gold medal on the podium afterward, her arms in the air there. and there was someone else she was cheering for that got our attention. also tonight, some disappointment for the american team, as well. u....

As don dahler reports tonight, it was a long climb to the top of the ramp. >> just getting here to the top of the mountain has been an olympic size struggle. it took a lawsuit against the international olympic committee. but ski jumpers lindsey van, sarah hendrickson and jessica jerome won the right along with female athletes from 11 other countries. the i.o.c. argued ski jumping was simply too dangerous. the women jumpers repeatedly found themselves responding to the idea that jumping would inj...

Hometown, who anderson calls her "spirit grandmother." >> shes the sweetest. i think mid 80s, and she made it all the way out here -- and to the course. >> reporter: those jumps so huge, the worlds best snowboarder, shaun white, last week called them too intimidating and withdrew from the competition. it wasnt much better for bode miller, the superstar of the downhill. today, downcast, finishing eighth. those racers clocking in speeds of over 80 miles an hour. there to cheer on u.s. athletes lik...