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Fast. >> for those of you who watched the world cup this year, the super-g was the best i skied all year. >> reporter: its the chance to test out the latest equipment the foundation has helped top. >> the program has changed my life. i never thought id be able to ski, but this programs really changed my opinion on the depth of sports. >> we built some of our ski equipment and give it to a kid who never had the chance to go up and experience what it is to ski down a giant mountain. and you watch ...

Good night. next at 6:00 thunder, lightning and hail wallop the bay area >> the storm caused power outages for hundreds in the bay area. snow is cold its pretty windy up there on the hill. >> intense search for a man missing in the back country during the snow storms. >> and good food thats are bad for you. what is really healthy in the

>> im scared. i dont want to damage myself any more. >> reporter: in 2004 a suicide bombing in iraq left terese with burns over 30% of her body. >> i was only 24 when i was hurt, and i just thought that no one was ever going to be attracted to me. >> reporter: out on the ice its minus 40 degrees. at this temperature you can get frostbite in seconds. >> everyones particularly cold, struggling to breathe. >> reporter: after three days of skiing, the teams are just 35 miles closer to the south pole...

And beyond. reporter: in a san antonio theater today it was not a hot new movie on the big screen, it was team usa taking on russia in paralympic sled hockey, thousands of miles away in sochi, russia, fans hope for a repeat of the 1980 miracle on ice, they quickly learned what so many learned this year, the paralympics are full of miracles. it is the biggest paralympics to date and will just get bigger. athletes like evan strong who won gold in the paralympics first ever snow-cross. im so ...

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...

[ 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...

Were investigating that further at this time. >> reporter: dozens of people evacuated a baltimore hotel, and in charlotte, north carolina, dozens of people were sickened at a church. what do people need to do? >> what do people need to do? most of all, people need to have a carbon monoxide monitor. >> reporter: and know the symptoms, which can mimic the flu. headache, dizziness, fatigue, confusion that can quickly turn to loss of consciousness. a silent, odorless killer, but one that can be prev...

Todays mens game against russia. >> team usa wins! >> 62 years of waiting is finally over! >> more than 16 years of training will come down to just two performances. >> olympic champions. the highest score ever recorded. >> its been a big day for team usa here in the mountains. >> ligety has the gold! >> 18-year-old colorado native mikaela shiffrin is dreaming big. >> gold for the u.s.! >> and thats "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. brian williams is back tomorrow. im lester holt, reporting fr...